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Article / Maps

These 9 Unique Map Creations Are Next-Level Gifts for Travel Lovers

Before fridge magnets, before baseball caps, and even before miniature collectible spoons, there were maps. Maps are the O.G. travel souvenir. In the pre-smartphone days, carrying a…

Article / Health, Insurance, Security

Never Mind! Expansion of TSA's Gateside Program for Nonticketed Visitors Abruptly Suspended

The Transportation Security Administration's new program that lets nonticketed TSA PreCheck members go beyond airport security checkpoints has been abruptly curtailed. The program,…

Article / News

Frommer's Best Places to Go in 2027

Frommer’s turns 70 in 2027. Threescore and ten years ago, our founder, Arthur Frommer, set forth upon an old continent and created Europe on 5 Dollars a Day, dedicated to the…

Article / Trends & Hacks

The Hottest Set-Jetting Destinations of 2027: 'Emily in Paris,' 'The White Lotus,' and More Filming Locations

We've reached the fourth quarter of 2026—the season when travel companies and journalists coin cutesy terms for the trends expected to predominate among vacationers in the coming…

Article / DailyMoment

Happy Halloween! These Are America's Most Haunted Hotels

As the air turns crisp and fall gets into full swing, consider spending a night or two at one of these haunted hotels and inns in Charleston, Savannah, New Orleans, Austin, and more.…

Article / Trends & Hacks

What Trends Will Shape Travel in 2027? Skyscanner Has Some Answers

Last week, the travel booking site Skyscanner released an in-depth report on the travel trends likely to shape our vacations in 2027.  The search and booking data of some 28,000 users…

Article / Arts and Culture

How Can You Get into Thousands of Museums by Paying at Just One? Our Answer May Surprise You.

In late 2025, I started my wanderings around Connecticut as a new author for the Connecticut chapter of the upcoming Frommer’s guide book to New England. I was determined to visit…

Article / Health, Insurance, Security

This Harmless-Looking Hotel Scam Could Happen to Anyone

In our digital age, basic travel planning can swiftly descend into a carnival of member logins, confirmation emails, two-factor authentication calls, CAPTCHA requests, 24-hour advance…

Article / Timing Your Trip

Four Italian Summer Hot Spots Worth Visiting in Autumn Instead

Every autumn, Italy’s great summer escapes shed their high-season gloss and settle into something richly authentic. Beach clubs close, boats disappear from crowded harbors, and…

Article / News

If You Don't Want Trump's Image in Your Passport, You'd Better Apply Soon

The State Department's media event on Sept. 29 was remarkable for a bunch of reasons. Many observers commented on the apparent attempt to emulate the style and cadence of a corporate…

Article / Family & Kids

9 Native American Vacation Experiences for Families

Listening to Native legends around a campfire, taking a Jeep ride through the high mountain desert, watching the colorful swirl of dancers at a powwow—exchanges with Native peoples…

Article / News

Frommer's Wins Prestigious Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Awards

The news today is good indeed: On October 6, the gifted experts who research and write the information you trust at Frommer's earned three more annual Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism…

Article / Car, Bus, Rail

One of Japan's Most Scenic Regions Is Giving Away Free Bullet-Train Tickets—Here's How to Get Yours

Travelers looking to experience more of Japan beyond its most popular destinations, such as Tokyo, Kyoto, and Mount Fuji, have an enticing new option. Those three tourism behemoths are…

Article / National Parks

Seeing More of Alaska’s Denali National Park Just Got Easier After Years of Limited Access

Alaska's Denali National Park & Preserve, home to North America's tallest peak, has only one road, and about half of it has been closed for years. An active landslide prompted…

Article / Air Travel

TSA's Gateside Program for No-Ticket Entry Expands to More Than 300 Airports

Just a month ago, the U.S. Transportation Security Administration announced that it had allowed access to some airport terminals to people who don't have airline tickets, which is…

Article / Arts and Culture

Our Review of the Revamped and Expanded Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Ark.

“Let’s start at the very beginning,” suggests The Sound of Music’s Maria von Trapp, arguing that’s a “very good place to start.” But is it? A European art museum, for example, that…

Article / News

U.S. Feds Promise Online Passport Application, Which We Already Kind of Have

At a Sept. 29 media event touting America.gov, a new catchall government portal for federal services, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that for the first time, Americans…

Article / Travelers with Disabilities

How Disney Picks the Pockets of Guests with Mobility Needs

For guests with mobility needs, Walt Disney World has a reputation for being extremely accommodating. Attractions at the resort have been constructed with accessibility in mind, and…

Article / Family & Kids

6 Companies You Can Trust for Great Family Vacation Packages

Planning a successful family vacation is work—but not if you let a packager do the work for you. Buying a vacation through a tour operator frees you from the tedious details of…

Article / Arts and Culture

The Miracles of Northern Michigan: Food, Wine, Sapphire Lakes, and Golfing in the Wild

This is an amalgamation of conversations I had on a recent episode of The Frommer’s Travel Podcast. To hear the complete episode, please click here or watch the video version here.In…

Article / Air Travel

This TSA Change Could Be a Big Hassle for Flyers with Carry-on Bags

New high-tech equipment being used by the Transportation Security Administration is supposed to make life easier for airport security screeners as well as passengers, but some flyers…

Article / Arts and Culture

There's Finally a Sound of Music Museum in Austria. Will It Be One of Your Favorite Things?

“When the legend becomes fact, print the legend,” says a newspaper editor in the 1962 Western The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance.Then, as if to prove the point, the quote itself became a…

Article / Theme Park

Free Yourself from the 'Disney Hump' with This App That Books Lightning Lanes for You

If you have been to Walt Disney World in the past 5 years, you've seen them everywhere. In front of the castles. Stopped dead in the center of Main Street. Filling every switchback of…

Article / Business Travel

Why the Work Trip Is Here to Stay

In an era when we can hold virtual meetings with colleagues and clients around the world without leaving our desks, is the business trip a dying tradition? The answer appears to be…

Article / Business Travel

How Hotel Design Is Evolving to Reflect Business Travelers’ Changing Needs

Five years ago, hoteliers who were eager to make their rooms more appealing to business travelers took a very specific approach, focusing on improved productivity and efficiency. That…