Record Low Exchange Rates Suddenly Make These Five Places Record Super-Bargains
Posted on 01/13/2016, 5:30 PM
Clifton, Cape Town, South Africa Going where the bargains are can feel a bit like surfing, metaphorically speaking. You hang out nowhere in particular for a while, keeping an eye out for ripples, and when you spot an ideal change in the swell, you ride it for as far as you can. Kowabunga: Surf's up! In the past few months, these currencies have taken a dive, so if you ever wanted to dip...
Yet Another Reason to Go to Canada: Free National Park Entries for All of 2017
Posted on 01/13/2016, 7:45 AM
That Justin Trudeau! Not only did he have the good sense to give women half of all the job in his cabinet (filling all the positions with genuine experts in the subjects they'll be handling), but yesterday he had the wisdom to throw open wide the gates to Canada's national treasures. In honor of Canada's 150th birthday, entry to all of Canada's extraordinary National Parks will be free. And f...
Pauline Frommer Is Hitting the Road With Travel Show Appearances Across the United States
Posted on 01/11/2016, 1:30 PM
Hello Fellow Wanderers! I just wanted to invite you all to come out and talk travel. I'll be appearing under the auspices of the Travel and Adventure Show in the following cities, on the following dates: San Diego: January 16 Chicago: January 24 Dallas: January 30 Long Beach: February 27 & 28 Santa Clara: March 6 I'll be discussing the top travel trends that will sha...
An Airport Security Reprieve for Travelers with Drivers Licenses from States That Are Not In Compliance with the Federal Government's Real ID Act
Posted on 01/11/2016, 1:15 PM
And in the end, it all was about politics. As those of you who read this blog regularly know, a few months ago it looked like those citizens of those states that hadn't complied with the federal government's "Real ID" act would no longer be able to use their drivers licenses as ID at security line checkpoints. Those states (and territories) are: Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, New Mexico, Wash...
Asked to Recommend a Batch of "New Destinations" for 2016, I Like to List Locations that Aren't Really "New" but Simply Under-Visited
Posted on 01/07/2016, 6:30 PM
Travel writers are often asked to name a few "new destinations" for vacationers who like to travel differently. And dutifully, they respond by naming places of which you've never heard. I don't like that approach. In my experience, "new destinations" are often that for a reason--they deserve their lack of notoriety. North Korea is a "new destination", but you wouldn't wan...
A Possible Surge of American Tourism to Iran Should Not be Prevented or Opposed, But the Realities of Iran Should Not be Overlooked Either
Posted on 01/07/2016, 6:00 PM
I can never quite enjoy myself in a totalitarian country. Whether it be China or Myanmar, Franco's Spain or Castro's Cuba, I could never, in the past, quite rid myself of the realization that the local people around me were not able to speak their minds without risking arrest and imprisonment. And no matter how much I savored their cuisine or marveled at their views, there was at least a...
Breaking News! The Frommer Travel Show is Now Live on Saturdays at 3 p.m. ET on WABC in New York, Connecticut, and New Jersey & in the Rest of the Country at Noon ET Sundays!
Posted on 12/31/2015, 1:00 PM
We have an important announcement: Starting immediately (namely, this coming Saturday), the Frommer Travel Show will now be carried live every Saturday at 3 p.m. on Radio Station WABC (770 on the AM dial) in the tri-state listening area of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. And it will continue to be carried throughout the rest of the nation (a great many stations) on Sundays at noon, East...
Are Cruise Ships Easy Targets for Terrorists?
Posted on 12/29/2015, 11:00 AM
There's no need to be complicated about this answer. Yes. This week, Disney Cruise Line announced that it will no longer stop in Greece, Turkey, or Malta on its upcoming 12-night Mediterranean voyage of the Disney Magic. When asked why, a spokesperson told Frommer's, "We regularly review our itineraries and occasionally make the changes needed to provide the best possible experiences on ...
Are Cruise Ships Easy Targets for Terrorists?
Posted on 12/29/2015, 11:00 AM
There's no need to be complicated about this answer. Yes. This week, Disney Cruise Line announced that it will no longer stop in Greece, Turkey, or Malta on its upcoming 12-night Mediterranean voyage of the Disney Magic. When asked why, a spokesperson told Frommer's, "We regularly review our itineraries and occasionally make the changes needed to provide the best possible experiences on ...
A Travel Memoir for Today: Gloria Steinem’s "My Life On the Road"
Posted on 12/29/2015, 9:30 AM
I never thought I’d use the words "Gloria Steinem" and "travel memoir" in the same sentence. Somehow the idea of one of the most important leaders of the 20th century couching her life story in a genre that too often has to do with, well “quests” to find the perfect quesadilla, or fix up a house in Tuscany, seemed ludicrous. But as she’s been doing her entire career, Ms. Steinem turns expectati...
