Travel Tips: Planning a Summer Vacation - as part of the expert series by GeoBeats.

The most important tip for planning for your summer vacation is know your budget. Once you know exactly how much you want to spend you can start looking at hotels, attractions, and air fare.

Best Family Friendly Beaches in the US:

One of the best family friendly beaches is Huntington Beach, California, also known as Surf City, USA. There are so many things to do there. They have a pier with the restaurant at the end, with beautiful views. You can fish off the pier. There you can bring bicycles. There is so much to do there. We love Huntington Beach.

Finding Good Summer Vacation Deals:

One of the best travel deals you can find during this summer is the Caribbean (Unclear) because at the hurricane season they often reduce their rates.

US Summer Vacation Deals for 2011:

Some good summer vacation options for 2011 are look at the golf coast, because of the oil spill a lot of people feel that they are not OK to visit. But they are actually doing great, they are thriving, and you are able to get a lot of really good deals right now.