Tagged: visas

Which Countries Are the Best—and Worst—for Digital Nomads?

When the pandemic turned all of our lives upside down, a bunch of people opted to rotate the wheel another 180 degrees and move somewhere new. Suddenly able to work remotely, they were…

Three Countries Where Americans Can Escape And Legally Work Digitally for Up to a Year

What’s one of the biggest lessons to come out of this pandemic? For many, it was a revelation that they didn't need an office and they could, in fact, work from anywhere. That good…

China Expands Its Free Six-Day Visa to More Tourist Cities

Usually, filling out the paperwork to obtain a visa for China is as elaborate as taking the bar exam, but less fun. Tourists have to answer a long list of sometimes invasive questions…

Will Americans Soon Need a Visa for Europe? What We Know So Far

The European Union has considered requiring a visa for tourists from the United States for some time. After all, the U.S. has required special authorization from visitors from European…

Arthur Frommer: The Ban on Muslim Travel to the US is Counterproductive

Undoubtedly, the most significant recent development in travel was the Supreme Court’s approval, by a slender 5-to-4 margin, of Donald Trump’s ban against Muslim travel to the United…

Arthur Frommer: Make Sure To Check Your Passport Dates Before Travel

You are about to leave on an international trip, and you have carefully checked the contents of your suitcase, wallet or purse to make sure that everything—especially your passport—is…

Turkey Fully Resumes Issuing Visas to Americans

For nearly three months, Turkish authorities and the U.S. government have been in a diplomatic spat, resulting in the suspension of visas for American tourists. The quick and painless…

Brazil Just Got a Whole Lot Easier to Visit

Hallelujah! Brazil's arms are finally opening wide to tourists.For years, if you wanted to visit the riches of this South American country, you soon found out how difficult it was.…

World's Steepest Tram, Reduced Legroom, and No Europe Visas for Americans: Today's Travel Briefing

MAY 10, 2017 — Good morning, everybody! Here's the latest from the world's trams, customs lines, and miserably cramped airplane cabins. FALSE ALARM: EU DROPS THREAT TO REQUIRE VISAS OF…

Americans May Soon Need Visas to Travel to Europe

March 3, 2017—The European Parliament has just taken a step that could throw travelers' plans into turmoil. Responding to the Trump administration's refusal to lift visa restrictions…

The Travel Trends That Will Shape Your Next Vacation

Spin the globe: Where will you go in 2017? And just as importantly, what recent developments and coming events will shape your trip? It's prediction time again, so I spoke with nine…

Two New Passport Rules Elicit Anger

The U.S. State Department has changed the rules for passports in two ways.First, as of January 1, 2016, it will no longer allow you to add pages to your passport if you fill up…

What's New: An Online Update for Frommer's Denver, Boulder & Colorado Springs

Lufthansa (tel. 800/399-LUFT; www.lufthansa.com) announced it would begin flying nonstop from Denver International Airport (DIA) to Munich in March 2007. It will be the second nonstop…