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A Controversial New Documentary Film Will Supplement American Travelers' Impressions of European Life and Politics, Both Pro and Con

By Arthur Frommer

Posted on 11/13/2015, 1:15 PM

Market, Helsinki, Finland We Americans travel to Europe primarily for cultural reasons—to view great art at famed museums, to encounter history in the form of monuments, cathedrals, structures and relics, to attend opera and ballet performances, to witness different lifestyles, and even to sample unusual cuisine. But a growing number of tourists are interested in the different solutio...

The Churchill Museum Has Now Joined the List of London Must-Sees

By Arthur Frommer

Posted on 11/11/2015, 2:00 PM

In a city whose major museums are among the largest and most impressive of all such places, the Churchill War Rooms were always a compelling exhibit but a secondary one. Why go to a narrow, twenty-yard-long attraction (the War Rooms) when the British Museum had the Rosetta Stone and the Elgin Marbles, the Victoria & Albert Museum had the Leonardo da Vinci notebooks and the first ...

25.3 Million People Will Fly Over Thanksgiving: 10 Airport Strategies If You're Going to Be One of Them

By Pauline Frommer

Posted on 11/09/2015, 5:15 PM

The industry group Airlines for America is predicting that 65,000 more people PER DAY will fly this year than last, between November 20 and December 1. That's an uptick of 3%, and the greatest number of air passengers since the recession of 2008. Be afraid. Be very afraid. And be smart about how you're going to handle your own travel plans. Here are our tips: 1) Avoid flying November 2...

French Polynesia's Fun New "Passenger Freighter" Tours the Spectacular South Pacific Islands

By Jason Cochran

Posted on 11/05/2015, 3:45 PM

There was a time when it was relatively easy to take an around-the-world trip using nothing but freighter ships. Accommodations were never plush, but at least they took people to off-the-path ports. In recent decades, shifting economies and security concerns have put a damper on that delightful shoestring-travel underworld. One place where freighters are still a regular form of pa...

Airfares to Hawaii are Dropping Fast Thanks to New Competition in the Skies

By Jason Cochran

Posted on 11/04/2015, 11:15 AM

Black Rock, Ka'anapali Beach, Maui It used to be that getting to Hawaii from the United States' West Coat required a major cash outlay. Even earlier this year, round-trip fares could consistently be well above $500 or $600. No wonder most people perceive the 50th State mostly as a luxury or honeymoon destination: It takes the price of a dowry to go. But this week, that's changed. Dras...

There's No Better Time for a Quick Trip to Paris than the Autumn

By Arthur Frommer

Posted on 10/30/2015, 4:15 PM

To those Americans lucky enough to enjoy an autumn vacation (or the ability to take off a week at that time), a trip to Paris is a perfect choice. When Parisians return from their summer time off, they plunge into an impressive round of worthwhile cultural activities, that make for a scintillating stay in the City of Light. Although the traditional sights. attractions and events of Paris are ...

In Recommending 10 Lightly Visited Destinations for Your Next Vacation, I Avoid the Unknown Places That May Deserve Their Lack of Notoriety

By Arthur Frommer

Posted on 10/30/2015, 3:45 PM

This is the season for the publication of travel lists: the "10 Best of This", the "10 Best of That". Travel journalists disclose their 10 Best travel destinations for the year ahead, or their 10 Best unknown travel gems, usually places of which few Americans have ever heard, or places so expensive that few Americans would choose them. One well-known travel firm has named Botswana i...

American Airlines to Sell An Even More Basic Ticket Than it Does Now

By Jason Cochran

Posted on 10/23/2015, 2:00 PM

Call it the Spirit Effect: American Airlines will be the latest major carrier to offer a no-frills, stripped-down, bare-bones version of its ticket. Starting next year, according to USA Today, American Airlines will begin offering tickets that cannot be changed or refunded or offer advance seat assignment. This new category, which will all but guarantee a middle seat on most flights, ...

And Now: Here are Three New Possibilities for Your Next Vacation

By Arthur Frommer

Posted on 10/23/2015, 12:00 PM

Convento do Carmo, Lisbon Tired of the same old trip? The travel industry is constantly creating the means for an entirely new vacation experience, as witness the following newly-popular destinations and a newly-revived form of European lodgings: Portugal and Colombia are the hot new destinations, attracting a great many smart travelers. Both are cheap: Portugal is, along w...

Airfares Are Dipping Once Again (and Two Other Pieces of Good News for Flyers)

By Pauline Frommer

Posted on 10/20/2015, 11:30 AM

Overly chatty seatmates, cramped seating and long security lines: these unhappy byproducts of airline travel aren’t going away anytime soon. But this week, several news events suggested that, in other ways, flying will be getting better for travelers in the coming months. Most importantly, prices are dipping. Hopper, an app that tracks airfares and advises users when to book, came out with a...

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