Pack your child's favourite familiar item (such as a blanket or teddy) to ease the strangeness of a hotel room.

Ask your child to diarise the entire holiday with a picture-a-day. Keep this activity for that much-needed me-time periods.

Choose 2 hours in the day where your kid(s) knows he/she gets to decide what the family will do. This will keep everyone happy.

Sunscreen should be applied before leaving the room and be non-negotiable. The worst thing is to start a holiday sore and burnt. Also, give everyone a pro-biotic everyday and thus avoid upset tummies.