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2017's Most Instagrammed Locations

Instagram released its year in review this week, looking back at 2017's top trends on the popular photo-sharing social network.Among the not-so-surprising revelations that Beyoncé's…

Two New, And Quite Appetizing, Culinary Travel Books

The old cliché "I live to eat" has a new corollary: "I travel to eat." More vacationers are letting their taste buds decide where their feet (and wallets) will lead them. To aid with…

Women-Only Taxi Service Debuts in Paris

Women have a new option for getting around Paris.A taxi service called Women Drive has debuted in the French capital. The business is staffed with female drivers and geared toward…

Vacation in One of the Less Popular Destinations This Summer for a Fine Travel Experience

“Where shall we go for our summer vacation?” When those of us willing to travel a fair distance are asked that familiar question, the answer is usually a number of familiar…

Bulletproof Wall Soon to Surround Base of Eiffel Tower

A wall is being put up around the base of the Eiffel Tower, Paris officials have announced.The "aesthetic perimeter," as it's being euphemistically called, will be made of…

Bulletproof Wall Around the Eiffel Tower, U.S. Passport Time Crunch, and More: Today's Travel Briefing

Good morning, everybody! Today's update is all about entry requirements and restrictions. * BULLETPROOF WALL SOON TO SURROUND BASE OF EIFFEL TOWER (Condé Nast Traveler)A wall is being…

One Year After Paris Terror Attacks, French Tourism Still Struggling

November 13 was the first anniversary of the Paris terror attacks that killed 130 people—and France's tourism industry is still struggling to recover.After a promising start to…

Psssst! Because of Exaggerated Fears, Paris Is Today More Accessible to the Foreign Tourist Than Ever Before

No city (except Istanbul and Brussels) has suffered a greater recent touristic decline than Paris. Visitor numbers are down by more than two million, hotel occupancy is off by numerous…

Steep Decline in Paris Tourism Following Terror Attacks

From January to June of this year, a million fewer people visited Paris compared with the same period in 2015.If you follow the news, you shouldn't have trouble figuring out the…

New National Monument in Maine, Tourism Decline in Paris, and More: Today's Travel Briefing

Welcome to the working week. Here's what's going on in the world of travel.* OBAMA NAMES NEW NATIONAL MONUMENT IN MAINE (Associated Press). On Wednesday of last week—the day before the…

Of the Many Popular Tourist Destinations, Only a Tiny Handful Deserve to be Regarded as So Possibly Unsafe as to Warrant Your Avoiding Them

One of the oddities in financial matters is that a large number of successful Wall Street types make their money by betting on those stocks whose prospects are bad.  After all, the…

Floating Hotels, a Moving Observation Tower, and More: Today's Travel Briefing

Here's what's happening today in the world of travel.* FLOATING HOTELS DRIFT INTO FRANCE AND JAPAN (Forbes/Nikkei Asian Review). Looks like floating hotels could become the latest…

Floating Hotels Drift into France and Japan

Looks like floating hotels could become the latest trend in travel. The hip Hôtel Off Paris Seine is already bobbing in that river near the Pont Charles de Gaulle. And now an…

In Ways Large and Small, International Travel Has Become Easier/Harder in Recent Weeks

Here are several of the often-contradictory developments in recent travel news:In ParisA dramatic decline in tourism to Paris, currently down by more than…

Interest in Travel Insurance Surges Following Terror Attacks

Experts in the travel insurance industry say that consumer interest in terrorism coverage and trip cancelation policies has surged following recent attacks in Brussels, Paris, Nice,…

A Free Trip to Paris? Fantastique! Including a Stay in a Purpose-Built Apartment in the Actual Eiffel Tower? Mind-Blowing

They said it wouldn't last.The Eiffel Tower was built for the 1889 World's Fair and was only supposed to stand for 20 years after that event. Truth is, many in Paris wanted it…

Pauline Frommer's Top (Travel) Resolutions for the Coming Year

It’s that time of year and let’s be real, those three inches padding my waistline aren’t coming off anytime soon. Instead of doing the usual “lose 10 pounds” resolution, my top 7…

Counting Down the Top 6 Travel Stories of 2015—And Looking Ahead to 2016

(Photo by Zach Dischner/Flickr)Unusually dramatic events and trends shaped the way we traveled in 2015 and should continue to impact our wanderings in 2016. Counting them down,…

Why I, Personally, Will Continue to Travel Abroad, Despite the Latest Global Travel Alert

This morning I told my daughter I was going to write about the worldwide travel alert and she gave me a worried glance. "Mom if you tell people to travel and then something happens,…

There's No Better Time for a Quick Trip to Paris than the Autumn

To those Americans lucky enough to enjoy an autumn vacation (or the ability to take off a week at that time), a trip to Paris is a perfect choice.  When Parisians return from their…

The Way of Wanderlust: A Delightful New Book of Travel Essays

By their very definition, travel memoirs introduce readers to corners of the planet they may never get to themselves. But The Way of Wanderlust, a collection of travel essays by…

Paris Extends Shopping Hours in 12 Major Neighborhoods

Thanks to a recently passed bill, Parisian stores in such popular neighborhoods as the Marais, the Champs Elysees, and Montmartre will have the option to stay open on Sundays and up…

As Travel Destinations Jockey for Position, It Becomes Necessary Periodically to Revise Our List of 10 Favorites

Which, currently, are the ten-or-so most-promising  destinations for your own next vacation?  Though any such list is unusually subjective (to put it mildly), I'm willing…

International Airfare Wars Make It Much Cheaper to Vacation Abroad This Fall and Winter

I reported roughly a week ago that airfares for the summer took a sharp dip; and that experts were predicting that fall fares would also be low.Sometimes it's sweet to be…

Navigating "Sale Season" in Paris

Thanks to the strenght of the dollar against the Euro this may be the first time in years that Americans will be able to go to Paris and actually buy something. For the real shoppers…