Tagged: ethics

A Major Newspaper Asks If It's Ethical to Fly. Arthur Frommer Wants Your Thoughts

Depending on your politics, you either do or you don’t regard The New York Times as the nation’s leading newspaper. But after that paper’s recent examination of the relation between…

Do Travelers Lose Their Moral Compasses on the Road? A Surprising Study

My friend Deborah "borrowed" her favorite wool blanket from a hotel when she went on a business trip. Shannon, another pal, put her able-bodied daughter in an airport wheelchair to…

Arthur Frommer: Is a Travel Boycott Ever Justified? Do They Even Work?

Is a travel boycott ever justified?  A controversy over that claim is currently raging in the travel trade press. I had an aunt, now deceased, who was one of the world’s gentlest…

How Much of What You Spend Stays in Your Destination? G Adventures Knows

Recently, I had the pleasure of interviewing Bruce Poon Tip (pictured) for our radio show. Bruce is the founder of G Adventures, one of the most important small-group adventure…

Three Important Recommendations for Smart Travel That Are Served By Three Smart Websites

Three important recommendations for smart travel:  choosing an ethical destination, preparing your cellphone for cost-conscious travel, improving your trips through yoga Three…

Digital Travel Photography: Recommended Resources

This article offers suggestions of various websites, magazines, and books that I believe are good resources for digital photographers. I hope you will find them to be good resources as…

What's New: An Online Update for Frommer's Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine

Northern New England tourism is starting to catch up to the rest of the world, both in terms of both luxury and in terms of price. We're not entirely sure if this is a good thing,…

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

ZurichMore and more diners are discovering the cafes and restaurants of the increasingly trendy Zurich West. A converted warehouse, Rosso (Geroldstrasse, off Hardstrasse; tel.…

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

In the vanguard of world tourism, Italy is always changing, but, like the city of Rome itself, the country remains eternal. Here are some of the latest developments. Rome Management…