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Tipping in Japan? Not So Much a Thing
Why Japan doesn't go for gratuities—but why you still might have to pay extra fees for meals and accommodations
After a Long Period Without New Attractions, New York City Gets a Giant One
Ask the average American to compile a list of the major attractions in New York City and they will probably respond, a bit wearily, with the Statue of Liberty, Empire State Building,…
Museum of The Dog Learns New Tricks As It Returns to NYC
After being in Missouri for 32 years, the AKC Museum of the Dog is a getting a new leash on life. The American Kennel Club’s repository of canine-related art will now be dog housed…
10 Top Alaska Vacation Packages
You already know that Alaska is a big state. But if you want to take a trip to it, you probably don't know where to start. Don't worry—Alaskans know their home is rangy and wild, and…
Explorers at Heart Ought to Consider a Hurtigruten cruise, Says Arthur Frommer
Let’s say you’ve cruised the Caribbean on several forgettable occasions. You’ve also cruised the Mediterranean and made one memorable sailing in Asia. You’re eager now for a…
Tiger Woods Designing Public Golf Courses in Missouri and Chicago
It has become common for golf greats to turn into course designers. Arnold Palmer, Greg Norman, and Jack Nicklaus all went in that direction—a career avenue that seems unique to their…
Tipping in Germany: A Gratuities Guide for Restaurants, Hotels, and Taxis
How to tip restaurant servers, cab drivers, and hotel staff in Germany—without overdoing it
Arthur Frommer: Carnival Cruises Adds a Whiff of Vulgarity to the Ocean
In a triumphant press release, Carnival Cruise Line has announced that it will be adding an above-deck roller coaster to its new cruise ship, the Mardi Gras, largest ever built, when…
Tour Alaska On Your Own: Driving Its National Parks
Alaska is home to 23 national parks. Many of them are remote and are only reachable by expensive air charter, but luckily, a few of the best ones are accessible by car. From the city…
America's Most Stressful Airport Is Named, Surprising No One
New York City's much-despised LaGuardia Airport is the U.S. hub most likely to give you a stress migraine this holiday season, according to new research from travel insurance…
Arthur Frommer: Should Americans Boycott Nations Intent on One-Party Rule?
The governments of Hungary and Poland continue to destroy the democratic nature of their institutions. So do Myanmar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates (where an American…
Watchmaker Shinola Is Opening a Hotel in Downtown Detroit
Detroit-based Shinola, maker of watches, fancy bicycles, and other luxury goods, is expanding into the hotel business. The 129-room Shinola Hotel is set to open in the company's…
What to Tip Waiters, Hotel Staff, and Taxi Drivers in France
Some pointers on how to pay gratuities—without overdoing it—in hotels, restaurants, and taxis in France
The Caribbean's Newest Resorts are Now North of Cancun, Reports Arthur Frommer
We Americans tend to have widely divergent views about Mexico. Some regard that nation as a place of constant poverty and problems. Other more perceptive types are aware of Mexico’s…
Pauline Frommer: Come Travel with Me in Vietnam this February
Every other year, I host a trip for listeners of the Frommer's radio shows and the readers of our guides. And these tours are, I must say, very special experiences. There's nothing…
Now Car Renters Will Scan Your Face: Hertz Goes Biometric
Calculating your forehead-to-eye ratio to expedite a car rental? Sure! Anything to help trim a few minutes off the arduous process of approving paperwork. Hertz announced today its…
Great Early- and Late-Season U.S. Ski Resorts, the Best Passes, and Smart Savings Tips
Pauline Frommer talks to a major ski information expert about where you should go for early or late season and how to save money doing it.
The Trends That Will Shape Travel in 2019
This past year’s biggest travel trends —the rise in solo female travel and solo travel in general, the new emphasis on green travel, the development of cannabis holidays, an uptick in…
U.S. Tourism to Canada Again Embroiled in Controversy
Through all the decades of travel from the U.S. to Canada, our northern neighbor has occasionally presented us with touristic issues and arguments. Some 60 years ago, Canadian travel…
Historic Delta Queen to Resume Cruising U.S. Rivers
The Delta Queen riverboat will once again cruise American waterways. A floating National Historic Landmark, the 1920s-era vessel has been docked in Chattanooga, Tennessee, since 2008…
Meet UNESCO's New Cultural Heritage Inductees: Reggae, French Perfume, and More
Reggae music from Jamaica, the Irish sport of hurling, Polish Nativity scenes, Korean wrestling, and about three dozen more arts, crafts, folk dances, foods, and festivals are the…
Arthur Frommer: 12 Famous Destinations That Are Almost Too Crowded to Visit
It doesn’t often happen that one travel writer advises his or her readers to study the works of another travel writer. But exceptions should occasionally be made, and that’s the case…
The Leaning Tower of Pisa Is Leaning Less
The Leaning Tower of Pisa is standing a little straighter these days. Engineers say that the tilt of the Italian icon has reduced by about 4cm (1.6 in.), according to news reports.More…
The Celebrity Edge: A Tour of the New Pinnacle of Cruise Ship Design
The Celebrity Edge is, in the words of its parent company, "game-changing." The truth of that remains to be determined as the game goes on, but there's no doubt this new vessel is…
Underground Luxury Hotel Opens in a Quarry
Bringing new meaning to the term "money pit," the recently opened, mostly subterranean InterContinental Shanghai Wonderland is a ritzy, multimillion-dollar resort with 16 of its 18…