Best holiday stroller?

For those who have been abroad with their little one, can you advise what's best in regards to taking a stroller? I currently have the Mamas and Papas Ocarro but not sure if it's too big and heavy to take with us (going to Spain in September so LO will be 15 months)

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Following too, has anyone found the sun fades/bleaches the colour of the pram you've taken abroad? X

We have the Cybex Orfeo, super lightweight, air cabin approved and super comfortable aswell.

We took the Graco Myavo which was about £100 from Argos - we wanted something cheap and cheerful in case it got bashed about on the plane!

I’ve been away twice once I took our bugaboo fox and once I took the silver cross clic cabin stroller. No doubt the cabin stroller was easier we took it on the plane with us and used it with a snooze shade and our baby had all his naps in it fine. Taking a bigger pram is possible just harder logistically. Depending on the airline you can either check it with your bags or we took it to the gate and then they took it and put it in the hold. We used a travel bag to protect it. Worth noting that you then don’t get it back until baggage reclaim so I would advise taking a baby carrier for the airport. Also the cabin pram was easier to fold into taxis

We have the bugaboo butterfly which I love but it’s not lie flat

We have the cosatto one that is cabin bag approved which is light weight but we do only use it as a casual pram as it is basic

We have the Joolz Aer. We love it. It lies completely flat. Cabin friendly. Lightweight and uses one hand to fold away. It has a nice size sunshade too. Our little girl had lots of naps in it on holiday.

Thanks everyone, I'll have a look at what you've suggested 😊

The Joolz aer+ is amazing. Our son is 2 now and we bought it for his first holiday at 6 months and honestly love it, we still use it now as it’s a really good sized pram to keep in the car and also use it for his younger sister. It lies flat, folds easily, is lightweight, comes with a travel bag and has a great extendable hood

Joolz aer

Doona. Can be used as a car seat too for taxis x

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