Package Holidays in the U.S.

Generally, you will need to work through an online travel website or a travel agent to arrange a package vacation, or package holiday as those living outside the United States may call it, to United States destinations. A travel agent will have the experience to suggest good matches among the many different packages available. Unless you already have some sense of your preferred package vacation style, you may need to research possibilities to identify and appropriate booking resource. You can select a vacation package based on a theme, a destination or a combination of the two.

  1. Package Format

    • You can find both full and partial package vacations. Partial packages offer package deals on specific portions of the program, such as transportation or lodging. Partial packages may have an attractiveness to travelers who want to have some flexibility in what they see and do at a destination area. Full packages will generally offer more rigidly structured tours as a part of a one-price package deal.

    Casinos

    • Riverboat gambling offers a distinctive experience among casino-themed holiday package trips.

      Reno, Nevada offers a range of casinos as well as a variety of stage shows. Atlantic City, New Jersey also offers a variety of venues for engaging in casino games of chance, as well as a coastal location. In the Northeast, you will find Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods casinos in the neighboring states of Connecticut and Rhode Island and likely can find package tours that offer you some time at both venues. Shreveport, Louisiana offers you a different ambience for a gambling-themed package vacation with five riverboat casinos and Harrah's Louisiana Downs for those who want to foray into betting on horse racing.

    Cultural/Historical

    • A historical-themed holiday package within the United States might include a walking tour of Boston's Freedom Trail.

      The cultural and historical theme might suggest several destinations that accommodate package vacation travel. Washington, D.C attractions include the Smithsonian Institution, the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington monument among many others. San Francisco, California offers you an opportunity, on a package vacation, to explore the city's multi-cultural roots with Spanish historical and cultural touring at Mission Dolores and Asian influences as illustrated by Chinatown. Boston, Massachusetts offers the opportunity to walk the Freedom Trail, explore Faneuil Hall, board the USS Constitution and tour the first public lending library in the United States.

    Family Fun

    • Family fun package holidays within the United States may include days at amusement or theme parks that offer specialty rides such as this miniature train ride.

      Lake George, New York offers the chance to try out both hot air ballooning and white water adventure, as well as to explore a House of Frankenstein Wax Museum and a Haunted House attraction. Saint Pete Beach, Florida has Great Exploration hands-on museum exhibits, Pier's Fun Center arcade, and a go-kart track as well as more naturalistic activities such as dolphin watching. Branson, Missouri offers regular festivals as well as shows by well-known entertainers and exhibits by craftspeople. Travel websites such as Soul Destination or Travelocity can help you locate family holiday packages; as can a good travel agent.

    Resorts and Cruises

    • A package holiday aboard a historic-styled windjammer sailing vessel may afford guests the opportunity to experience working on such operational tasks as raising sails by way of tugging on lines.

      In a sense, resorts and cruises offer the ultimate package vacations, including both full and partial packages. A Modified American Plan meal package allows you either to use the resort facilities daily, or use some days to explore local attractions. Resort package holidays may also have association with a particular activity such as golf or horseback riding. With resorts, unlike many packages, you may find it simplest to arrange the package directly with the facility, although you still may find working with a travel agent results in a better value. While oceangoing cruises technically occur in waters outside of United States territory, coastal cruises along such picturesque shorelines as Alaska can offer spectacular package holiday experience. You can also find added interest such as cruises aboard historic-style sailing vessels as with the Maine Windjammer cruises.