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Maui Wildfires: How You Can Help Affected Communities in Hawaii

By Pauline Frommer

Posted on 08/10/2023, 4:30 PM

As anyone who has ever visited Hawaii knows, the word aloha means far more than just "hello" and "goodbye." In the Hawaiian language, alo means "to share" and ha stands for the concept of breath or life energy, according to some experts, suggesting the word sums up a spirit of love and generosity. With devastating wildfires killing dozens and destoying over 200 structures in historic areas of the ...

No, Cruise Ships Are Not Banned from Amsterdam

By Jason Cochran

Posted on 07/27/2023, 6:00 AM

Another week, another inaccurate travel headline that seems designed for clicks.In recent days, you might have read that Amsterdam's city council has outlawed cruise ships. BBC News: Amsterdam bans cruise ships to limit visitors and curb pollution. People: Another Major City Has Just Banned Cruise Ships.While there might be some very good reasons to eliminate cruise ship traffic from the intimate h...

Don't Scan a Fake QR Code! Scammers Can Steal Your Personal Info

By Zac Thompson

Posted on 07/25/2023, 9:00 AM

An earlier version of this post has been updated with new information. We know QR codes are convenient, allowing quick access to the website or payment portal of a restaurant, parking garage, airline, government agency, or other entity. All you have to do is point your smartphone's camera at that funny little square of black and white, and boom! You're on your way. But you don't go around scan...

Do You Need Tickets for the Pantheon? Navigating Rome’s Confusing New Fee Rollout

By Elizabeth Heath

Posted on 07/14/2023, 7:00 AM

After centuries—nay, millennia—of flinging open its mighty bronze doors free of charge, the Pantheon, one of the most-visited attractions in Rome, is now charging admission. Effective this month, the inimitable landmark will collect a fee of €5 ($5.60) from each tourist who visits. Located in the heart of Rome’s Centro Storico and part of a highly Instagrammable trifecta that also includes the T...

Disney World Attendance Is Way Down, but Don't Blame Politics

By Jason Cochran

Posted on 07/12/2023, 2:00 AM

On the Fourth of July at Walt Disney World in Central Florida—a day when crowds are usually shoulder to shoulder—the pathways were shockingly clear. Wait times for most rides were 30 minutes or less. Because the clickbait press never saw carrion it didn't want to pick over, recent news articles about the resort have been soaring with hyperbole. "Disney World Empties Out," one website crowed. "Walt ...

1 in 3 Flights Could Be Canceled This Summer, Europeans Warn

By Jason Cochran

Posted on 07/07/2023, 3:15 PM

Today's Times of London published a headline that will dismay anyone who has a European vacation in the works for this year: Air traffic control strike will hit up to 1 in 3 summer flights.Sky News agreed, reporting that as many as 12,600 flights a day stand a chance of being disrupted.Proving that it's not just United Airlines that's having a hard time contending with the labor situation at airpor...

SCOOP: No, Dubrovnik Is Not Fining Tourists €265 for Using Wheeled Luggage

By Jason Cochran

Posted on 07/06/2023, 9:30 AM

The story isn't true.This happens more often than any of us should accept: Scandalous "news" is published and because it's clicky, it gets spread far and wide—but nobody is actually checking to see if the story is accurate.This happened a few months ago when multiple travel publications ran with the false story that AirTag tracking devices were being banned on international carrier Lufthansa. That ...

Malaria Is Back in the United States. Here's What Travelers Should Do About It

By Jason Cochran

Posted on 06/29/2023, 11:30 AM

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued an advisory after cases of malaria were detected in Texas and Florida—the first locally transmitted cases of the mosquito-borne disease reported in the U.S. in decades.If there's one illness the CDC knows inside and out, it's malaria. Because the disease can easily kill if left untreated, the federal agency (originally known as the Communica...

Hate Using Disney's Genie+ Ride Reservation System? Hire a Concierge to Do It

By Jason Cochran

Posted on 06/15/2023, 7:30 AM

When you hear people complain about how unpleasant and cumbersome a trip to a Disney theme park has become, one of the first things they'll complain about is Genie+.The paid ride reservation system replaced FastPass, a service that had been offered free of charge for decades. The rollout of Genie+ in late 2021 was extremely glitchy, and although some of the problems have been worked out, the core b...

Things to Do in the Virgin Islands This Year—Picks from Our New Guidebook

By Alexis Lipsitz Flippin

Posted on 06/14/2023, 7:30 AM

It's been nearly 10 years since the last time Frommer's released a Virgin Islands guidebook, and let's just say a lot of stuff has happened in the interim. Among the toughest challenges: not one but two category-5 hurricanes (hitting 2 weeks apart) followed by the gut punch of a global pandemic. I am thrilled to report that my new guidebook, Frommer's Virgin Islands, shows that both the U.S. and ...

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