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Smart Traveler: How to Pack for an International Flight

Whether your suitcase gets lost in transit or you simply forgot to pack something, smart packing can save you from scrambling in a foreign country to replace travel essentials. Be…

Travel Troubleshooter: No Refund for My Package Vacation

Paul Cantrell's mother-in-law is trying to get a refund for a Priceline vacation package. She's been promised all of her money back, but the company is balking. Is there anything she…

Paris: The Best Books to Read Before You Go

Before your Paris trip, select a good guidebook such as Pauline Frommer's Paris. But, if you really want to get the most out of Paris, do some extracurricular reading. Terrance…

3 New Resources for Disabled Travelers in London, Hong Kong & Illinois

Accessible travel resources are popping up all over this spring. And the really good news is, they're filled with accurate, authoritative, useful access information. Gone are the…

10 Tips for Visiting Disney World with Kids

When it comes to Disney World, every family hopes to get the most fun out of every hour, and the most value for their buck. The readers of WeJustGotBack.com share 10 ways to maximize…

Four Secrets for Upgrading Your Next Vacation

Think this is bad? It could get worse. Much worse. Travel is still at the beginning of its long descent into mediocrity. Airlines seem to invent new surcharges and passenger-hostile…

Classic and Commercial English Castles at Kenilworth and Warwick

If you had to read English literature in school, you'll remember names like Kenilworth and Warwick and their castles, perhaps in works by Sir Walter Scott or men of that ilk. Whether…

Beatlemania and Green Living in Hamburg, Germany

"It's sometimes called London on the Baltic," said a German friend speaking of Hamburg. I couldn't tell for sure whether he was boasting or complaining. But commercial ties, dating…

Ask the Family Travel Expert: Disney World, Done Dirt Cheap

Question: Hello! We are a family of five with three kids (ages 8, 5, and 2). We have never been to Disney World and would like to plan a trip. Money is very, very tight and we are…

Leaving the Strip for Las Vegas' Two World-Class Museums

Truth be told, many vacationers come to Las Vegas and have a perfectly fine vacation gambling, shopping, eating in restaurants, going to shows ... without ever leaving their hotels.…

Park of the Week: New York City's Oldest Clinton

Clinton is a famous name in New York City, and has been for 200 years, at least. Of course, the contemporary Clinton is Bill, whose Clinton Global Initiative is in its fifth year and…

7 Places to Eat: Get in Line for São Paolo's Best

The carioca culture of Rio de Janiero is great for music, barhopping, and beach going, but when Brazilian gourmets want to indulge themselves, where do they head? Easy: São Paolo. In…

Slope Specs: In October, a Young Skier's Fancy Lightly Turns to Thoughts of Loveland

With apologies to Alfred, Lord Tennyson, savvy Colorado skiers and snowboarders of both genders and all ages start thinking about Loveland (tel. 800/736-3SKI or 303/569-3203…

4 Ways to Harmonize Hunger Near Carnegie Hall

Music doesn't make me hungry, mostly because I eat before the concert, but I know that some prefer dining afterwards. In New York City, this often means the higher-priced luxury…

Travel Troubleshooter: Half a Room or Twice the Price

Even though she prepays for a hotel room on Hotwire.com, Elke Rist gets half of what she's promised: just one bed and quarters the size of a "jail cell." It will cost her twice as…

10 Tips for Visiting the U.S. Capitol

A tour of the U.S. Capitol should be obligatory for everyone coming to the nation's capital. More than any other Washington landmark, it embodies the United State's past, present, and…

Travel Troubleshooter: Charged Twice for My Cayman Island Hotel

Nanci Moll's travel agency goes bust without paying her hotel in the Cayman Islands. Now the resort wants her to pay for her stay -- again. Shouldn't her credit card protect her…

Take Off! 3 U.S. Landmarks in the History of Flight

500 Places to Take Your Kids Before They Grow Up highlights 29 hiking, biking and riding trips throughout the world. These picks below trace the history of flight, from the dunes of…

The Able Traveler: Clearing the Air About Accessible Plane Travel

My mailbag is overflowing with air travel questions this month; and with the peak holiday travel season right around the corner, there's no time like the present to clear the air…

Global Ski Report: More Lifts, Runs, and Terrain

New Luxury Hotel Located Slopeside at StoweThe Stowe Mountain Lodge (tel. 802/253-3560; www.stowemountainlodge.com) is a new luxury lodge at the base of Spruce Peak and adjacent to…

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

Planning Your Trip to Greece By now most people are aware of the decline of the U.S. dollar in relation to the euro, Greece's currency. The decline has taken place so rapidly that…

7 Top Historic Restoration Vacations

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 U.S. destinations below…

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

When the 7-time Emmy award winning TV show The Amazing Race put Dubrovnik on its itinerary in October 2007, it was confirmation that Croatia had arrived as a tourist destination.…

Travel Troubleshooter: What Didn't Happen in Vegas

Mary Jane Prough reserves a room in Las Vegas through Hotwire.com. But the resort she's supposed to stay at has never heard of her, and she's sent to a different hotel that's out in…

Five Things You Shouldn't Wear on a Plane

Shorts. High heels. Cologne. Even if you're just an occasional air traveler, you probably know better than to wear any of those on board. Heavy perfumes can fog up the cramped…