{"id":6869,"date":"2025-10-15T23:28:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T23:28:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/6869\/"},"modified":"2025-10-15T23:28:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T23:28:08","slug":"the-kids-are-in-charge-visit-anaheim-launches-kid-run-travel-agency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/6869\/","title":{"rendered":"The Kids Are In Charge: Visit Anaheim Launches Kid-Run Travel Agency"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Mia<\/a>by Mia Taylor<\/a>
Last updated: 6:50 PM ET, Wed October 15, 2025<\/p>\n

Calling all parents. Raise your hand if, like me, your child has been the driving force in planning a family vacation in recent years.<\/p>\n

My family\u2019s summer 2025 trip to Japan, for instance, was largely born out of my 12 year old son\u2019s travel dreams and interests.<\/p>\n

And apparently I\u2019m not alone on this front. Gen Alpha is having a significant and growing impact on the travel decisions <\/a>of their families, according to recent travel industry studies.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a development not lost Visit Anaheim, the destination management organization for the Southern California city that\u2019s most famously home to Disneyland.<\/p>\n

This summer, Visit Anaheim broke new ground in family travel planning and marketing with the launch of a Imaginagency, a kid-run travel \u2018agency.\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n

Developed in partnership with actress, entrepreneur, and mom Tia Mowry, Imaginagency is a website platform featuring one- to four-night bookable Anaheim-focused travel itineraries that were developed by six kids.<\/p>\n

The itineraries include such options as \u201cCairo\u2019s To-The-Point Anaheim Tour,\u201d which is a three night culinary-focused Disneyland experience developed by six-year-old Cairo Mowry, and \u201cBrayden\u2019s Entertainment Packed Dream Vacation\u201d – a two night trip developed by nine-year-old Brayden El Moussa featuring everything from thrilling theme parks and racing simulators to poolside vibes and epic views.<\/p>\n

The goal of the new initiative is to reframe how families plan trips, putting children\u2019s preferences front and center, according to Visit Anaheim.<\/p>\n

And underscoring the findings of other studies, Visit Anaheim\u2019s own proprietary research found that 86 percent of kids want more input in planning vacations. Moreover, 82% of parents say the best trips are those their children help shape.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor me, growing up, our parents kind of told us \u2018This is where we\u2019re going\u2019 and \u2018This is what we\u2019re doing\u2019, but slowly that conversation has started to shift,\u201d Visit Anaheim’s CMO Scott Oklin, told TravelPulse. \u201cParents are starting more and more to draw inspiration from their kids.”<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a closer look at how Visit Anaheim is tapping into that shift in family dynamics and travel planning.<\/p>\n

Itineraries Crafted by Six \u201cImaginagents\u201d<\/p>\n

First things first, if some of the names of Visit Anaheim\u2019s six young \u201cImaginagents,\u201d travel agents sound familiar to you, it\u2019s likely because you\u2019ve heard of their parents.<\/p>\n

Visit Anaheim\u2019s team of youth travel agents includes:<\/p>\n

Brayden El Moussa (son of American TV personality and real estate investor Tarek El Moussa from the HGTV show Flip or Flop)Tynka Gudas (daughter of NHL player Radko Gudas)Cree and Cairo Mowry-Hardrict, children of Tia Mowry and Cory Hardrict<\/p>\n

Additional child agents include Olivia Bledsoe and Nigel Zhang, two local nine-year-old \u2018Anaheim experts.\u2019
Each
\n of these children have ties to Orange County and Anaheim and were
\ntapped by Visit Anaheim to develop a themed, bookable itinerary
\nfeaturing their favorite local activities. (Think: everything from
\namusement parks to foodie finds and behind-the-scenes sports
\nexperiences.)<\/p>\n

\u201cWe really gave them a blank canvas, allowing them to follow their own inspiration, creativity, and outside the box thinking,\u201d Oklin explained. \u201cBecause sometimes as adults we have a blindspot because of our experiences through the years.\u201d<\/p>\n

Once each child developed their own travel plan for Anaheim, DMO officials worked with them to channel the logistics into a feasible one-,two-, three- or four-day itinerary.<\/p>\n

The result? In addition to Cairo and Brayden\u2019s already-mentioned itineraries, Imaginagency features a high-energy four-night adventure across the city\u2019s top amusement parks designed by nine-year-old Nigel, and a three-night trip focused on hiking, shopping, and visiting Knott\u2019s Berry Farm from nine-year-old Olivia.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, 13-year-old Cree came up with a three-night itinerary focused on diving into Disneyland Resort\u2019s 70th anniversary celebrations, featuring fun for all ages including beloved Disney characters, favorite rides, and spectacular entertainment.<\/p>\n

Not to be overlooked, nine-year-old Tynka Gudas developed an NHL Ducks-inspired travel itinerary. (Which has since sold out).<\/p>\n

How To Use Imaginagency\u2019s Kid-Crafted Trips To Plan Your Own Itinerary<\/p>\n

With the Imaginagency platform now up and running<\/a>, families interested in visiting Anaheim and exploring all that the city has to offer from a family-friendly, kid-forward perspective have various options and tools available.<\/p>\n

For instance, Imaginagency can be used by kids to build a custom itinerary with the platform\u2019s Itinerary Builder tool.<\/p>\n

In additions, family visitors can peruse each of the Imaginagents\u2019 existing itineraries online. The six bookable itinerary options feature everything from theme park thrills to foodie finds, showcasing the fact that Anaheim is home to far more than just Disneyland.<\/p>\n

Anaheim is also a city where travelers can explore such lesser known haunts and highlights as Little Saigon and Little Arabia (both foodie favorites ) along with Knotts Berry Farm, Angel Stadium, the Anaheim GardenWalk and many other sights.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat we really wanted to lead into, how do we showcase Little Saigon, Little Arabia, and places people might know about in our destination and also get the kids excited about these places because they\u2019re the ones that can really reframe the conversation and get people excited and inspired about things they might not otherwise have heard about.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThese itineraries give people the full breadth of ideas and options as to what they can expect to experience when visiting Anaheim,\u201d said Oklin. <\/p>\n

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