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Pauline Frommer's Chat with Samantha Brown, Host of 'Places to Love' on PBS

Earlier in the year, the Frommer's podcast featured an interview Pauline Frommer did with Samantha Brown, host of the PBS show Places to Love. What follows is a transcript of that…

Holiday Travel Tips: Why You Should Book Early, What Will Be Different in 2025, and More

When the leaves are turning gold, red, and burnt orange, that means just one thing: You’ve missed the best window for booking affordable holiday travel. This year, I'm breaking out the…

How to Become a Travel Writer—and a Better Traveler: Pauline Frommer's Favorite Event Is Back

Here's a little secret that those of us in travel media know: You have deeper, richer travel experiences when you hit the road with a goal. Just knowing that I need to come back from a…

Meet Pauline Frommer in Washington, DC, March 29–30

It's that time of year again! If you're an avid traveler, you know that there are few events as helpful—or as exciting—as the annual Travel & Adventure Shows.And this year promises…

Come Talk Travel with Pauline Frommer at a Travel and Adventure Show Near You

I think it's more important than ever to gather in person, especially when the reason is to share a topic you love. When you can look someone in the eyes as they speak, pepper them…

Pauline Frommer: I'm Often Asked How to Become a Travel Writer, And I Suggest This Event

(Note: This post was updated June 3, 2023)Every year, I give about a dozen speeches on travel across North America. When I sign books afterwards, a familiar scenario inevitably will…

WATCH: Pauline Frommer's Road Trip Tips on Good Morning America

Our own Pauline Frommer was on ABC's iconic show Good Morning America to help viewers plan the perfect road trip for summer 2020. She has suggestions for smart planning websites, for…

'EuroTrip' Revisited: The Real Arthur Frommer Reveals the Story Behind the Sex Comedy Classic

Frommer’s guidebooks have been praised for being trustworthy plenty of times—after all, being trustworthy is kind of our thing. But only in the 2004 movie EuroTrip are we given credit…

Take Your Next Beach Vacation in the Bahamas: It's the Right Thing to Do

The pictures are devastating: mile after mile of rubble, overturned cars, and marooned boats where once homes, streets, and marinas stood. Hurricane Dorian, the slow-moving, hugely…

An Adult Returns to Sleepaway Camp at Interlochen Arts Camp in Northern Michigan

Proust had his madeleines. But for me, the sight of a vanilla-and-chocolate swirled cone being served through a window marked “Melody Freeze” was a memory prompt. With the first lick,…

This Year is A Great Year for Memphis. Our Frommer's Guide Writer Explains

When we come out with a new guidebook at Frommer’s, we tap the best local journalists to write it. One such pro is Ashley Brantley, a native of Nashville who grew up in Memphis (and…

Trump Administration Announces Bans on Cruises and Tours to Cuba

The other zapato has dropped. In April, White House National Security Advisor John Bolton announced that the Treasury Department would soon implement new regulations to restrict…

An App That (Almost) Guarantees the Lowest Hotel Rates

It’s said there are no guarantees in life. But does that apply to travel? For hotels, a relatively new app may offer the closest thing to a guaranteed low price that I’ve seen. It’s…

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…

Talking with Frances Mayes About Her Latest Book, 'See You in the Piazza'

Frances Mayes, author of the memoir Under the Tuscan Sun, is to Tuscan travel what ketchup is to Russian dressing.  For tens of thousands of vacationers, her tale—both the book that…

Travel Podcasts: Visas, Vietnam, and Tiger Travelers

Each week, Frommer's brings you two fresh podcasts stuffed with travel tips, news, and inspiration. Recordings are made from our weekly call-in show on WABC and our nationally…

Pauline Frommer: Come Travel with Me in Vietnam this February

Every other year, I host a trip for listeners of the Frommer's radio shows and the readers of our guides. And these tours are, I must say, very special experiences. There's nothing…

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…

Holiday Flights: Tips for Saving Money—and Actually Getting to Your Destination

There are few bigger problems, budget-wise, than having to buy a ticket to fly over the Thanksgiving or the Christmas/New Year's holidays. Prices are always at their peak, and…

A Life-Changing Conference for Would-Be Travel Writers and Photographers

Over the course of the year, I give about a dozen speeches on travel across North America. Inevitably, when I sign books afterwards, a familiar scenario will play out. I’ll hand back…

Frommer Authors and Frommer Broadcasting Have Received Two Coveted, First Prize, Gold Awards from the Society of American Travel Writers

You'll have to forgive us for "tooting our own horn", as that ancient  saying goes, but we wouldn't be quite human if we failed to pay notice to two remarkable awards and…

Blowing Into the Windy City: Pauline Frommer to Speak in the Chicagoland Area on January 9 and 11

I'm excited--make that thrilled--to announce that the second leg of our book tour, celebrating the launch of the NEW Frommer guidebooks, will kick off in the Chicago area  on January…

Spots Have Just Opened Up on Pauline Frommer's October Tour to Taiwan

I haven't written much about the tour I'm leading to Taiwan here at Frommers.com because we wanted to travel with a small group (a maximum of 15) and the tour filled up quite…

That's Ridiculous! Are Airlines Lying About Boarding Pass Fees?

When Marius Vogelfanger got an e-mail from Ryanair (www.ryanair.com) before a recent flight from Bergamo Airport, near Milan, Italy, he thought it was sending it to him as a…

Singapore: 9 Offbeat Port Activities

Offbeat Singapore might sound like an oxymoron considering its rep as a buttoned-down, rule-obsessed city state, but there's actually a quirkier side. If your ship calls on Singapore…