Tagged: hotel

Caribbean Cruise Ports Where a Resort Day Pass Could Be Your Best Bet

March 28, 2024 If you’re a frequent cruiser, chances are you’re going to visit a few cruise ports in the Caribbean more than once. And even if it’s a new-to-you port of call, the town…

Best Hotels Near Glacier National Park: Stay Near the West and East Entrances

Finding that perfect combination of comfort and convenience when you’re experiencing the wildness of the Glacier National Park in Montana isn’t difficult considering the number of…

The Best Rooftop Pools in NYC

New York City's rooftop pools supply a reliable escape from street-level stresses, whether you seek a pocket of calm or rollicking party vibes (after all, day drinking is its own kind…

Are Hotel Room Safes Safe? The Surprising Truth Behind Online Fears

Across social media, a wave of videos urgently warns viewers about the perils of using hotel safes. A TikTok video demonstrating a safe being opened by punching 00000 into its keypad…

Lavish Photo Book Celebrates Miami Fontainebleau Hotel History—and Vegas Future

February 9, 2024 "I wanted people to walk in and drop dead," said architect Morris Lapidus of his showy hotel designs, perhaps best exemplified by Fontainebleau Miami Beach, the…

Look Inside Evermore Orlando Resort, Disney World's New Billion-Dollar Place to Stay

When the Villas of Grand Cypress, located beside Walt Disney World resort in Orlando, closed for redevelopment in late 2019, regular visitors to Central Florida despaired about the…

How Consumers Can Game Our Over-Mergered Travel Industry to Their Advantage

Last month on Frommer’s, I detailed how the U.S. airline industry has never been more concentrated thanks to mergers and acquisitions, and I expressed hope that the U.S. Department of…

25-Plus Holiday Travel Tips From an Industry Expert: Save Money, Beat Crowds, Dodge Delays

Last year was arguably the worst holiday travel season we’ve ever seen. The Southwest Airlines operational meltdown lasted 11 days encompassing Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, and New…

Things to Do in Central Massachusetts and the Pioneer Valley, the State's Most Underrated Regions

Many travelers feel about Massachusetts the way I feel about Thanksgiving: It’s all about the sides. In the Bay State’s case, the scenic mountains and picturesque villages of the…

Our New Scotland and England Travel Guide: Planning Tips from Frommer’s Expert Authors

For visitors to the United Kingdom who are looking to save some money during their travels, Frommer's author Donald Strachan has a word of advice: "Get out of London!" "Don’t get me…

Staying on a Houseboat in London: What to Expect and How to Book

Most tourists don’t know that London is threaded with canals, and visitors can tour the city while staying on board a barge. Here are the advantages and disadvantages, and how to…

Paris Métro Tickets Set to Double and Hotel Rates to Quadruple During Summer Olympics

The 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris are shaping up to be très cher for spectators. That's French for "a big fat rip-off." This week local authorities announced a plan to nearly double…

In Singapore, Public Transport Buses Have Been Transformed Into Luxury Hotel Rooms

Singapore has one of the world's best public transit systems, according to a 2023 survey from Time Out. In fact, the Southeast Asian city-state's public buses are apparently so nice…

Report: 2024 Travel Trends to Include Destination Dupes, Dry Tripping, Set-Jetting and More

"Destination dupes," "tour tourism," "dry tripping," "go-ccasions"—these are among the top travel trends we can expect will inspire vacationers in 2024, according to a new forecast…

NYC Hotel Rates Are Shocking Now! Here's Why, Plus How to Pay Less

A perfect storm has hit the hotel market in New York City, driving prices to historic highs. The ascent began, partially, in spring of 2022, when Governor Greg Abbott of Texas started…

How Much Is a Hotel Room Gonna Cost in 2024? Where Rates Are Rising Fastest

Hotel room rates in many major cities around the world are expected to continue their skyward climb in 2024—rising by double-digit percentages in many places, according to the Hotel…

How to Avoid Bedbugs While Traveling

Bedbugs are once again making a creepy-crawly comeback in hotels and other spaces frequented by tourists. The pesky critters can induce itchy, red welts and enough anxiety to make…

Tempo by Hilton New York Times Square: A New Hotel Above a Levitating Broadway Theatre

New Yorkers—not to mention engineering nerds worldwide—have been buzzing about this mega construction project since it began in 2019.The Palace Theatre, a true icon of American…

Chip and Joanna Gaines' Hotel Opens This Fall, Cementing Their Waco Takeover

Waco, Texas, takes another step toward becoming Chip-and-Joanna-Gainesville this fall. The married stars of the home-renovation series Fixer Upper have developed and designed their own…

Avoid Travel Cancellation Fees with This Simple, Legal Trick

This travel tip is so simple you may smack your forehead once you learn you could have been using it all along. There's an easy method for avoiding some cancellation fees and getting a…

Why Are Hotel Prices So High? And How Can Travelers Save Money?

Travel is causing a lot of sticker shock right now—and not just when it comes to purchasing plane tickets. “Room rates [at hotels] have increased rather drastically over the last 3…

Where to Stay on Santorini and Other Secrets from Our New Greece Guidebook

I’ve been visiting and writing about Greece for almost 30 years now. I can remember a time when getting out of Athens for the trip down to the Peloponnese involved driving around…

50 Things to Do in Sicily: The Italian Island’s Best Beaches, Palaces, and Food

Stirring landscapes, Greek ruins, great beaches, delicious street food, baroque towns, amazing art, decadent pastries—the Italian island of Sicily has just about everything you could…

Cannabis-Friendly Hotel with Top-Optional Pool Coming to Las Vegas

This post, originally published January 18, has been updated with new information.The doors will soon open at what's being billed as the first "cannabis-inclusive" hotel in Las…

Money-Saving Travel Trick: Join AARP Even if You’re Under 50

When it comes to reaping AARP travel benefits, 30 is the new 50. The advocacy group, formerly known as the American Association of Retired Persons but now officially just AARP, focuses…