https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 18 May 2026 05:25:10 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-expect-kids-to-get-a-discount-when-traveling#post-2512525 Fri, 01 Apr 2016 08:41:30 +0000 snowjewelz 2512525@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>In certain places, yes. This is my example - </p> <p>There is this wonderful farm by us but they charge a very high admissions fee per person as long as they're above 1! Which is crazy b/c even though my 15 mo can walk, she does not enjoy the park the way a 4 year old would. </p> <p>In the opposite spectrum, this indoor play space in my town only charges the kids, so there can be as many adults in for free. And crawlers are half priced. I really like this b/c the adults obv are there to supervise and I don't have to pay for 2 adults AND a kid to watch a kid play! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-expect-kids-to-get-a-discount-when-traveling#post-2512514 Fri, 01 Apr 2016 08:33:52 +0000 looch 2512514@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My view is that if your butt is in a seat, then you should pay, regardless of your age. Do I think we should have a sliding scale, for both young and older folks, absolutely.</p> <p>I also really like family discounts, but I don't feel we get our money's worth with those with just one child. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-expect-kids-to-get-a-discount-when-traveling#post-2512403 Fri, 01 Apr 2016 02:22:15 +0000 lamariniere 2512403@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think part of this comes from cultural expectations. Where we live, and I think it is true for much of Europe, kids, teens and young adults get discounts all over the place, so there is an expectation/understanding that kids/young people don't pay full price. Most museums are free until age 18 and then there are often student discounts until well into the 20s. Public transit where we are is free until age 6 and then "students" get reduced fare until age 26! Now that we have to buy 4 tickets for air travel, I am grateful for reduced fares for our LOs, even if it isn't that much. We have flights booked for May and the kid fares are about $85 less per ticket than the full adult fare. I just booked a hotel yesterday and their child policy wasn't clear so I emailed them. I didn't know if we could book a regular room for 2 adults and 2 kids or if we had to book a villa. Luckily, because of our kid's ages, we were allowed to book a regular room, and only pay one food supplement instead of two (which is reasonable considering our 2yo barely eats). If we had been obliged to book the villa, which was more than double the room, we wouldn't have stayed at that resort. I think it's reasonable that children under a certain age (6? 8?) are allowed to stay in the room with their parents either for free or with a reasonable supplement. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-expect-kids-to-get-a-discount-when-traveling#post-2512382 Thu, 31 Mar 2016 23:30:35 +0000 sunny 2512382@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes! I hate having to pay admission to the children's museum! I don't think infant siblings should have to pay either (or if they do, just a token amount) if they're not old enough to enjoy the facility. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-expect-kids-to-get-a-discount-when-traveling#post-2512356 Thu, 31 Mar 2016 22:16:21 +0000 catomd00 2512356@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Generally, no. They're using the same resources so should pay. I do think parents should get into certain places free though. I took DD to the children's museum today and we both had to pay, even though all I did was watch and make sure she didn't get hurt! I get the zoo and aquarium I pay because I participate more, but the children's museum? No! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-expect-kids-to-get-a-discount-when-traveling#post-2512346 Thu, 31 Mar 2016 21:50:16 +0000 misolee 2512346@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PinkElephant: speaking of Buffets, I've been to one where for kids the pricing was dependent on height. A certain height and under was free, a certain height after that was different pricing and there were like three prices. LO1 is short so sweet for us! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-expect-kids-to-get-a-discount-when-traveling#post-2512331 Thu, 31 Mar 2016 21:30:46 +0000 PinkElephant 2512331@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think this is really tricky - there are so many different ways to think about it. I'm with @sunny: on travel. A seat on a plane or train is a seat; no matter how light or small a child is, their using it means someone else can't. So I don't really think they deserve a discount. I'm not saying I want to pay for my toddler's subway ticket, because I don't, but I can see how it might make sense to charge - little kids actually almost always are offered a seat, yet they don't require an actual ticket!</p> <p>I feel like for places like Disney/theme parks/the zoo, it's nice when there is graduated pricing relevant to how much of the resources a child of a certain age is really able to enjoy. For example, under 2's who can't really do much of anything are free or a token amount, under 6's (randomly picked that) who are too short to do a lot of the rides are maybe half-fare, and older kids/adults are full price. To some extent, younger kids HAVE to be there so that the older ones can, and that's when I think they really deserve a break. That's why I love family passes/memberships that let you get 2-3 adults, plus all the kids, in for one price.</p> <p>It's definitely a little frustrating to take my almost-four year old to the Science Center and pay full price when really all she can use is the toddler room (she's too short for some of the big attractions, like an infinity climber, and many exhibits are over her head)</p> <p>Buffets should always be at a discount, IMO....I guess maybe places that don't offer one are considering the wasteage with young kids? Because I imagine a lot of people just pile their plates with a ton of different things, hoping the toddler will eat SOMETHING? :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-expect-kids-to-get-a-discount-when-traveling#post-2512184 Thu, 31 Mar 2016 19:23:25 +0000 sunny 2512184@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>In cases where the child is taking up the same resources as an adult (eg. Plane seat), then I wouldn't expect a discount. However for things like food, children should be given discounts since they clearly eat less. For things that aren't so clear cut and aren't geared specifically to kids (eg. Entry fee to an observation deck) I would expect that the admission for kids is just a token amount--perhaps 25-50% of adult beyond a certain age (maybe 5?). It's tougher if it's something kids would enjoy like a boat tour. They take up weight on the boat, but younger than a certain age (maybe 3 or 4?), i would be annoyed if they charged full admission. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-expect-kids-to-get-a-discount-when-traveling#post-2512176 Thu, 31 Mar 2016 19:14:10 +0000 regberadaisy 2512176@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Travel for 2 and above, no. Food? Yes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-expect-kids-to-get-a-discount-when-traveling#post-2512163 Thu, 31 Mar 2016 19:07:03 +0000 T.H.O.U. 2512163@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think kids under 3 or as a lap child should get in free most places </p> <p>After that like you said they can actually be more work and space than adults. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-expect-kids-to-get-a-discount-when-traveling#post-2512096 Thu, 31 Mar 2016 18:26:19 +0000 mrbee 2512096@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've noticed that a lot of people expect their kids to travel for free - whether it's staying at a hotel or coming on a boat tour. I think it's fine for babies and kids 2 or under, but actually a lot of times kids are more work than adults!</p> <p>I looked up Disney World's prices, and children do get a discount - but it's only a few dollars:<br /> <a href="http://www.wdwinfo.com/wdwinfo/tickets.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.wdwinfo.com/wdwinfo/tickets.htm</a></p> <p>What do you think: should kids get a discount when staying at hotels, going to theme parks and going on tours? If so, how much - and when should kids start paying full price? </p>