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Article / Arthur Frommer Online

It's True: This European Country Has Abandoned Covid Restrictions

Imagine a land with no masks. No social distancing. No entry tests, no quarantine. A place where tourists can do whatever they want as soon as they get off the plane. Imagine, in…

Article / Passportable

Seattle’s Wild Hot Tub Boats: Sightsee and Soak

This month marks the 10th anniversary of an important moment in the maritime history of the Pacific Northwest: the launching of Seattle's Hot Tub Boats on February 16, 2012. Designed…

Article / Arthur Frommer Online

New Zealand Is Reopening, the Headlines Cheer. Don't Get Too Excited

If you were to go by the headlines this week, you'd be planning a vacation to New Zealand tomorrow. New Zealand is "welcoming vaccinated Americans this summer," says USA Today. New…

Article / Arthur Frommer Online

Dunes Dues: Indiana’s Popular Lakeside National Park Adds Steep Entry Fee

This summer, lazing on the sand at Indiana Dunes National Park will no longer be free. The 15,000-acre swath of forest, marshland, and beaches dotted with towering dunes next to Lake…

Article / Air Travel

At New Airplane-Themed Speakeasy, Raise a Cocktail to the Frisky Skies

Come fly away in California's boozy re-creation of an airplane cabin where the flight attendants serve stiff cocktails and campy entertainment.

Article / Passportable

No-Frills Airline Play Adds New York Departures—But Its Discounts Disappoint

Is Play playing consumers? Today the new airline announced that it will expand in the United States, adding flights from New York. Play's website announced the route with a photo of…

Article / Passportable

New Nonstop Flights Put This Quiet Caribbean Paradise Within Easier Reach

As the crow flies, Anguilla is only a few miles from the Dutch/French island of Sint Maarten/St. Martin. But the two isles couldn't be more different. While Sint Maarten is a major…

Article / Passportable

Puerto Rico Just Made It Easier for Vaxxed Travelers to Visit

Visiting Puerto Rico gets much easier for fully vaccinated domestic travelers this week. Starting Wednesday, February 2, those travelers no longer have to provide negative Covid-19…

Article / Beach & Water Sports

Shark Bites Are Rare but Do Happen. Here's How to Avoid an Incident

Though still very rare, shark incidents have increased recently. Here are some safety precautions to make a bite even less likely—and to improve survival odds if the worst…

Article / Health, Insurance, Security

How American Travelers Can Get a Digital Vaccine Pass for France

To go to museums, restaurants, and other public places in France, you need an official digital pass with a QR code. Here's how to get it.

Article / Arthur Frommer Online

Vaccination Is No Longer Enough—a Booster Is Now a Must in These Places

Like a winter snowstorm, it came in a sudden flurry. The list of destinations that now require visitors to have proof of a Covid-19 booster shot in addition to an original vaccination…

Article / Arthur Frommer Online

Work from Italy: Venice Will Help Remote Workers Relocate

The Italian city of Venice has never had trouble attracting visitors—quite the opposite—yet the population of permanent residents is in decline. The new Venywhere program proposes a…

Article / Passportable

Make the World Your Own—This New Lego Globe Actually Spins

A new Lego set is likely to entice world travelers—or, at any rate, keep them occupied while awaiting confirmation that it's reasonably safe to hit the road again. Available online…

Article / Passportable

The U.K. Scraps All Entry Obstacles for Vaxxed Visitors

The world has lived with Covid-19 travel restrictions for so long that the news seems too good to be true. Starting February 11, most tourists who enter the United Kingdom will need…

Article / Passportable

Ireland Officially Ends Most Covid-19 Public Restrictions

Are we finally near the end of the rainbow? This is good news we've been waiting nearly two years to hear. The Republic of Ireland has decided to end nearly all public Covid-19…

Article / Slideshows

Dive Into the Best Underwater Photography of 2021

About 71% of Earth is under water , yet that vast submerged realm remains aqua incognita for most of us, even if we take the occasional snorkeling excursion during vacation. Maybe…

Article / Arthur Frommer Online

Summer Vacation in the National Parks? You Need Reservations for Some of Them Now

In case you haven't heard, the U.S. national park system had record visitation numbers in 2021, with the crown jewel parks stretched to the breaking point. Arches National Park had to…

Article / Local Experiences

Worthy Charities Where You Can Donate the Hotel Toiletries You Don't Use

Hotels throw away the bottles of shampoo, the wrapped soaps, and the other toiletries you don't use—but instead, why not let those items offer comfort to a person in need?

Article / Arthur Frommer Online

WHO Revises Guidance: "Lift or Ease International Traffic Bans"

The World Health Organization has a new message for governments around the world: We can't stop Omicron anymore. The horse has left the barn, so why close the gate behind it? Those…

Article / Passportable

A Restored Irish Palace Where Guinness Was Born (Sort of) Is Now a Hotel

Ireland's rolling pastures, rich history, and devotion to Guinness all come together at Cashel Palace in County Tipperary. Built in 1732, the Palladian manor that once served as an…

Article / Arts and Culture

Frommer Guide Flashback: Why Is Barcelona's Sagrada Família Still Under Construction?

Gaudí's fanciful masterwork of a church has been in the works since 1882. What in heaven is taking so long?

Article / Arthur Frommer Online

Airfare Is Set to Rise, So When Is the Best Time to Buy Plane Tickets Now?

According to experts at the price-tracking app Hopper, domestic airfares will tick up 7% every month between now and June. That's a head-turning rate. It's normal for airfares to…

Article / Hotels

How to Figure Out the Name of That Anonymous Hotwire Hotel

No need to agonize over clues like Sherlock Holmes. To deduce the name of a mystery hotel in Hotwire's Hot Rates, you only need some elementary information.

Article / Arthur Frommer Online

Florida Gov. DeSantis Voided a Vote in Key West, but Cruises Are Respecting It Anyway

On Election Day in November 2020, the people of Key West, Florida, a remote but heavily touristed island in the Gulf of Mexico that's barely 7 square miles in size, went to the polls…

Article / Theme Park

How to Get to Walt Disney World from the Airport Now That Magical Express Is Gone

Disney pulled the plug on Magical Express, the free bus service to its resort. Now you have to pay extra to get from Orlando's airport to Walt Disney World. Here are your options.