Skip,
I woulkd second the call for Maui. Great spot with beaches, sugar cane train, lots of fun stuff. Stopping flying long distances is totally unnecessary just becasue of a three year old though. Get a few Disney DVDs and bring your laptop or DVD player to play them on. That will keep just about any kid totally satisfied until they are tired enough to zonk out for a good chunk of the flight. A bit of testing with antihistamines a few weeks prior to the flight is also good as these act as a sedative of sorts for many people. Please test which works and which doesn't as peoples' physiologies differ and you do not want a hyper kid on your hands for even a half hour flight.
Enjoy your son's reactions to flying and you can bet he will enjoy being someplace new and different with you for vacation as much as you will.
Mike
[This message has been edited by mjm (edited 08-14-2002).]