Introduction. In recent years, there has been a growing demand for the implementation of modern teaching methods in order to make development harmonious and to provide favourable conditions for effective learning and developing future professional qualifications in the young generation. Searching for the forms and methods of influence that provide positive educational reinforcement includes various aspects of human activity, including free time. Particular importance is attached to tourism as an important factor integrating the process of acquiring knowledge in an interdisciplinary and multidirectional manner. The broad spectrum of the educational impact provided by tourism has resulted in growing interest from the academic community, including the author of this text, who has made family tourism the subject of this research. Aim. Scientific research abounds in extensive typologies and classifications, showing new functions of contemporary tourism. While appreciating the wide range of opportunities, we should emphasize the educational function with particular reverence; the issues of justification of the reasons and ways of its use have become part of research on cultural change in the contemporary world. The subject literature gives various examples confirming the thesis about the usefulness of tourism in teaching process in schools or youth organisations. However, relatively little attention has been paid to family trips, which as the primary vacation space, are particularly important in shaping the young generation. The lack of information has led to research aimed at diagnosing the educational function of family tourism, including the perspectives of two research groups: parents, and children. Methods and materials. The value of conducted research was to be the analysis of the opinions of both parents and their children. Therefore, a qualitative method involving two-way focus group research was selected. In line with the idea of focused group interviews, both sessions were based on a scenario prepared by the moderator and focused on the subjects corresponding to specific research questions. The research was conducted in April 2025. Results and conclusion. Based on the research, the following conclusions have been drawn: 1) parents see the educational potential of family tourism; 2) the most important cognitive factor implemented through tourism is family integration; 3) both functions and dysfunctions can be identified in the educational role of family tourism; however, many more positive effects can be observed; 4) the biggest barrier to the educational function of tourism is the fact that parents often have no time for it; the biggest barrier for children is difficulty in communication and an overloaded trip schedule; 5) the expectations of children and parents are mostly compatible with their assessment of the reality they encounter.