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Article / Air Travel

Southwest Airlines Becomes the First U.S. Carrier to Ban a Common Electronic Device from Overhead Bins

If Southwest Airlines had a theme song for 2025, it would have to be Bob Dylan's "The Times They Are a-Changin'."Not only has the carrier ditched its much-beloved/much-maligned…

Article / Money and Fees

The Cheapest Cities in Europe to Visit in 2025—and the Most Expensive

We've said it before and we'll say it again: Travelers hunting for bargains in Europe will have the best luck looking eastward. That sage advice is borne out by the latest City Costs…

Article / Family & Kids

11 Ways to Save on Summer Vacations

Summer vacation = carefree fun in the sun, right? That's the ideal. But with the steep price of travel today, vacationing in the high season of summer can mean unexpected expenses and…

Article / Air Travel

Delta Air Lines Will End Basic Economy and Revise Fare Categories

Delta Air Lines is tired of using the word economy. The airline industry simply can't seem to settle on the name for its most common airfare seat class. Just like most carriers ditched…

Article / Cruise

8 Expert Tips for Making a European River Cruise Affordable

River cruising has the reputation for being expensive. Not to worry—we talked to major experts in river cruises to get their top tips for anyone wondering how to bag a bargain.Opt for…

Article / Cruise

A 'Marvelous' Hack for Disembarking from a Cruise Ship Faster

First-time cruisers might be surprised to learn that getting off the ship at the end of a voyage isn't exactly a simple undertaking. More or less simultaneously, crew members have to…

Article / Air Travel

The U.S. Gets 4 New Nonstop Flights to Portugal's Beaches and Islands

Portugal is a delightful country to visit—especially for its beaches, Mediterranean cuisine, and indisputable appeal in warm-weather months. But the country can take some effort to…

Article / Cruise

The New Victory Cruise Lines Sails the Great Lakes: How Improved Are Its ‘New’ Ships?

A major player in Great Lakes cruising went away. Now, it’s back.And while there’s still some room for improvement, the new Victory Cruise Lines is largely better than before. Victory…

Article / Air Travel

Make Sure This Common Electronic Device Isn't in Your Checked Bag—Now TSA Rules Forbid It

Amid all the brouhaha over the long-awaited launch of the Transportation Security Administration's REAL ID requirement at U.S. airports, you might have missed news of another important…

Article / Local Experiences

For the Love of Maps: Why Paper Maps and Atlases Remain Relevant in 2025

What follows is a lightly edited transcript of the March 23 edition of the Frommer's Travel Show podcast. To listen, click here. Pauline Frommer: Welcome to the Frommer's Travel…

Article / Road Trips

Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman's New Series, 'Long Way Home': 'It Makes Us Very Proud'

Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman aired their first travel series, Long Way Round, in 2004. So much was different then. When the two appealing actors and friends announced they planned…

Article / Health, Insurance, Security

Flyers without REAL ID Asked to Arrive 3 Hours Early (Or Just Bring This Instead)

REAL ID is a case study of how constantly shifting politics in the United States makes it nearly impossible to get constructive long-term projects done. First developed in 2001 after a…

Article / Air Travel

Newark Airport is a Mess. Has it Become Less Safe to Fly in the U.S.?

Even people who live nowhere near New Jersey have been shaken by reports of chronic flight delays and cancellations at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) due to ATC. There's…

Article / National Parks

Trump Budget Cuts Could 'Wipe Out' Operations for At Least 350 National Park Units

"The president's proposed budget plan is beyond extreme. It is catastrophic."That's what Theresa Pierno, the head of the National Parks Conservation Association, said in an urgent…

Article / Money and Fees

People are Boycotting Travel to the USA. Use That to Save Money—and Jobs

Like it or not, it's happening. International visitors are avoiding the United States.  U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) counts say that crossings of the northern border…

Article / Slideshows

The 10 Worst Airports in the U.S.

The United States is where air travel was born. The United States is also where air travel grew up to become a miserable ordeal. Among wealthy nations, the U.S. has some of the worst…

Article / Cruise

Save Money by Cruising the Mediterranean During ‘Quiet Season’

Winter is shaping up to be the new summer when it comes to Mediterranean cruises.Instead of deploying all of their ships to the Caribbean and other balmy destinations when the weather…

Article / Air Travel

What Each of Southwest Airlines' New Fare Classes Buys You

Southwest Airlines has been going through some things—operational meltdowns, backtracking on customer perks, scorching mockery on Saturday Night Live—but it wants you to believe…

Article / Air Travel

LAX Finally Gets Metro Service: How to Use It to Reach LA

Flying into LAX can feel like landing in a much poorer city than Los Angeles. For many of the 75 million passengers who use LAX each year, the experience is miserable.It's…

Article / Slideshows

MSC World America Ship Tour: What We Loved and What Was Meh

If you watched Super Bowl LIX or have been anywhere near a TV or computer screen since then, you’ve probably caught a glimpse of that ad in which actors Drew Barrymore and Orlando…

Article / Cruise

Norwegian Aqua Ship Review: 'More' for Some but Less for Others

After years of market testing and product evolution, Norwegian Cruise Line executives think they have hit a sweet spot with regard to number of passengers (half as many as some of the…

Article / Beach & Water Sports

Where Is the Sunniest City in Europe? Researchers Find the Best Weather

Eight of the 10 sunniest cities in Europe are all in one country, according to research.Using data from World Weather Online, vacation rental platform Holidu calculated the average…

Article / Money and Fees

8 of the Cheapest Places to Travel in Europe Right Now

With the U.S. dollar dropping in value and another economic downturn looking more and more likely, budget-conscious American travelers might want to be especially choosy right now…

Article / Miscellaneous

Pauline Frommer to Speak in Katonah, New York, on April 27 at 1pm

This is a quick invitation for everyone in the vicinity of Katonah, New York: I'll be speaking there at the lovely Katonah Village Library this coming Sunday (April 27) at 1pm. My plan…

Article / Entry Requirements & Customs

"I Can't Afford a U.S. Passport. How Can I Get the Fee Waived?"

Methods for low-income citizens to pay for the application fee for an American passport