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TSA PreCheck Not So Easy if You Enroll Yourself
Recruitment ad from the TSA websiteIn the first phase of the TSA's PreCheck program, the airlines invited their elite members to enroll. That process worked well, since the…
Blowing Into the Windy City: Pauline Frommer to Speak in the Chicagoland Area on January 9 and 11
I'm excited--make that thrilled--to announce that the second leg of our book tour, celebrating the launch of the NEW Frommer guidebooks, will kick off in the Chicago area on January…
Some Changes, Large and Small, That Will Confront Travelers in 2014
As the recession continues to fade (and that’s a “finger’s crossed” statement), travel companies of all stripes are coming out with new offerings. And more folks are hitting the…
Cooking with a Hotel Room Hair Dryer
Slow news week! Here's a little offbeat hotel room cooking tip that has been making the rounds. Both NPR and ABC have aired discussions about how to cook simple foods with a hair…
In this Holiday Season, Shouldn't We at Least Begin to Think of Measures that Will Ensure Proper Vacations for Low-Income Americans?
Although there isn't the slightest chance that the current Congress will pass such legislation, I continue to yearn for the day when we as a nation will assist the poor to…
Some Reflections on the Lessons That a Life in Travel Has Taught
The end of the year is a time for reflection, and I've beenthinking of the travel lessons that countless journeys have taught me.Here are a few of the tactics that I…
Pauline Frommer: Lessons I Learned From My 2013 Travels
The more I travel the more I learn. And sometimes the lessons that hit home are about the travel process itself. So without further ado, here are my top head-smacking realizations of…
And Now, For a Change of Pace, Let's Look at All the Good Things That Are Happening in the World of Travel.
The holidays are here, and for many, that means counting blessings. So instead of devoting a column to the problems of travel—and there certainly are many—I’d like to celebrate…
Delta, JetBlue, and Southwest Will Not Allow In-Flight Phone Calls
The people are speaking—and the people don't want the people to speak.Both Delta and JetBlue have stepped forward to tell customers they despite loosened federal restrictions,…
The US to Europe Each Way From $178, Including Taxes and Fees?!? Looks Like Christmas Came Early This Year
You may have never heard of Norwegian Airlines but this well-established, budget airline (its akin to Ryanair and previously only flew within Europe) is determined to enter the US…
Advocacy Group Files Lawsuit on Behalf of Customers Penalized for Writing Negative Review
A few days ago, Arthur Frommer wrote about an incident in which a Utah couple complained their credit was ruined in an act of revenge by a business over a negative online review…
Outside Magazine Publishes Some Solid Advice for Money-Saving Ski Vacations
Arapahoe Basin, Colorado / Photo: Alex KerneyIt's not often a mainstream glossy magazine publishes travel tips that don't push readers toward prohibitively expensive, jet-set,…
Best Western is Discounting until February 2, and That Includes the Holidays
Best Western has announced a sale that lasts until February 2, 2014, and surprisingly it includes rooms over the busy holiday period.A 20 percent sale in the middle of Christmas…
Study Finds Remarkable Benefits For Educational Travel by Teens and Tweens
In 2000, Reid Bramblett, a writer and long-time scout leader in Pennsylvania, took 9 members of his Boy Scout troop to Europe for nearly a month (along with two other adults). One of…
Have You Seen Our "Store" Yet? It Provides a Quick and Easy Way to Order Our New "Easy Guides"
The word "Store" appears on the black-and-white band that runs across the top of our main menu page. Click on the word "Store" and you'll immediately see all twenty of the Easy…
Every Passenger To Get Fast, Free Wi-Fi on JetBlue
Although JetBlue put its free Wi-Fi in place a few weeks ago, giving it time to work out the kinks, today it launched it officially in a big way by loading a group of persnickety…
Today's Top 11 Cruise Deals from AllThingsCruise.com: Something for Every Budget
Princess Cruises' Royal Princess: In Europe Next SummerWe asked the folks at AllThingsCruise.com to fill us in on the best bargains in cruises happening between now and late…
Puzzled by Our New “Search Flights--Powered by Momondo” Button? Here’s the Explanation of a Powerful New Service That Brings You Big Advantages!
It appears at the bottom, left-hand corner of that splashy photograph that spreads across the entire top of our main menu page, a cut-out reading: “Search Flights--Powered by…
We've Told You Where to Go in 2014, But Which Destinations Were Most Searched in 2013? The Answers May Surprise You
Let me start this blog by stating that there's no evidence that the number of searches for a destination will translate into more visits for said destination. But it is a fascinating…
In an Exhaustive Analysis, A Colleague of Ours Has Concluded That Booking.com is by Far the Best Website for Finding Hotel Rooms
Now, mind you, we're not expressing our own opinion. We have yet to do a thorough comparison of all the hotel booking sites.But when someone of the stature and…
Hilton Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort Now Generating Power From Rooftop Wind Turbines
On top of the 26th floor of the Hilton Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort, barely visible from A1A and the beach on its doorstep, six wind turbines have just been installed.I…
In Just a Few More Months, Americans Wanting to Avoid the Discomfort of a Standard, T.S.A. Security Check, will be Able to Do So
At a time marked by all sorts of confusing promises from both government and private enterprise, an announcement several weeks ago by the Transportation Security Administration…
Property Gets Around Bad TripAdvisor Reviews By Creating a Second Listing, and TripAdvisor Shrugs
Frommer's reader Dave Wyner ran into a troubling problem on the website TripAdvisor.com: A place he stayed had posted two listings to double its exposure.Wyner told us:…
New York City's Newest Tourist Attraction: Monthly Concerts By Billy Joel
Las Vegas casino-hotels long ago carved out a healthy tourist industry from installing popular artists in long runs. Elvis will always be the King, of course, but in recent years,…
The Only Rules You Need to Know for Driving a Car in the United Kingdom and Europe
Over on our busy message boards, the Forums, an interesting conversation has popped up in which Frommer's readers are compiling a list of all the rules a foreign driver would…