PENNINGTON, N.J., Jan. 26, 2012 – /PRNewswire/ – Family Vacation Critic® (http://www.familyvacationcritic.com) has been awarded the Parent Tested Parent Approved (PTPA) Winner’s Seal of Approval, and is the first-ever travel Web site to win the award. Family Vacation Critic joins the PTPA “Website Winners’ Circle” alongside highly respected sites Amazon.com, Care.com, and Snapfish.com, among others.

Launched in 2009, Family Vacation Critic provides families with the information most useful in planning vacations, including family-friendly hotel listings and reviews, age-friendly attractions, hand-picked family vacation deals, and a wide variety of tips and suggestions for creating unforgettable vacations and lasting memories. The site is published by The Independent Traveler, Inc. which also publishes the influential cruise reviews site, Cruise Critic® (http://www.cruisecritic.com), and is a subsidiary of TripAdvisor, Inc.

PTPA Media has North America’s largest volunteer parent testing community, with over 40,000 parents. Awards are based on feedback fr…………… continues on Sacramento Bee

Between demanding jobs, school schedules, and all of life’s little details, finding the time for a family vacation is not always easy. But don’t let that stop you. Not only are vacations fun, they can be beneficial in a number of ways.

Leisure time is known to reduce the risk of stress-related health issues and it could even improve your relationship. A Harris Interactive poll indicates that women who take more vacations are happier in their marriages.  

A great vacation is a terrific way to make lasting memories with your family, and perhaps even learn something. By exposing your family to different cultures, cuisines and languages, the experiences you have together will improve your understanding of the world. 

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