Tagged: timing

National Parks That Require Reservations for Spring and Summer 2023

Over the past few years, several of the most popular national parks in the United States have begun requiring advance reservations—not just for congested drives and hiking trails but…

Frommer’s New Yellowstone Guidebook Captures an Ever-Changing Natural Wonder

In my almost 15 years of regularly visiting Yellowstone National Park, I’ve learned that change is the only constant in this dynamic place. Volatility is literally baked into the…

New Data: When to Book Flights and Hotel Stays to Save on Travel in 2023

With travel costs up across the board, it's more important than ever to find savings wherever you can. According to the travel booking app Hopper, one way to cut vacation costs…

Vast Sculpture in Nevada Desert Finally Opens After 50 Years

An immense outdoor sculpture that's been in the works for more than 50 years finally opens to visitors this week in the desert expanses of eastern Nevada's Basin and Range National…

How to Find a Pet Sitter: Where to Look, What to Ask, When to Book

Pet ownership comes with many rewards. Unfortunately, carefree travel is not one of them. Taking Fido or Fluffy on the road with you has its own hassles and fees (so many fees), while…

Experts Say Airfares Are Falling This Fall—How to Save on Autumn Air Travel

Good news in air travel has been hard to come by this summer, what with the surges in cancellations, delays, lost luggage, and ticket prices. Unfortunately, we can't promise things…

The Train in Spain Is Free This Fall (As Long As You Don’t Go Too Far)

Spain is making many types of public train travel free for riders starting September 1, the government has announced. For the last four months of the year, a 100% discount will go…

New High-Speed Rail Service Connecting Rome’s Airport with Florence and Naples

New high-speed rail options between Rome's Fiumicino Airport (FCO) and the cities of Florence and Naples launched last week, giving travelers fresh, zippy reasons not to rent cars or…

Glow in the Dark! Dazzling Bioluminescent Attractions—and How to See Them

If you want to add a dose of surreal whimsy to your next vacation, bioluminescent phenomena should do the trick. We’re talking cavern walls lit by glowworms. An ocean of dolphins…

Would You Take a 70-Day Bus Trip from India to the U.K.?

A bus trip that covers more than 12,000 miles, crosses into 18 different countries, and lasts 70 days will take place next year if all goes as planned. India-based tour operator…

The Orient Express of the Fjords? Upgraded Cruises Coming to Norway’s Coast

Hurtigruten Norway, the ferry/cruise line/shipping service that has been schlepping local Norwegians, international tourists, and cargo along the coast of Norway since 1893, is…

This (Possibly Cursed) Presidential Palace Just Opened to the Public for the First Time

South Korea's hottest attraction right now is an empty house that's said to have bad feng shui. Cheong Wa Dae, also known as the Blue House for the thousands of blue tiles decorating…

Amtrak Offers Summer Service from NYC to the Berkshires. Will It Be Worth It?

The picturesque mountains, charming villages, and top-notch performing arts venues of the Berkshires in western Massachusetts are only about 150 miles from New York City. But the…

Fuel Surcharges Are Coming, So Get Your Summer Tickets Soon

Consider this your official warning from your friends at Frommer's: Buy your airline tickets for summer travel soon. Gas prices are going skyward around the world, and soon you'll have…

WATCH: A Dozen Years at Yosemite Captured in Stunning Time-Lapse Video

Mid-February is "firefall" season at California's Yosemite National Park. On evenings when conditions are just right in Yosemite Valley, the setting sun hits El Capitan's Horsetail…

Frommer Guide Flashback: Why Is Barcelona's Sagrada Família Still Under Construction?

The first Frommer’s guidebook, Europe on 5 Dollars a Day by Arthur Frommer, was published in 1957. In our series of Frommer’s flashbacks, we’re revisiting noteworthy places featured in…

Giant Star Added to the Top of Barcelona’s Still-Unfinished Sagrada Família

Barcelona's La Sagrada Família received a (literally) dazzling new addition this week: a giant, illuminated star on the top of the still-unfinished basilica's second-tallest…

Rally the Realm: Official "Game of Thrones" Studio Tour Enshrines Westeros Sets and Costumes

Next year is shaping up to be a big one for Game of Thrones fans. Prequel series House of the Dragon is set to begin airing on HBO at some point in 2022 (nothing more specific has…

Famous Thai Beach from Leonardo DiCaprio Movie Reopening After Three Years

Thailand's Maya Bay, the speck of paradise that played the title role in the Leonardo DiCaprio movie The Beach (2000), is reopening to tourists after a three-year-long…

Each Fall, Glowworms Put on a Spectacular Light Show at This Alabama Canyon

At Dismals Canyon in northwest Alabama, mossy boulders, a sunken forest, waterfalls, and labyrinthine caverns create a primeval scene on the verdant canyon floor. And for several weeks…

Amtrak's Latest Flash Sale Cuts Fares in Half

A new month, a new Amtrak sale. Not that we're complaining, but the national rail service has been throwing so many sales in 2021 you feel a bit silly when you don't get a…

New Zealand Finally Has a Plan to Reopen Borders to International Travelers

While the rest of the world grapples with yet another coronavirus wave, this time brought on by the highly contagious Delta variant, life has pretty much returned to normal in New…

Where to Watch the Perseid Meteor Shower in the U.S.

This year's Perseid meteor shower will likely be the most spectacular in years. As luck would have it, the annual stargazing showstopper is set to peak on nearly moonless nights in…

Passport Processing Is Taking Forever. Here's How to Hurry Things Along.

UPDATE, July 23, 2021: The U.S. State Department has temporarily suspended its online system for booking last-minute appointments for passport centers in order to ensure that the very…

How to Survive the USA's Crazy-Busy National Parks This Summer

America is entering a summer of pent-up travel energy following more than a year of homebound life. And as long as most international countries remain unready to fling open their doors…