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Article / Arthur Frommer Online

Michael Moore's "Where to Invade Next" is Very Much a Travel Film, Introducing Americans of All Political Persuasions to Provocative European Practices and Beliefs

On the eve of massive publicity for his new documentary movie, "Where to Invade Next", film-maker Michael Moore was struck down with a severe case of pneumonia.…

Article / Passportable

Hilton To Charge More To Let You Cancel?

Remember last fall, when Hilton started testing a mandatory $50 fee for cancellations no matter how early they were made?Yeah, well, the hotel company finally picked up on what…

Article / Arthur Frommer Online

Since Disney's Latest Decision to Raise Ticket Prices Will Obviously Bar Entrance to Children of the Poor, Shouldn't We Use Public Pressure to Create an Exception for Low-Income Families?

Photo credit: Disneyland ResortWhy am I so upset about the recent increase in admission prices at the Disney theme parks in Orlando and Anaheim? As you read on this…

Article / Arthur Frommer Online

Disney Parks Now Charge Up to 20% More If It's Busy—Tickets Cost Up to $124 a Day!

Early this month, I reported that Universal Studios Hollywood would charge less for quiet days for guests who booked ahead online, and I predicted that it was only a matter of…

Article / Outdoor & Adventure

Endangered Animals In Rwanda

Where: Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda Seeing mountain gorillas in the wild isn't easy, which is exactly what makes it so exciting. Unfortunately, only about 700 of these magnificent…

Article / Family & Kids

Answer Key to the Greenwich Village Scavenger Hunt

Let's see who won the Scavenger Hunt! Click here for the rules and the challenges.

Article / Family & Kids

Pauline Frommer's Greenwich Village, NYC, Scavenger Hunt

Learn a bit about New York City history, interact with the city's real-life Village People, and turn part of your vacation into a low-key Amazing Race with this do-it-yourself…

Article / Passportable

$99 Deal From Los Angeles to Stockholm

Here's a blink-or-you'll-miss-it sale.Mighty SAS Airlines (which carries over 28 million passenger a year) is throwing a brief sale in celebration of its new LA to Stockhom route.…

Article / Arthur Frommer Online

"Wild By Nature"—A Compelling New Travel Memoir—Upends Expectations

As a professional travel writer, I periodically have to deal with one of the hazards of my profession. It has nothing to do with airport security, or brain eating larvae. No, because…

Article / Arthur Frommer Online

The Possibility That Those Extra Tall Cruise Ships May Be Top-Heavy Is Given Credence by the Reported 40%-to-45% Listing of the Anthem of the Seas

Several years ago, a modern cruise ship—one of those vessels with ten or more decks soaring high into the sky above sea level—was being steered by a junior officer who…

Article / Passportable

Aeroflot: It's Not Just for Crashes Anymore

Aeroflot, the flag carrier of the Russian Federation, has a dreadful reputation for being unsafe. And it deserves it: The Aircraft Crashes Record Office, a non-government…

Article / Passportable

KLM Offers Free Amsterdam Tour Guides

Right now, Icelandair will set up its customers with a buddy to show them around on their visits. Now KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, the Dutch carrier, is jumping in on the "local guide"…

Article / Passportable

Climate Change to Make Flights Longer

Environmental Research Letters, a peer-reviewed scientific journal that covers the Earth's environment, recently came out with a study that predicts airlines are about to require…

Article / Arthur Frommer Online

Unless a Strong Public Protest Stops Him, A First-Term Congressman is About to Abolish a Requirement for Honest Travel Advertising

A very junior, Tea Party congressman, Carlos Curbelo, representing a district in Miami/Dade County, has used his position on a transportation committee to insert an…

Article / Arthur Frommer Online

Tickets to Be Required To Enter Cinque Terre, Italy's Most Overloved Region

From a distance the sight is idyllic: five cliff-hanging fishing villages, their buildings painted colors usually reserved for blush and lemonade, the dazzling blue Mediterranean…

Article / Arthur Frommer Online

The Startling Plunge in the Value of the Mexican Peso Has Created a Vacation Destination Too Favorable to Ignore

San Miguel de AllendeToo little attention has been paid to the enormous recent drop in the value of the Mexican peso--and to the favorable impact this has for American…

Article / Passportable

Three New National Monuments Named

Meet your newest National Park units.President Obama has set aside some 1.8 million acres of delicate Southern California desertland as three of the United States' newest…

Article / Arthur Frommer Online

Their Sailings Sold at Major Discounts, the River Cruise Industry is Apparently Overbuilt With Too Many Ships

River cruises are perhaps the hottest current topic in travel, and you will find countless articles about them in newspaper travel sections, travel magazines and travel…

Article / Arthur Frommer Online

The Budget-Priced Norwegian Airlines Continues to Disturb the Placid World of Long-Range Airfares with New Discounts, New Bargains

Though most avid travelers have already heard of Norwegian Airlines, that new. budget-priced, trans-Atlantic carrier, they haven't heard the most of it.  Seemingly every…

Article / Packing & Luggage

Frommer's Ultimate Travel Packing List

Bookmark it, download it, print it—use our free comprehensive packing list and you'll never forget anything on vacation again. Just click it for a downloadable version. Bon…

Article / Passportable

Will Travel Insurance Cover Zika Cancellation?

The short answer? No, unless you’re willing to pay extra.Some travel insurance providers offer plans that will cover cancelled travel for any reason, so Zika-related cancellations…

Article / Cruise

A Primer for European River Cruising

The rivers, the cruise lines, the types of people with whom you'll be sharing your vacation, and more.

Article / Passportable

The World's First Hybrid Plane Is Here

Introducing a new type of airplane: One that works on a hydrogen hybrid system.The new concept will be embraced by easyJet, the cheapie that operates in 27 European cities. But…

Article / Arthur Frommer Online

Which City Has the Most Expensive Hotel Rates (and the Cheapest)? A New Study Tells

HRS, a Germany-based digital company that works in hotel reservations systems, has released the results of a new study that calls out the cities with the most expensive…

Article / Arthur Frommer Online

A Number of Recent Travel Developments Have a Direct Bearing on Your Own Next Vacation Trip

A vitally important travel event was the recent decision of the World Health Organization to elevate the Zika virus to the status of a global health emergency. Most…