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Underground Luxury Hotel Opens in a Quarry
Bringing new meaning to the term "money pit," the recently opened, mostly subterranean InterContinental Shanghai Wonderland is a ritzy, multimillion-dollar resort with 16 of its 18…
Arthur Frommer: The Safest Destinations Are Named. Guess Who's Not a Leader?
A well-respected international consumer organization has picked the safest countries in which to travel, and the United States is nowhere among the leaders. Which are the world’s…
Smoke on a Carnival Cruise and You Could Get Kicked Off the Ship
Carnival Cruise Line is getting stricter with passengers who light up at sea. The company has updated its tobacco and marijuana smoking policy to include the possibility of removal…
Arthur Frommer: Long Live the FAA, Protector of Our Lives in the Air!
Although a great many business interests are constantly opposed to being regulated by the federal government, almost no one objects to a similar supervision of the airline industry. We…
New Rules in Rome Target Rowdy, Boozy Tourists
Italy has just about had it with your nonsense.Straining under the burden of accommodating endless hordes of tourists and their accompanying noise, litter, rowdiness, and traffic…
Thinking of Taking an African Safari? Some Tips from an Expert
African safaris: They are, for many, at the tippy top of the bucket list. But the how-tos for finding the right one have shifted in the last few years, so old conventional wisdom may…
Summer River Cruises in Europe May Now Present Problems, Says Arthur Frommer
Should you book a European river cruise that takes place in summer? Maybe not. Next summer’s cruise passengers are expected to encounter problems because of an unusually hot season in…
In Japan You Can Build Your Own Kit Kat Now
Like compact cars and the band Cheap Trick, Kit Kat candy bars weren't born in Japan, but they sure went big there. The chocolate-covered wafers (a U.K. creation currently owned…
Arthur Frommer: Charging $300 Round-Trip to Europe, Level is the World’s Budget Champion
If you were to ask even a well-informed travel professional to name the cheapest airline flying the Atlantic, they would undoubtedly answer: Norwegian Air.And they’d be dead wrong. The…
American Airlines Will Allow Early Boarding for Flyers with Nut Allergies
As if determined to undo their decades of peanut pushing, U.S. airlines continue to make concessions to passengers with nut allergies. Hardly any carriers serve those snacks on flights…
World's Tallest Statue Unveiled in India
The average height of adult males in India is 5 feet, 5 inches (165cm).Throw in men made of bronze, and that figure might jump up a few notches, at least as of last week. That's when…
Arthur Frommer: Canada Legalized Marijuana, But Visitors Should Know the Rules
The recent decision by all of Canada to legalize the sale or use of marijuana was hailed by U.S. users and advocates of that drug. On careful study of Canada’s action, those…
The Cartoon Network Is Building Its First Hotel
Listen up, fans of Adventure Time, We Bare Bears, and The Powerpuff Girls: The Cartoon Network is getting its own hotel. Developed through a partnership between the animated cable…
Colorful New St. Louis Hotel Wants to Give You the Blues (or Reds or Yellows)
"Got the St. Louis Blues," goes the old W.C. Handy song, "just as blue as I can be."Those lyrics take on new meaning at the Angad Arts Hotel, which opens this week amid the many…
You Can Stay in Ralphie’s House from ‘A Christmas Story’
Ultimate fans of the American holiday film classic A Christmas Story might already own a replica of the Major Award leg lamp, nightmarish bunny pajamas, or even a toy Red Ryder BB gun…
National Veterans Memorial and Museum Opens in Columbus, Ohio
More than 40 million people have served in the U.S. armed forces. They've been honored with monuments, memorials, and museums in Washington, D.C., across the country, and even around…
Paris' Henri Cartier-Bresson Photography Venue Moves to Meet Tourists
The gallery and archive dedicated to one of France’s most iconic photographers reopens this week in a new space in the artsy Marais district, where more tourists will be able to see…
Oldest Building on D.C.'s National Mall Reopens After Restoration
You've probably never heard of the Lockkeeper's House in Washington, D.C.There's a good reason for that. It's been closed for decades. But this unassuming stone building at the corner…
The Pittsburgh Steelers Are Getting a Roller Coaster
One of America's oldest amusement parks is teaming up with one of the NFL's most storied franchises. Kennywood, which originated as a "trolley park" around the turn of the 20th century…
How Much of What You Spend Stays in Your Destination? G Adventures Knows
Recently, I had the pleasure of interviewing Bruce Poon Tip (pictured) for our radio show. Bruce is the founder of G Adventures, one of the most important small-group adventure…
NYC's New Museum of Optical Illusions Wants to Blow Your Mind
Remember that day in fourth grade when your teacher distributed photocopied handouts of M.C. Escher prints, figures that appeared to be differing sizes but were actually the same, and…
I’m Now One of Those People: A Traveler with an Airbnb Horror Story
It didn’t happen because I’m a careless idiot, or a very picky, persnickity traveler. It happened because I’m a (bit) lazy. I was heading to Chicago for work and an unrelated…
The Game Is Afoot at London's New Sherlock Escape Room
Would you want to be stuck with Sherlock Holmes in an escape room—one of those games where players are locked in a confined space and have a limited amount of time to find clues, solve…
Police Destroy Semi-Submerged Sculpture Park in the Maldives
Police officers wielding saws, pickaxes, and ropes have destroyed the world's first semi-submerged sculpture park. Located in the Maldives, Coralarium—which Frommer's covered this…
Acclaimed Houston Art Museum Open After Renovations
After more than six months of renovations, the Renzo Piano-designed main building of Houston's Menil Collection—home to an eclectic horde of 17,000 artworks, from antiquities to…