Tagged: travel

Our Review of the Revamped and Expanded Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Ark.

“Let’s start at the very beginning,” suggests The Sound of Music’s Maria von Trapp, arguing that’s a “very good place to start.” But is it? A European art museum, for example, that…

U.S. Feds Promise Online Passport Application, Which We Already Kind of Have

At a Sept. 29 media event touting America.gov, a new catchall government portal for federal services, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that for the first time, Americans…

How Disney Picks the Pockets of Guests with Mobility Needs

For guests with mobility needs, Walt Disney World has a reputation for being extremely accommodating. Attractions at the resort have been constructed with accessibility in mind, and…

The Miracles of Northern Michigan: Food, Wine, Sapphire Lakes, and Golfing in the Wild

This is an amalgamation of conversations I had on a recent episode of The Frommer’s Travel Podcast. To hear the complete episode, please click here or watch the video version here.In…

This TSA Change Could Be a Big Hassle for Flyers with Carry-on Bags

New high-tech equipment being used by the Transportation Security Administration is supposed to make life easier for airport security screeners as well as passengers, but some flyers…

There's Finally a Sound of Music Museum in Austria. Will It Be One of Your Favorite Things?

“When the legend becomes fact, print the legend,” says a newspaper editor in the 1962 Western The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance.Then, as if to prove the point, the quote itself became a…

Free Yourself from the 'Disney Hump' with This App That Books Lightning Lanes for You

If you have been to Walt Disney World in the past 5 years, you've seen them everywhere. In front of the castles. Stopped dead in the center of Main Street. Filling every switchback of…

The Story of Santa Fe's La Fonda on the Plaza, One of the USA's Most Historic Hotels

In our recently released New Mexico guidebook, Frommer's Santa Fe, Taos, and Albuquerque, author Erin Vivid Riley writes, “Whoever originally dubbed New Mexico the 'Land of…

The Most Dog-Friendly National Parks in the United States

It's a scientific fact that dogs are wonderful. Even so, they can cause damage to fragile ecosystems by trampling plants and bugs, can hurt themselves on sharp rocks and steep cliffs,…

Airfare Is Rising Fast. For Perspective, Here's What Your Grandparents Paid to Fly

There's no question that a fuel pricing disaster is bearing down on travelers.The situation, which was triggered by the U.S. attack on Iran in February, is terrible and getting…

This New Capybara Cafe Lets You Hang Out with the Internet's Beloved Kings of Chill

Normally, learning that a cafe has rodents would send us scurrying in the opposite direction. But not when the critters in question are capybaras, the big, gentle, supremely unbothered…

Stay in London for Around $100 a Night at These Popular Hotel Brands That Might Be New to You

In a sad way, the proliferation of corporate hotels across London helped kill most of the family-run bed-and-breakfasts that England was famous for during most of the 20th century.But…

How to Complain to Delta Air Lines

To give feedback or file a complaint with Delta Air Lines using the company's website, go to its online Help Center and select the option for leaving comments and complaints. (Logging…

Adventure Ahoy! Tracking the Real-Life Pirates of the Caribbean

The Caribbean really was a hotbed of piracy at one time—especially during the 17th and 18th centuries, when Europe-bound ships laden with goods from North and South America were easy…

Carnival to Cruisers: You Know We Can See You Naked, Right?

Carnival Cruise Line Brand Ambassador John Heald is paid to take lots of Carnival cruises and spend his days responding to cruise nuts on Facebook. You'll see that as either the best…

There's Finally a Car-Free Way to Access Arches National Park—and It Doesn't Cost Extra

Traffic congestion has been a big problem at Utah's Arches National Park for a while now. The park, known for its hundreds of striking sandstone formations, has only one main paved…

United Airlines Accused of Flying Military Cargo with Passengers, Putting Them at Deadly Risk

On May 7, 1915, the passenger ocean liner Lusitania, bound for Liverpool from New York City, was torpedoed by German forces off the southern coast of Ireland, near the modern-day port…

Oh, Lord. Now People Are Hiding Tiny Jesus Figurines All Over Cruise Ships

You've probably heard that Jesus could walk on water, but he doesn't need to nowadays. Multitudes of cruise passengers are carrying him aboard in mini plastic form and scattering the…

For the First Time, You Can Meet the Ghoulish Ravens at The Tower of London

The Tower of London, an 18-acre fortress complex alongside the Thames river in England's capital city, dates all the way to the year 1078, in the Norman period, when William the…

The U.S. Government Just Gave Airlines a Bunch More Reasons to Deny You Meals and Hotel Rooms for Flight Disruptions

A rule change made by the U.S. Department of Transportation could mean airline passengers would be entitled to even less in the way of meals and hotel accommodations following…

The World's Easiest Cruise Search Engine, Plus 4 More Money-Saving Sites That'll Change How You Cruise

Cruise passenger numbers are booming. Last year, 37.2 million people took a cruise, which marked a record high, according to the Cruise Lines International Association. Just think: In…

How Scammers Can Use AI and Your Vacation Photos to Rip You Off

Every time there's an advance in technology, you can bet scammers will find new and exciting ways to rip you off. The latest tool to be wielded by these diligent criminals is of course…

Lyon, France, Is Underrated. Here Are 12 Reasons Why It Shouldn't Be.

Paris, Nice, Bordeaux, Normandy—those places typically come to mind first when tourists think of France. But Lyon? It's usually lower on the list. Despite being France’s third-largest…

If You Have TSA PreCheck, You Can Now Go Past Security Without a Ticket at These 13 Airports

Going all the way to the gate at the airport to see off a departing loved one or greet a new arrival—even if you didn't have a ticket yourself—was once a common occurrence. Nowadays…

"We're Witnessing the End of Grand Canyon National Park": Local Flood Reports from Inside the Park

You might have been aware that there was a fatal flash flood in Arizona's Grand Canyon National Park on Aug. 29. A sudden rush of water turned the popular Bright Angel Creek area into…