Top Destinations
Regions
Featured
New York City
Travel Ideas
Great Vacations in the U.S.A.
Trends & Hacks
Family Travel on a Budget: Our Top 14 Tips
Frommer's Favorites
Sicily's Vacation Discount Extended Until December—We Think
Most Popular Books
Frommer's Ireland
Destinations
Our Favorites
Bookstore
Get Frommer’s free newsletter (always written by humans, never AI)
Are We Headed for Another Chaotic Spring and Summer in Air Travel?
2022’s huge spike in travel demand has spilled over into 2023. Will things be smoother this year?
Hong Kong to Give Away 500,000 Free Airline Tickets for Tourists: How to Enter
Hong Kong, one of the most fascinating and coolest cities on the planet, has had a rough time of things lately.The city, which was largely built by heady colonialism and international…
WATCH: SNL's Brutal Takedown of Southwest Airlines
America has very few true "water cooler" shows anymore that everyone talks about after they air. Heck, with so many people working from home and not from offices, America doesn't seem…
Is a Basic Economy Ticket More Trouble Than It’s Worth?
The cheapest airfares come with caveats a mile long. Here’s when to consider basic economy—and when to avoid it.
Airline Passenger Bumping Is Back. Do You Know Your Rights?
Lately, it seems like everything that could go wrong in air travel has done just that, from entire airlines going on the fritz to technical glitches temporarily grounding…
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…
In 2023, Strikes Are Paralyzing European Travel
The strain of the pandemic has exposed so many of our current societal systems as being inadequate for the demands we now place upon them, and the world is reacting with discord and…
4 Tips for Finding Cheaper Airfare in 2023
Airline ticket prices remain high, but experts are cautiously optimistic about 2023. Here are some strategies for booking affordable flights this year.
The World's Most On-Time Airlines and Airports in 2022
As it does every year, Cirium, a leading aviation analytics company, has crunched the numbers to come up with its On-Time Performance Review of global airlines. The annual report card…
Did You Know You Can Enroll in TSA PreCheck at Staples Stores? Here’s How
Because I'm a frequent traveler, I know I should have enrolled in TSA PreCheck long ago. But I'm also a writer and therefore a chronic procrastinator. So even though the U.S.…
Pauline Frommer Will Appear at the 2023 Travel and Adventure Shows
Plan your next vacation with the help of in-person experts—including Pauline Frommer—at a 2023 Travel and Adventure Show near you.
Delta Air Lines To Provide Free Wi-Fi for Domestic Flights
Starting Wednesday, February 1, all passengers on most domestic Delta Air Lines flights will have access to free Wi-Fi all flight long. The company is partnering with T-Mobile to…
How Safe Are U.S. Airlines Compared with the Rest of the World? Safety Monitor Has Answers
The swarms of flight delays and cancellations plaguing airports were easily the worst parts of travel in 2022—and so far the same issues haven't exactly made 2023 a happy new year for…
8 Things You Should Always Pack in Your Onboard Personal Item for Air Travel
Some travel essentials should stay within reach when you're flying—not in your carry-on and certainly not in a checked bag.
2022's Top Travel Stories, According to Frommer's Readers
In 2022, Covid-19 finally loosened its grip on the world. Our site stats reflect that (beyond) welcome development: Of the year's 10 most viewed pages here at Frommers.com, just one…
Auf Wiedersehen, Airplane Mode! Europe Allows Smartphone Use on Flights
Passengers on flights within the European Union will soon be able to use their cell phones with no restrictions, thanks to a decision by the European Commission, the 27-nation bloc's…
Alaska Airlines Launches Electronic Bag Label: See How it Works
Alaska Airlines has started rolling out a new electronic bag tag that eliminates the need for printed destination labels for checked luggage. The new devices, which were announced…
Frontier Airlines Hangs Up on Customer Service by Phone
Frontier Airlines, the carrier so cheap it won't even allow most passengers to recline seats without fees, has found a new way to cut costs and further contribute to the indignity of…
The Year's Best and Worst U.S. Airports Named in New Ranking
Northern California has the best airports in the United States and the New York City area has the worst, according to a new ranking from the Wall Street Journal. San Francisco…
Washington Metro Finally Connects D.C. with Dulles Airport and Virginia Wine Country
After four long years of delays, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority’s long-awaited Silver Line extension finally opened to the public on Tuesday, November 15,…
A Rare Fee Reduction! The TSA Trims the Cost of PreCheck
You don't see this very often these days: prices going down. The U.S. Transportation Security Administration and its enrollment partner IDEMIA, eager to get more travelers signed up…
Times Are Changing: Why You Should Use Your Loyalty Points As Soon As Possible
The corporations that dominate the world responded to the aftermath of the pandemic downturn in their own ways, but there's a common impulse among most of them: recover as much lost…
Airplane Etiquette: Survey Names the Most Annoying Behavior in the Skies
What type of air traveler annoys you the most? Having recently taken a flight from Frankfurt to Boston during which I tried to watch The 40-Year-Old Virgin on a seat-back screen…
New Study of Millions of Airfares Reveals the Best Days to Purchase and to Fly
For the fourth year in a row, a study by the Airline Reporting Corporation (ARC) and Expedia has named Sundays as the best day of the week to book travel—if saving money is your goal.I…
Walt Disney's Private Plane Arrives at Its New Museum Home After Years of Neglect
This unlikely homecoming was more than a half century in the making.Mickey Mouse One, the private corporate plane purchased by Walt Disney in 1963, has now gone on public display at…