Texas Gets a Temporary Drive-Through Zoo
Posted on 05/06/2020, 7:00 AM
Las Vegas has drive-through wedding chapels. Memphis has a drive-through convenience store. A Connecticut law firm located in a former fast food restaurant even uses its drive-up window for legal consultations. But it took "corona creativity" to convert a regular zoo into a pop-up, drive-through zoo. The San Antonio Zoo in Texas decided to create a driving route through the facility for a weeken...
Be a Kid Again: Download Free Coloring Pages from Great Places
Posted on 05/06/2020, 3:00 AM
Adult coloring books. Sounds like an oxymoron, right? But in recent years, this tot's activity has become popular among those well past puberty as a way to express creativity and soothe nerves. Breaking news: Travel is experiencing an uncertain period. Museums and destination marketing organizations alike want folks to keep their cities, parks, countries, and regions in mind until we're all moving...
The First Disney Park to Reopen Returns May 11 with Special Rules
Posted on 05/05/2020, 10:00 AM
One of the first Disney theme parks to close, Shanghai Disneyland, ceased operations in January. It is now scheduled to reopen on May 11, and its operational changes will inform how the American parks will look when the lights come back on. Walt Disney CEO Bob Chapek has announced that because of encouraging signs of recovery in China, the company will unlock the gates on its newest park. Some sho...
Frontier Airlines Will Let You Socially Distance—for a Price
Posted on 05/05/2020, 8:00 AM
One thing you can always count on from the airlines: They will never run out of excuses to charge extra fees. Now an airline is charging passengers more if they want to observe CDC recommendations. This latest example of nickel-and-diming ingenuity in air travel comes from Frontier Airlines. Yesterday, the Denver-based carrier unveiled its new "More Room" seating option in response to flyers' he...
Listen to Our Weekly Travel Podcasts: Road Trips and National Parks
Posted on 05/04/2020, 12:15 PM
Each week, Frommer's brings you two fresh podcasts stuffed with travel tips, news, and inspiration. Recordings are made from our weekly call-in show on WABC in New York and our nationally syndicated radio program. Listen anytime at Frommers.com/podcast. Our first show this week hits the road while sheltering in place. Cohosts Jason Cochran and Pauline Frommer invite listeners to share mem...
Southwest Airlines Introduces New Social Distancing Rules
Posted on 05/04/2020, 8:00 AM
Southwest Airlines has introduced new social distancing measures at airport gates and in the skies. As of May 2, the airline is following a temporarily modified boarding process and is limiting the number of passengers per plane. With regard to boarding, at the airport gate 10 people at a time will now be called in sequential order based on the numbered boarding position on their tickets. Up...
Huntington Beach's Tourism Office Issues Statement on Beach Protests
Posted on 05/01/2020, 12:00 PM
When does tourism to a place endanger the people who live nearby? On Friday, civil disobedience flared up around that question on the sands of Huntington Beach, California. The appealing surfing hub (pictured above, in less controversial times) was the setting for protests of the state-mandated closure of public beaches. Groups of people gathered—without observing social distancing or face mask gu...
Ja, Tulips Are Still Blooming in the Netherlands! See For Yourself
Posted on 05/01/2020, 11:00 AM
For the first time in 71 years, Holland's Keukenhof, the famed garden southwest of Amsterdam, is closed for tulip season. During ordinary springs, the garden's elaborate, kaleidoscopic displays make it a locus of tulip mania, with multitudes of colorful bulbs rivaled in number only by the multitudes of tourists. Although visitors can't see Keukenhof in person this year, gardeners planted and te...
Face Masks Finally Compulsory on All Major U.S. Airlines
Posted on 04/30/2020, 7:45 PM
It has been a slow, drawn-out week of public shaming and political pressure for the major U.S. airlines, but on Thursday, the social campaign culminated in a new rule, adopted en masse: All passengers must now wear face masks. As recently as Monday, Delta Air Lines and American Airlines announced that only their employees would have to put on masks, but for customers, wearing one would be a matter...
WATCH: Baby Turtles Hatch and Go to Sea at Island Resort in Thailand
Posted on 04/30/2020, 7:30 PM
About 200 green sea turtles have hatched and waddled their way to the ocean this month on the beach of a luxury resort in Thailand. The mother turtle laid the eggs in late February and early March on the sands of the Banyan Tree Samui resort, located on the island of Ko Samui. Ever since, the nests have been carefully tended to by the hotel's marine biologist, Thepsuda Loyjiw, along with the gov...
