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Pauline Frommer

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What Are the World's Best Cruise Destinations? A New Poll Reveals All

One of the most common questions I get when I host my syndicated radio show on travel has to do with cruise ports. A listener will call in to talk about cruises she is considering and…

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What You Need to Know About the (Likely) Cost of Travel in 2019

Will it be a happy new year for vacationers in 2019? Experts are predicting some price shifts. A number of factors should impact the cost of trips next year and beyond. If you’re…

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The Game-Changing Museums of Indianapolis

Indianapolis is reinventing the museum. As dropping attendance and revenues plague museums across North America, Indy’s most storied institution, Newfields: A Place for Nature and the…

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A Life-Changing Conference for Would-Be Travel Writers and Photographers

Over the course of the year, I give about a dozen speeches on travel across North America. Inevitably, when I sign books afterwards, a familiar scenario will play out. I’ll hand back…

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A Return to Northern Michigan With No Repeat Experiences

I’ve always taken the stance that when you return again and again to the same place for vacation, you’re only setting yourself up for ennui. I figured there were a few exceptions to…

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A New Book Makes a Compelling Case for Traveling Alone

Are you traveling with your spouse, your girlfriend, boyfriend, or best friend soon?What a shame. If you’d read Stephanie Rosenbloom’s new book Alone Time: Four Seasons, Four Cities,…

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Tips on Getting the Most Out of Your 2018 Summer Vacation

Remember when summer really meant vacation? I’m talking, of course, of the time before you were able to vote, when summer meant freedom from school and adventures at camp, a fun summer…

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Is it Safe to Travel to Hawaii in the Coming Months? What Travelers Need to Know

Updated May 26It has been a year of dramatic news stories, but few can top the volcanic eruptions that continue to devastate portions of Hawaii’s Big Island. In just the last few…

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Japanese Ryokan Stays: Are They For You?

Traditional inns in come with traditions—many of them! Here's what to expect if you choose this type of lodging.

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What Will Be New at America's Theme Parks This Year?

Amusement park season is around the bend—and that bend could be a loop-de-loop of a high tech ride. For our weekly Frommer's Travel Show on WABC Radio, Jason Cochran and I interviewed…

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Escapes from New York: The Best Road Trips from NYC

The city that never sleeps can get tiring, even for visitors. If you need a quick escape from New York , try one of the following road trips. Each is guaranteed to offer a good…

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In New York City, Rapidly Shifting Hotel Prices, Shorter Dining Hours, and More

Every year at this time, I update the book Frommer’s EasyGuide to New York City. This involves spreadsheets of pricing, hours, and more, meaning that I’m easily able to graph the…

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Thinking of Taking a Shopping Tour with a Stylist? Tips and Observations

In Paris, I tested out Airbnb's new Experiences section by engaging two personal shoppers to put some oh la la into my fashion sense. It was a tale of two stylists.

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Privacy vs. Security: How Hotel Guests Can Get Around the Rise in "Room Checks"

I do a strange thing in hotel rooms sometimes: I host a live radio show. When I'm on the road, thanks to the magic of Skype, my room becomes my studio. And it used to be a quiet, easy…

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The Ever-Expanding Footprint of Airbnb and What It Means

With speed more head-spinning than Linda Blair's in The Exorcist, Airbnb has been growing and changing and growing once again. In just the past 18 months or so, it has added online…

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Introducing Evaneos, a New Tool Connecting You with Local Planning Help

Planning for vacation is generally done in two ways today. There’s the O.C.D. version, in which the traveler spends weeks poring over the internet, reading guidebooks, putting down…

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How Not to Do Yosemite in Winter

I sometimes think my real job as a travel writer is to be an idiot. It's my job to make mistakes and then report on them so that my readers can have fun, safe, and error-free…

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Get Yours Now! Passport Fees are Going Up

The U.S. State Department has announced that prices for passports will inch up come April. For adults, the cost for a passport book will be $145. The fee for children 16 and younger…

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Hidden Montreal: Seeing More, Beyond its Famous Sights

You go to Montreal because it’s one of the oldest cities in the Americas, with an evocative historic district, splendid museums, and a fascinating French Canadian culture. You go back…

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Our Top Tips for Surviving Holiday Air Travel this Year

The airlines are expecting 51 million passengers to fly in United States in the final two weeks of December, a figure that’s up 3% from last year’s record number. Break it down and…

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It Matters What Day of the Week You Book Airfares: A New Study

Some people wait for the arrival of the Beaujolais Nouveau or the start of baseball season. But for this travel writer, the day the Airline Reporting Corporation (ARC) puts out its…

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Airbnb Just Made Planning Group Trips a Lot Easier

Humans have always traveled in packs. But booking this style of travel online has always been difficult—few sites allow users to divvy up payments among several travelers. Airbnb to…

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Why It's Good Most Big Ski Resorts in North America are on Multi-Resort Passes

Skiing has always been a pricey vacation activity. But today, it’s difficult to know whether one’s investment will pay off. You reserve a room months in advance, buy your lift tickets,…

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Hot Tips on Hotel Stays from Top Travel CEOs

So what do the masters of the travel universe have in store for us vacationers? I attended the Skift Global Forum, an industry conference, and in between the speeches on marketing and…

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Two New, And Quite Appetizing, Culinary Travel Books

The old cliché "I live to eat" has a new corollary: "I travel to eat." More vacationers are letting their taste buds decide where their feet (and wallets) will lead them. To aid with…