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The Caregivers' Guide to Traveling: How to Navigate Airports with Passengers with Special Needs

If you're flying with someone who has mobility or cognitive challenges (such as dementia), set yourself up for success. An inclusive travel expert explains the best ways to prepare to…

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Warning, U.S. Travelers: Airline Execs Want to Snatch Your Consumer Rights Away

Recent remarks and actions by leaders of the big U.S. airlines should be a warning to American travelers: Your rights are at risk.

Article / Slideshows

Don’t Have Elite Status? Fake It and Get Free Upgrades with These Tips

A lot of things in the travel world are tilted in favor of people who travel so much that they have attained elite status. But what about everyday, non-elite status vacationers that…

Article / Passportable

Are TSA Liquid Carry-On Restrictions Really Relaxing Soon?

We're seeing a lot of speculation around the internet this week about whether the Transportation Security Administration is about to relax limits on the size of liquids that passengers…

Article / Arthur Frommer Online

What the Spirit Airlines Bankruptcy Means for Travelers

No-frills carrier Spirit Airlines has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, the company has announced. As NBC News reports, Spirit has had a rough few years, characterized by…

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Why We Need Travel Advisors Now More Than Ever

The people we used to call travel agents are alive and well. And considering recent changes to the travel industry, they might just save your next trip.

Article / Entry Requirements & Customs

Which Countries Do Not Require 6 Months of Passport Validity? 12 Options for Renewal Procrastinators

To enter some countries, your passport expiration date must be at least 6 months away. But if your passport is expiring soon, you still have options. Here are 12 popular…

Article / Money and Fees

5 Perks that Even Infrequent Travelers Can Get from Loyalty Programs

Even if you don't travel often enough to collect many points, you can still use free loyalty memberships for freebies and perks that will improve your travel.

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15+ Airlines Agree to Use Apple AirTags to Locate Lost Luggage

There's good news if you're one of the growing number of travelers who like to keep tabs on checked airline luggage by using Apple's AirTags. The little battery-powered tracking pucks,…

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American Airlines Makes It Harder to Remove Passengers for Body Odor or Attire

This post, originally published Nov. 8, 2024, has been updated with new information.American Airlines has reportedly made it more difficult for flight attendants to remove…

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How to Meet Therapy Llamas at the Portland Airport in Oregon

It might sound like the premise of a lost installment in the Llama Llama children's book series, but there are llamas roving Portland International Airport (PDX) in Oregon (if it…

Article / Arthur Frommer Online

Government Shutdown, USA: A Quick List of Which Travel Services Are Closed

As the wheels of Washington grind to a halt yet again in the Republican-led House of Representatives, another United States federal government shutdown is a concern. Travel, by and…

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What Is the Best Lip Balm for Travel? We Asked Two Skin Care Experts

A dermatologist and a skin care influencer tell us why a hydrating lip balm is essential for travel—and share their picks for products that do the job. 

Article / Arthur Frommer Online

Despite Heavy Financial Losses, Low-Cost Carriers to Europe Will Survive

Will low-cost transatlantic airlines continue to survive in the months ahead? That’s a big question currently asked by travel professionals. On its answer rest the hopes of many…

Article / Arthur Frommer Online

WOW Air May No Longer Be Reliable, Says Arthur Frommer

For a brief period of optimism, it was recently felt that WOW Air of Iceland would continue to operate its budget-priced flights across the Atlantic to Europe. A financial angel…

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Find Cheap Flights: 10 Tips for Lower Airfare from a Travel Expert

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Is the TSA's 3-1-1 Liquids Rule Ending Now That Technology Has Improved?

Do recent changes in Europe's airport security process spell the end of the 3.4-ounce liquids policy at American airports?

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Moscow and St. Petersburg: So Cheap, It's Kremlinal

With the Cold War long gone, there's no better time than the present to finally visit Mother Russia. Travel to the original "Evil Empire," now one of the United States' top allies, has…

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Editor's Choice: Our Quintessential Online Resource List

We've collected our favorite sites from across the 'Internets' that we use when planning our trips (or for when we just want a good read). We're sure you'll recognize a few, but we…

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Hot Enough to Melt the Ice: Fly to Iceland from $618 for Summer Travel

The land of the midnight sun enjoys 20 plus hours a day of daylight and the people of Iceland go a little wild over the summer months, celebrating the warm weather with festivals,…

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Flight Check: Sydney to Los Angeles on V Australia

V Australia is ruffling the feathers of Qantas and United with its new route between Los Angeles and Sydney. Here's why the old guard should be worried.

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Four Nights in the Bahamas, from $449 With Air

Save about $250 per person by booking this beach getaway, which includes airfare and four nights at an all-inclusive Bahamas resort.

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Four-Night Bahamas Vacation, from $495 With Air

Save $100 per person with this affordable Bahamas vacation, which includes airfare, four nights' hotel, transfers, and breakfast daily.

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Three Nights in Las Vegas, from $454 with Air

Head to a cooler Las Vegas this Fall, and save $201 versus booking independently.

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San Francisco's T2: America's Best New Airport Terminal?

If your flight has to get delayed, you might as well hope that you're stuck in San Francisco's new airport terminal. T2, which is shared by American Airlines and Virgin America, offers…