India, Oct. 31 -- Festive family holidays used to be fairly straightforward. Pick a place everyone agrees on, find a hotel, book the tickets and decide what you want to see once you get there. That list is getting a little longer now. Families are also looking at what they can do together during the stay. It could be a local meal, an evening of music and dance, a walk through a nearby village or simply a few hours by the pool while the children have something else to do. These are often the bits of a holiday that everyone ends up talking about later.

Hotels and resorts have picked up on this too. Food, local culture, wellness, outdoor activities and children's programmes are increasingly becoming part of the holiday itself. This can be e...