Why does 冬休みは家族でイタリアやイギリスへ行きました。 have で instead of と?


Why does this sentence:

> 冬休みは家族でイタリアやイギリスへ行きました。

have `で` there instead of `と`?

Wouldn't "with family" be `家族と`?




家族で should be taken as "as a family" rather than "with family"

(Both と and で could be used, though IMHO, 家族で implies that all family members
were present whereas 家族と implies you only went with some/maybe all family
members.)




家族で should be taken as "as a family" rather than "with family"

(Both と and で could be used, though IMHO, 家族で implies that all family members
were present whereas 家族と implies you only went with some/maybe all family
members.)

