Earlier this year, I was talking to my wife, and I asked her if she thought we should be taking more family trips. She pondered my question for a minute, and then responded that she did think it would do our family good to go on more trips together.

As soon as I got done talking with my wife, I turned on my laptop and started looking at the vacation deals that were available. I wasn’t sure where we were going to go for our family vacation, but I knew the important thing was for me to get a trip planned.

It took some searching, but I eventually came across a great deal on a New Orleans travel package. The great thing about this travel package for New Orleans was that it included our flights, hotel room and rental car.

Although I booked the New Orleans package that evening, we wanted to surprise our kids with the trip, so we waited until two days before our trip to tell them the good news. They were so excited when we told them that they instantly started packing their bags for the trip.