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[quote=Anonymous]I'm a terrible person. I just don't understand the appeal of traveling like this.

I mean, I *understand* why - it sounds fun on paper to have all the family gather together on a trip, but the reality of these types of trips can be so stressful keeping everyone happy.

You've got grandma who doesn't want to plan or pay or do anything but demands a beach. OBX is made for stuff like this but if you have family spread all over the country, it's not that easy to get to (they will need to fly, and probably rent a car to get to the beach house).

OP, I would rule out anything international as everyone will need passports and chances are, you've got some of these family members who don't have them.

We did a trip like this with my husbands family back in 2016. We settled on Vegas, as we have family in VA, PHX, Seattle, and South Dakota. It was *only* 13 people with ages 3 years - 76 years, with the oldest being Dh's mom who is decently mobile for 76 but gets very cranky.

It just ended up in a lot of this:
* pouting by DH's younger, moody brother 
* my other BIL/SIL (with no kids) ditching the fam and doing their own thing, getting wasted every night
* my other SIL 'babysitting' her two toddlers and MIL herself
* Teens wandering off on their own when they weren't supposed to, getting cranky because there wasn't much for them to do. 
* MIL getting very cranky because she wanted lunch buffets at a downtown casino every night and others wanted to try some of the famous Vegas restaurants

That kind of thing. Even so, that might not sound so bad in hindsight but I clearly remember this and it was awful. And each family had their own hotel room. I can't imagine this under one roof.

I will never do this again.[/quote]

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