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The Fees Travelers Love....At Least for Now

Discuss the mechanics of travel with most folks and the talk inevitably turns to fees. Sometimes you can actually feel the room heating up as travelers rail against having to pay…

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Orlando Theme Parks Dispensing Free Insect Repellent to Ease Zika Fears

Visitors to Orlando's major theme parks are now being offered free insect repellent as fears of the mosquito-borne Zika virus continue to grow in Florida.You can get complimentary…

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Qatar Airport to Charge Departure Tax to All Passengers

Starting on December 1, if you happen to pass through Hamad International Airport near Qatar's capital city of Doha, you're going to be charged a "departure tax" of about $10 (35…

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Travel Site User Gets 47-Year Layover and Hilarious Customer-Service Response

We know it's only Wednesday, but you can stop looking for the Customer Service Rep of the Week. It's Jen from Skyscanner.The company, an airline search engine that compares…

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France's High Court Strikes Down Burkini Ban

As the United States has discovered in its own fight against terrorism, it can be difficult to combat militant extremists while preserving human rights.The beaches of the French…

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Late Summer Airline Fares Poised to Drop

For travelers whose schedules aren't tied to when their kids are in school, we're entering the most wonderful time of the year when it comes to buying plane tickets.As summer…

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Photographer Captures the World's Most Beautiful Metro Stations

Stockholm's Solna Centrum public transit station (photo: Chris Forsyth/Instagram)Twenty-year-old Canadian photographer Chris Forsyth has been documenting some of the world's…

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Obama Names New National Monument in Maine

Mount Katahdin in Maine (photo: InAweOfGod'sCreation/Flickr)On Wednesday of last week—the day before the National Park Service's 100th birthday—President Barack Obama created…

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Steep Decline in Paris Tourism Following Terror Attacks

From January to June of this year, a million fewer people visited Paris compared with the same period in 2015.If you follow the news, you shouldn't have trouble figuring out the…

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Give to Charity, Get Discounted Hotel Rate

A new hotel booking website aims to incentivize charitable donations by linking them to discounted rates for rooms.It's called Kind Traveler and here's how it works: users who…

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Does Southwest's "Bags Fly Free" Policy Cause Delays?

Southwest Airlines makes a big deal out of still not charging passengers for checked bags (well, up to two bags, anyway), even as the carrier's major competitors have all instituted…

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Prince's Paisley Park to Become a Museum

Starting today, August 26, at 2pm, you can buy tickets to tour Paisley Park, the estate outside of Minneapolis that once belonged to music legend Prince, who died on April…

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Myanmar Earthquake Damages Famous Bagan Temples

Bagan Temples following Wednesday's earthquake in Myanmar (photo: baganurbanadventures/Instagram)Wednesday's 6.8-magnitude earthquake in Myanmar killed at least one person and…

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Happy 100th Birthday, National Parks!

Yellowstone National Park (photo: FreeImages/Erik Marr)On August 25, 1916, President Woodrow Wilson signed a bill creating the National Park Service to protect and maintain…

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Johnny Cash's Tennessee Ranch Made Into Museum

(Photo: Trish Keennan/Flickr)Fans of the Man in Black have another pilgrimage site to add to the itinerary.There's already the Johnny Cash Museum in Nashville, the Johnny…

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World's Highest and Longest Glass-Bottomed Bridge Opens in China

Zhangjiajie glass bridge in China (photo: skytg24hd/Instagram)Having just recently become the site of a terrifying cliffside glass walkway, China's Zhangjiajie mountains are…

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TSA, Airports, and Congress Get Security Wait Times Under Control

After a frustrating spring filled with long, slow-moving security lines at airports, Congress, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), airlines, and airports banded…

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Introducing the Airbnb of Camping

In recent months we've introduced you to companies aiming to be the Airbnb of RVs and the Airbnb of boats. Now we'd like to introduce you to the Airbnb of camping.Photo:…

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Luxury Travel Service Offers Chance to Meet Pope Francis—for $25,000

Pope Francis (photo: Aleteia Image Department/Flickr)There are vacation packages that come with free WiFi and water-park tickets. And then there are apparently vacation…

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Woman Lives on Cruise Ship All Year Round

Recently, our own Arthur Frommer discussed the possibility of seniors ditching the retirement village and moving onto a cruise ship to live full time, 52 weeks a year.If you've…

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Nightmare Traffic at LaGuardia Airport

Traffic around the entrances and exits to LaGuardia Airport was a nightmare yesterday, resulting in major delays and in some cases missed flights.The source of the trouble: the…

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Baby Born on Flight Gets 1 Million Air Miles

A newborn named Haven just received a gift we're guessing her parents didn't register for: 1 million air miles from Philippines carrier Cebu Pacific.How come? Because last week…

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Most Limits on U.S.-Mexico Flights Have Flown Away

Yesterday was a good day for price-conscious travelers in North America. As of Sunday, nearly all of the restrictions on flights between the United States and Mexico have been…

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Sydney Opera House Getting a $202 Million Renovation

(photo by Bkamprath/Wikimedia Commons)The Sydney Opera House is unquesionably one of Australia's most iconic sights—if we're talking manmade landmarks, it probably tops the…

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Indoor Rainforest Coming to Dubai Hotel

El Yunque National Rainforest in Puerto Rico (photo: FreeImages/sue anna joe)The latest over-the-top luxury hotel planned for Dubai is for all those who have found themselves…