How to combat seasickness

To help prevent motion sickness, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends staying hydrated, curbing alcohol and caffeinated drinks, eating small meals and limiting external stimuli. Despite what some experts say, cabins in the middle of the lower deck of a ship may not necessarily temper seasickness.

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Choose your firmness

In the battle among hotels to offer the most comfortable beds, Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts is going to the mattresses. The luxury hotel company with 92 properties will begin to offer guests customized beds, with mattress toppers that vary in firmness at the request of guests. The program is expected to be available at all Four Seasons hotels by 2016.

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Travel trend

Women's history month in New York

It's the wineries of New York's Finger Lakes that usually get the most attention from tourists, but a trail of restored homes, parks and museums may have visitors picking up a bit of women's history with their cabernet franc. At the heart of the trail — and the early women's reform movement — is Seneca Falls, N.Y., and the 19th-century home of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, who organized the first women's rights convention at the Wesleyan Chapel there in 1848. The chapel, Stanton's house and other notable landmarks there and in nearby Waterloo now make up a Women's Rights National Historical Park, which offers self-guided and ranger-led tours through the area. In Rochester, N.Y., the trail leads to the former home of Susan B. Anthony, which served as a base for the National American Woman Suffrage Association, of which she was a president. A series of expansions and restorations has resulted in an ever-growing museum and research center.

Guests will be able to choose from three mattress tops of varying firmness.

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Deal of the week

Kids stay free at these resorts

Kids stay free at select Iberostar Hotels & Resorts all-inclusive properties in Mexico, Jamaica and the Dominican Republic. For the deal, up to two children stay for free when two adults pay full price. Prices vary. For example, a five-night vacation at Iberostar Playa Mita, in Riviera Nayarit, Mexico, costs $2,110, including taxes, for two adults and two children ages 12 and younger. The typical rate for a youngster is from $85 per night. Book by April 30; travel May 1-Dec. 23. Blackout dates apply. Minimum stay of three nights required. More info: 1-888-923-2722, www.iberostar.com.

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On the web

Vacation rentals for families

Ditch the hotel and relax in a destination with room for the entire family. The website www.kidandcoe.com offers a list of vacation rentals for globe-trotting families. Rent your own home or use the list to find kid-friendly residences for the price of a suite or a couple of standard rooms. Home rentals are great for families because they typically are more spacious and have a kitchen and often laundry facilities. Breathe a motherly sigh of relief at houses and apartments with toy-filled kids' bedrooms and back yards approved for play. The site is in beta, so although it has more than 50 destinations, some have only one listing.

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