{"id":24470,"date":"2026-10-05T16:16:21","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T16:16:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/royalairportconcierge.com\/?p=24470"},"modified":"2026-10-05T16:18:20","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T16:18:20","slug":"international-travel-with-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/royalairportconcierge.com\/es\/international-travel-with-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"International Travel With Kids: How to Take the Airport Off Your Mind"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"24470\" class=\"elementor elementor-24470\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bac492 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3bac492\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ff4961 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6ff4961\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" src=\"https:\/\/royalairportconcierge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/RAC-Instagram-Posts-1200-x-630-px-5-1024x538.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-24472\" alt=\"traveling with kids through cdg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/royalairportconcierge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/RAC-Instagram-Posts-1200-x-630-px-5-1024x538.png 1024w, https:\/\/royalairportconcierge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/RAC-Instagram-Posts-1200-x-630-px-5-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/royalairportconcierge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/RAC-Instagram-Posts-1200-x-630-px-5-768x403.png 768w, https:\/\/royalairportconcierge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/RAC-Instagram-Posts-1200-x-630-px-5-18x9.png 18w, https:\/\/royalairportconcierge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/RAC-Instagram-Posts-1200-x-630-px-5.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a06968e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a06968e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>International Travel with Kids? We got you covered. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When Mads landed at Paris Charles de Gaulle with a one-year-old, there was only one thing left to think about: lunch.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No searching for the right corridor. No checking a pocket for the passports. No looking for a bathroom or a taxi stand. A greeter from Royal Airport Concierge was waiting, and from that point the airport was someone else&#8217;s job.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;It felt like a true vacation from the moment we got off the airplane,&#8221; Mads wrote after the trip. &#8220;I didn&#8217;t have a single thought about where to go, where my passports were, where the nearest bathroom was or how to get a taxi. The only thing on my mind? Lunch.&#8221;<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">International travel with kids is hard for a simple reason. The airport asks the most of you at the moment you have the least to give. This guide looks at what makes it hard, and how to hand most of it to someone else.<\/span><\/p><h2><b>Traveling With Kids Means Two Kinds of Weight<\/b><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The first is the one you can see. As Mads put it, traveling with kids &#8220;usually means 17 bags.&#8221; There is the stroller, the car seat, the diaper bag, the carry-ons, the checked luggage, and the child. You have two hands.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The second is the one nobody sees. It is the list of small questions running in your head from the moment the plane door opens:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Which way is passport control?<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Who has the passports?<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Where is the nearest bathroom?<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Which carousel has our bags?<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Is the stroller coming out here or at the aircraft door?<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Where is the driver waiting?<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">None of these questions is difficult. The hard part is answering all of them at once, after a long flight, with a tired child on your hip.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is what surprised Mads most. &#8220;I knew booking with Royal Airport Concierge would take some of the physical load,&#8221; Mads wrote, &#8220;but I didn&#8217;t realize the mental load they would take too.&#8221;<\/span><\/p><h2><b>International Travel with Kids: What an Airport Meet and Greet Does for a Family<\/b><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An airport <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/royalairportconcierge.com\/es\/blog-airport-meet-and-greet-guide\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meet and Greet<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> gives you one person who knows the airport and stays with you from start to finish. On an <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/royalairportconcierge.com\/es\/vip-airport-arrival-meet-greet\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">international arrival<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, it works like this:<\/span><\/p><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>A greeter meets you when you get off the plane.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> They hold a name board, so there is nobody to look for.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Escort through the terminal.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Your greeter walks with you to passport control and stays with you there. At airports that offer fast track for arriving passengers, it is included.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Help at baggage claim.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Your greeter watches for the bags while you sit down with the kids. Porter help covers up to three standard bags, and you can add a porter if you travel with more.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Handover to your driver.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Bags, stroller and car seat go to the car with you.<\/span><\/li><\/ol><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On departure, the order is reversed. A greeter meets you at the curb, helps with check-in, walks you through security using priority lanes where the airport permits them, and takes you to your lounge or gate. You still need to be present for check-in and document checks, as airlines require.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One thing to know. A greeter cannot make a border officer work faster, and at busy times you may still wait in line. What changes is that someone who knows the way is beside you, and your hands are free for your child.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here is what that looked like on one afternoon at Charles de Gaulle. A parent traveling alone with a baby, a stroller, a car seat and two checked bags arrived at Terminal 2E in August. The time from meeting the greeter to closing the car doors was 45 minutes. That is one arrival on one day, not a promise, but you can read the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/royalairportconcierge.com\/es\/charles-de-gaulle-international-arrivals\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">full CDG arrival walkthrough<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to see each step.<\/span><\/p><h2><b>Four Things to Sort Out Before You Fly<\/b><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A greeter takes care of the airport. A few things still have to happen at home first.<\/span><\/p><ol><li><b> Check every child&#8217;s passport early.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> For US travelers, passports for children under 16 are valid for five years, and they cannot be renewed by mail. You apply in person each time, with both parents or guardians present, according to the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/travel.state.gov\/content\/travel\/en\/passports\/need-passport\/under-16.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">US Department of State<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li><li><b> Carry a consent letter if one parent stays home.<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usa.gov\/travel-documents-children\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">USA.gov<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> advises that a child traveling with one parent should carry a letter of consent from the other. It is preferred that the letter is in English and notarized.<\/span><\/li><li><b> Know what happens at the border in Europe.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The Entry\/Exit System (EES) has been <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/home-affairs.ec.europa.eu\/news\/entry-exit-system-fully-operational-10-april-2026-who-exempt-2026-07-27_en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">fully operational since April 10, 2026<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at all external Schengen border crossing points. Children under 12 do not have fingerprints taken, but a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eeas.europa.eu\/delegations\/montenegro\/entry-%E2%80%93-exit-system-ees-what-western-balkans-travellers-need-know_en?s=225\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">facial image and document checks still apply<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Each child has their own step, so allow time for it. Our guide to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/royalairportconcierge.com\/es\/traveling-to-europe-july-4th-week-guide\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">EES for families<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> explains more.<\/span><\/li><li><b> Ask your airline about the stroller and car seat.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Rules differ from one airline to the next. Ask before you fly whether your stroller comes back at the aircraft door or at baggage claim, and tell your greeter, so nobody waits in the wrong place.<\/span><\/li><\/ol><h2><b>Let Your Vacation Start at the Airport<\/b><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A family trip does not have to begin at the hotel. It can begin when you step off the plane, with someone there who already knows where to go.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You will still carry your child. You will still be tired. But you will not be the one finding the way, counting the bags and looking for the driver. You get to think about lunch.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Greeter availability is limited at short notice, so it helps to ask as soon as your flights are confirmed. If you have a trip with kids coming up, enter your flight details to see your quote.<\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/royalairportconcierge.com\/es\/book-service\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Get an Instant Quote<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-841e773 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"841e773\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/royalairportconcierge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-23847\" alt=\"International travel with kids: Arrival Welcome at Paris Airport Charles de Gaulle\" srcset=\"https:\/\/royalairportconcierge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/royalairportconcierge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/royalairportconcierge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/royalairportconcierge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/royalairportconcierge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/royalairportconcierge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/royalairportconcierge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-370fc54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"370fc54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><b>Preguntas frecuentes<\/b><\/h2><h3><b>Is an airport Meet and Greet worth it when traveling with kids?<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It helps most on international trips, where passport control, baggage claim and a transfer all come after a long flight. One greeter stays with you, helps with the bags and shows the way.<\/span><\/p><h3><b>Will the greeter help with our stroller and car seat?<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes. Greeters help with luggage and strollers and take them to your car with you. Porter help covers up to three standard bags, so add a porter if you travel with more.<\/span><\/p><h3><b>Will we still wait in line at passport control?<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You may. Fast track is available at selected airports only, and no greeter can change how fast border officers work. At every airport, your greeter escorts you through the terminal and stays with you at the border.<\/span><\/p><h3><b>How far ahead should we book?<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As soon as your flights are confirmed. 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