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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…

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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 / 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 / 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…

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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…

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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…

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A Dramatic Rise in Travel Scams Must Teach Us to be Vigilant and Aware on Our Vacations in Unfamiliar Settings

We live in a nation besieged by imposters. In our homes, the phone rings several times a day with various robot-callers threatening us with debts that don't exist, offering…

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Theme Parks Now Charge More for Busy Days in a "Demand Pricing" Game Changer

Universal Studios Hollywood's "EZ Rez" advance purchase calendar for February, 2016On April 7, the original Universal Studios in Hollywood finally gets its own Wizarding World…

Article / Passportable

A Novel Device for Sharing Wi-Fi in the Sky

You're at 1,600 feet and suddenly you feel the bile rising in your throat.It's not turbulence. It's the outrageously high cost of Wi-Fi in the sky.I wish I could tell you've we…

Article / Passportable

Fly to Iceland & They'll Give You a Friend

Icelandair has long been one of the more inventive European airlines. It has to be—people used to believe that Iceland is too far off the beaten path to pay attention to. But for…

Article / Passportable

New York City Copter Tours Chopped

New York authorities just took a blade to the city's tourist helicopter industry: In an agreement that was jointly announced by the New York City Economic Development…

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Last Chance to Take a Sleeper in Germany

Rail Journal, a train industry publication, reports that German Rail (DB), the German rail company, is doing away with its overnight sleeper carriages. That romantic travel…

Article / Arthur Frommer Online

A Continuing Drop in the Value of Most Foreign Currencies, Creating a Stronger-than-Ever U.S. Dollar, Has Created New Cheap Destinations for the American Tourist

Among the major recent events in travel, illustrating a larger trend, has been the continued sharp decline in the value of the Russian Ruble.  That currency enjoyed, two…

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River Cruises, An Improved Chicago, Memorials to Terrorism, Airbnb Besieged, and Passport Renewals: The Stuff and Substance of Travel

The commercials for Viking River Cruises, which appear on Downton Abbey and Homeland, are certainly the most beautiful and successful of all such advertising. But their…

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Here's How to Use Air Canada to Stop in Toronto for Free on Your Way to Europe or Asia

The Canadian dollar has been dramatically sagging against the U.S. dollar—if you're carrying greenbacks, it can feel like the entire country is having a liquidation sale since…

Article / Passportable

Meet Hilton's New Affordable Hotel Brand

Hilton has launched yet another hotel brand—the 12th in its current portfolio— by announcing that it intends to push this one to being its largest in terms of nationwide room…

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Guy Builds NYC Igloo, Charges $200 on Airbnb

It's chilling proof that not every listing on Airbnb is high-quality: After last weekend's snowstorm, which laid more than two feet of snow on New York City, a Brooklyn man built an…

Article / Passportable

Reunion of the Fabled Pan Am Stewardesses

We don't need to be reminded of how miserable the flying experience is today, but it does help us as educated consumers to know what it used to be.In the first decades of air…

Article / Arthur Frommer Online

A Major Study Is Out And What It Says About Trends In Airfares Could Save You Big Bucks

For aviation geeks (like me), the day that the Airline Reporting Corporation releases its annual survey of airfares feels like a birthday—one on which you don’t get any older. And…

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Arthur Frommer's Ten Commandments for Making a Trip by Air in Today's America

The airports are jammed and so are the planes. People are crammed into every seat. They’re irritable and anxious, and so are airline staff. You need to take precautions and follow…

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What Travelers Need to Know About the Zika Virus

As frigid blasts of winter descend on much of North America, visions of blue sky, sandy beaches and swaying palm trees are being rudely interrupted by a buzzing sound. And it’s a…

Article / Passportable

The True Numbers on Cruise Ship Outbreaks

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States has put out some sobering new numbers on cruise ship norovirus outbreaks.It looked at all data between 2008…