MOMABOARD

(By Charlotte Burgoyne)

Who else besides moms are best suited to plan a trip? Moms know all about unreliable kids' schedules and moods. They are able to spot a kid-friendly restaurant or find entertaining activities to please the little ones. They think about plan A, B and even C.

MomAboard - just as with Little Voyageurs! - realized what an amazing source of information moms are. Whether they are in Delhi, New York or Buenos Aires, they all have in common the amazing ability to find what's best for their family.

While Little Voyageurs treasures local moms' favorite kid-friendly places in its City Guides, MomAboard relies on them for planning family trips. "Our clients are looking for a reliable source of information to make sure they'll have a good time on their trips," explains Kaamna Bhojwani-Dhawan the founder of MomAboard," and local moms are simply the best we could find."

Kaamna is currently working with 60 moms around the world: "I named them our 'Mombassadors' - we handpick each one of them."  Their job is to build a custom itinerary for each client according to the age of their kids, their budget and interests.

For a six-day long vacation, the 'Mombassador' will send the parents a twelve-page document giving a schedule idea, hour by hour, for the length of their trip. It also includes a 'need to know section' with local emergency numbers and practical information.

The price for the 'zero to seven days vacation plan' - MomAboard's most popular - is only $50. "We have to get people used to the idea of paying for such a service," explains Kaamna, "it is very new for people. When they realize that we save them an average of eight hours of trip planning they are so happy! Which family has that much extra time nowadays?"

Her clients’ favorite destination? Paris! "People are intimidated because they don't speak French". London and Dubai are also in the top three. Shortly behind those we have New York and Disneyworld.

Started less than a year ago, MomAboard has helped 350 families so far. Riding on the success of its trip planning services, the company has just started offering relocating services as well.