Family TravelApr 2026 · 4 min read
Data for the whole family without four price plans.
MThe My Holiday SIM team · travel data desk
Family TravelThe two-eSIM family strategy
Most families don’t need a plan per person. Two adults with unlimited eSIMs can hotspot the kids’ tablets at the villa and in the hire car — the checkout’s traveller stepper makes it one order, two QR codes, one receipt.
Hotspot etiquette that keeps everyone happy
Name the hotspot something findable, set a password the kids can type, and agree that downloads happen on hotel Wi-Fi. Unlimited data covers a lot, but a 40GB game update is still better left for bedtime.
Teens with their own phones
A modern hand-me-down phone almost certainly supports eSIM — check it in 30 seconds on our compatibility page. Their own plan means their maps and their music without draining a parent’s battery.
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Quick answers
Can I install a child’s eSIM from my email?
Yes — QR codes don’t care whose inbox they arrive in. Scan from the child’s phone and it installs there.
Is there parental filtering?
The eSIM is a data pipe; use your usual on-device parental controls, which work the same abroad.
What if one family member’s phone is too old?
Hotspot from a parent’s eSIM covers them — or that phone becomes the designated camera.