If You Use the Public Phone Chargers at the Airport, the FBI Has a Warning for You
Posted on 04/11/2023, 9:45 AM
It's awfully easy to run out of mobile phone power when you travel. The travel industry has offloaded lots of activity and paperwork to the smartphone in your pocket: Flight check-in, fee collection, boarding passes, and arranging the ride to the airport are often handled on passengers' devices, leaving us with depleted batteries for the flight. Once passengers board, many airlines continue drain...
Where to Catch the Total Solar Eclipse in North America in April 2024
Posted on 04/10/2023, 10:45 AM
They don't come along very often. Have you seen one?No, we're not talking about Star Wars sequels that will stand the test of time. We mean a total solar eclipse—one trip to the Dark Side that's worth planning for.There will only be six total solar eclipses on Earth between now and the end of the decade, but only one of the eclipses will be visible over the continental United States. That event com...
Airlines to Cut New York City Flights This Summer to Combat Labor Shortage
Posted on 04/04/2023, 11:00 AM
American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue, and United Airlines have all signaled they intend to cut flights to New York City this summer as the United States faces an ongoing shortage of air traffic controllers. As the peak summer travel season approaches, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) convened a meeting last week with the major carriers to figure out ways to minimize the impact of ...
New River Cruise to Visit WWII Sites in France and England
Posted on 03/31/2023, 7:00 AM
Next year will mark the 80th anniversary of World War II's D-Day invasion, when Allied forces landed at Normandy in France to liberate Europe from the Nazis. To commemorate the historic military operation, Viking is launching a new river cruise with stops at several important WWII sites in England and France. Running from March through November of 2024, the 12-day "Paris & D-Day 80th Anniver...
The Queen Mary Lives! Tours and Overnight Stays on the Liner Are Back
Posted on 03/29/2023, 6:30 PM
For fans of cultural preservation and maritime history, the news is royally good.The world-famous Queen Mary, which has been closed for years, is lowering the gangway for visitors once again.The boundary-breaking ship was first launched in 1936, served tourists and soldiers alike with speed and valor, and was towed for good to Long Beach, California, when its service ended in 1969. There, it has se...
Passport Wait Times Go Up Again: Here's Where They Stand Now
Posted on 03/28/2023, 9:45 AM
The U.S. State Department seems to be having a crisis of sorts—the wait for passport renewals and applications rises by the week.Two weeks ago, we warned you about a processing meltdown that was causing waits of 8–11 weeks for standard applications and 5–7 weeks for "expedited" handling.Turns out those were the good old days.The State Department has now issued revised wait times for passport applic...
Amtrak’s New Night Owl Fares Will Get You Around the East Coast for $5 to $20
Posted on 03/23/2023, 7:00 AM
Amtrak is bestowing a gift on night owls and early birds. The national rail carrier has rolled out new low fares for select departures between 7pm and 5am on some of its busy Northeast Corridor routes. The rates, which start at an eye-opening $5 and top out at a not-too-shabby $20, are available now for one-way coach tickets on off-peak trains traveling between New York City, Washington, D.C., a...
New Starlux Airlines to Fly from the U.S. to Asia from $464 Each Way
Posted on 03/20/2023, 3:45 PM
Americans are about to enjoy the price competition that results when a new challenger enters a market. Starlux Airlines is coming to Los Angeles, and its arrival on the scene should mean better prices than we've seen in some time to Asia.For the past three years, Starlux Airlines has been gradually building routes from its hub in Taipei, to 15 cities in Asia. From that HQ in Taiwan, it now flies to...
Hooray! Flipboard Adds Frommer's to Its App
Posted on 03/20/2023, 10:00 AM
We are excited to announce that you can access the freshest Frommer's articles on Flipboard, one of the premier apps for collecting news in one place. We join such big players as the Washington Post, NPR, and Travel + Leisure. With Flipboard, you can follow topics or publications that interest you (like Frommer's) to make sure you always see new features and posts when they're published. We mus...
Brazil Is About to Become More Difficult to Visit Because of a Backward Move
Posted on 03/15/2023, 6:15 PM
Petty diplomatic squabbling is about to end a travel perk that we barely had time to enjoy. On October 1, 2023, Brazil will bring back mandatory visas for tourists from the United States, Canada, Australia, and Japan. For many years, visitors from those nations who wanted to see the legendary sights of Brazil found that dreaming of that vacation was much easier than actually planning it. Tourists...
