Tagged: apps

New App Lets You Switch Rental Cars on the Spot

Rental car company Avis introduced a new mobile app last week designed to give customers more control over the car-choosing process. If you're unhappy with the car assigned to you,…

Disneyland's "Star Wars," Airport Customs, and Other Magical Places: Today's Travel Briefing

Here's what happening today in the world of travel.* FUROR OVER NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINE'S NEW BEVERAGE POLICY (USA Today). A new beverage policy adopted by Norwegian Cruise Line has…

App for Speeding Up Customs Process Now Live at 14 Airports

A mobile app designed to move you through customs quickly and efficiently is now available at 14 of the country's international airports. The latest addition, Washington Dulles in…

How to Complain to Uber

Sign into your Uber account on a desktop computer and go to "Report an Issue with the App" from the Help Center. In this form, fill in your device type, operating system version, and a…

The Latest Travel News about Smartwatches, Hotel Apps, Airfares to Asia and Cuba, Low-Priced European River Cruises, and Healthy Vacations. Whew!

One of CroisiEurope's recently refurbished vessels in Lyon, FranceIn the vast outpouring of comment about Apple's new Apple Watch (a computer in the size and form of a…

Hailo Shuts Down: How Taxi Drivers Sabotaged a Golden Opportunity and Handed Uber and Lyft the Keys

Taxi, New York City, 2013The cab-summoning app Hailo is dead.Yesterday, it suspended operations in North America, opting to concentrate its business in Europe and…

Now AT&T Will Warn You Before You Go Over Your International Limit

A screenshot from the AT&T International Travel AppIt only took more than a decade. AT&T has finally issued a tool to help customers know when they are in danger of…

Handy Discount App HotelTonight Now Offers Discounts from 9am Daily Instead of Noon

The same-day hotel discount app HotelTonight has grown by leaps and bounds since its debut in 2011, going from a coverage of just a few cities to now around 200 locations around the…

TodayTix: A Promising New Source for Scoring Deep Discounts on Broadway Show Tickets

Broadway is huge business, and a major tourism industry. Last season, which ended in May, raked in a staggering $1.14 billion in grosses for New York City's theatres.In the same…

For Summer Road Trips, a Smartphone App That Avoids Traffic and Finds the Cheapest Gas

Last week, at the Webby Awards, which is like the Oscars for online ventures, an interesting travel app took home the "Best Connected" prize.Here's what it can do: If you leave it…

How to Plan a Trip With Your Parents As an Adult

Last summer, I had a chance to take my 70-year-old dad, a lifelong auto racing fan, to the Indy Racing Experience at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. We had gone to the Indy 500…

New York's Fire Island Is For Birders and Sunbathers Alike

As one of New York City's most popular summer playgrounds, Fire Island National Seashore is easy enough to reach. But once you're there, it can be fairly difficult to get around,…

Ask the Family Travel Expert: Planning Ahead for White House Tours

Question: I'm taking my son (age 8) to Washington, D.C. for the first time in June. I'm going to try getting a tour reservation for the White House early, but I'm wondering if there…

Take a Trip Down Memory Lane at Disneyland

Come on. Let's have some fun. We deserve it.Ignore those office emails, forget all about the economy and for an afternoon focus instead on what's really important, especially on…

5 Best Bets for Spotting the Big Five in South Africa

It goes without saying most people visit South Africa with the hope of seeing the Big Five: lions, leopards, buffalos, rhinos, and elephants. And while animal viewing possibilities…

Remembrance and Respect: Travel to Historic Battlefields Near and Far

With Veterans' Day being commemorated this week, it is fitting to honor the contribution of the armed forces with a glimpse at a few travel options to historic battlegrounds and sites…

What's New: An Online Update for Frommer's Fiji

Fiji remains peaceful under the "interim" government of Commodore Frank Bainimarama, and casual visitors continue to experience few consequences of the military coup he led in 2006.…

7 Ways to See the World on Wheels

500 Places to Take Your Kids Before They Grow Up highlights 500 of the most exciting and memorable cities, museums, and trips throughout the world. The seven destinations below offer…

What's New: An Online Update for Frommer's France

Planning Your Trip Coach House Rentals (www.rentals.chsparis.com) has expanded its private homes for rent to include addresses in Paris. Its website has pictures and full…

Rein in Wyoming's Rich, Wild History in Cody

Cody is a Wyoming town named for a man who made a difference -- Buffalo Bill Cody the gentleman in question. But there are today in that town two more men making a difference in the…

Diving into Budapest's Hotels and Spas

Often overlooked in favor of some of the more traditional central and western European capitals, Budapest is a surprisingly gracious destination with exceptional museums, historic…

21 Packing Rules for Traveling with Kids

First rule of traveling with kids: You'll be better off when you face the fact that your own needs and preferences have nothing to do with packing for the family's vacation. With young…