"This smart design makes it easy to find a variety of free information about traveling with a family. Of special interest, Travel Regions let visitors research various destinations, such as New England states, and the Great Lakes."

Pamela Lanier, a recognized travel expert, founded LPI and TravelGuideS.com, one of only ten recipients of Yahoo’s Gold Star for travel sites. She is personally committed to supporting the travel industry continuously since 1982 and she was recently named "the Lewis and Clark of modern travel."

A recent New York Times feature cited a large-scale survey of the impact of the Internet on families. The invasion of work into the household has caused families to leave the home environment in order to spend quality time together.

• 91% of parents feel travel brings a family closer together.

• 83% of children say their ideal vacation involves spending time with family and friends.

Lanier Publishing, in its continuing pursuit to help families with their vacation planning, is releasing Family Travel and Resorts – 4^th edition in March 2001.

Family Travel and Resorts provides helpful advice for packing, traveling with children of all ages, health and safety considerations. It has listings for hundreds of state and country tourist resources, and informative articles that assist families in choosing vacations best suited to their needs. Here are just a few kudos for Family Travel and Resorts.

• Gourmet Magazine selected Family Travel and Resorts as one of the Year’s Best Books.
• Gobabies.com dedicated to making travel with infants and toddlers easier and more fun, features Familytravelguides.com resorts on its web site.
• Family Travel and Resorts was excerpted in Family Circle Magazine.