Message from the Editor

by KyAnn Lewis
written by KyAnn Lewis

Welcome to KidTripster

KidTripster is an online magazine, providing expert information and inspiration to families traveling with children anywhere in the world.  

Founder Shellie Bailey-Shah, a former television news reporter, launched KidTripster in 2016. Editor KyAnn Lewis is an Emmy Award winning journalist who spent more than 20-years working in television newsrooms around the U.S. We created a network of professional journalists, who are also parents, to create the content you see on this site. You can expect honest reporting from our team.

Simply put, KidTripster is written by parents for parents.  

That makes us different than your mega travel sites and magazines. We only focus on family-centered travel, and we do it better than anyone else.

Our writers and their families have explored every continent in the world including Antarctica. We offer readers a number of special features. You can search by vacation types, like City, Beach, Escapes (not city or beach), Outdoors, Ski, Cruise, Theme Parks, Water Parks, and Road Trips. If you’re traveling to a city, look for our 10/10/10s. We’ve curated the top 10 family-friendly Plays (activities), Stays, and Eats for major cities around the world, in most cases, written by parent-journalists who actually live there. We also give kids a voice through our KidTripster Teen network. Here, you as a parent can get honest insight from teens who’ve “been there, done that,” before you plan a vacation. And don’t forget to check out our Travel Tips to help you save time, money, and your sanity!

Finally, please take a moment to connect with KidTripster via our newsletter. Simply provide us with your email address. Don’t worry, we won’t spam you. You don’t have time for that and neither do we! 

Also, find us on social media: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, and Pinterest (we think that Pinterest is a particularly good tool for planning a family vacation). That way, you’ll be able to keep up with all of our new content and photos. 

Thank you for supporting KidTripster.  We look forward to traveling the world with you!

KyAnn Lewis, Editor

KyAnn Lewis is the Editor of KidTripster. KyAnn's an Emmy and Murrow Award winning journalist based out of Portland, Oregon. Her website, KidTripster, has received top honors four consecutive years from the North American Travel Journalists Association (NATJA) and the Society of American Travel Writers (SATW). She serves as the CVO (Chief Vacation Officer) for her family, always on the lookout for a good deal and a new destination to explore. KyAnn's also KidTripster's Disney expert. She and her family have visited every Disney theme park in the world - and have sailed on each of the Disney Cruise Line ships. KyAnn believes one of the most important gifts that you can give your child is a passport.