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Never-Before-Seen Images from Globe-Trotting Photographer Steve McCurry

Anyone who has met the startlingly intense green-eyed gaze of adolescent Afghan refugee Sharbat Gula on the famous June 1985 cover of National Geographic knows the skill and empathy of…

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This Year, You Finally, Really, Truly Need Real ID to Fly

Update, April 27, 2021: Guess what? The government delayed Real ID yet again. Click here to read about the new deadline.We really mean it this time: Real ID becomes mandatory at U.S.…

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MAPS: Learn the Most Popular Tourist Souvenir In Countries Around the World

Based on the merchandise for sale at airports and hotel gift shops, we'd guess that the world's most popular souvenirs are T-shirts and refrigerator magnets. But a new illustrated map…

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Beyond Old Faithful: A Geyser-Gazing Guide to Yellowstone National Park

The abundant geothermal activity at Yellowstone National Park expresses itself in a variety of ways: erupting geysers, steaming springs, hissing fumaroles, burbling mud pots, and the…

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How Travelers with Disabilities Can Get Special Equipment for Air Travel—for Free

The nonprofit All Wheels Up is giving away harnesses and slings designed to make air travel more accessible for those with reduced mobility. Here's how to apply.

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Iceland To Welcome Tourists Who Recovered from Covid-19 or Got the Vaccine

For months, people in the travel industry have been buzzing about the predicted arrival of "vaccine passports" as a ticket to travel. But Iceland has added a new wrinkle to this…

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TSA Rolling Out Self-Scan I.D. Checkpoints That Don't Need Boarding Passes

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has converted 100% of its security checkpoints at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to accept self-scanned identification…

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Hey, Lazybones! Now You Can Learn a New Language by Binge-Watching TV

Ask any immigrant: The best way to learn a language isn't in a class. It's through daily life. And a brand-new language-learning product is built on that principle. The recently…

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Appalachian Trail: Please "Postpone Hikes Until 2022"

The Appalachian Trail Conservancy, the group that maintains one of the greatest long-distance footpaths in the United States, is imploring hikers to postpone visits for another…

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After 40 Years, Pompeii Fully Reopens Its Treasure-Filled Antiquarium

In some ways, the Antiquarium museum at the archeological park of Pompeii has had as troubled a history as the doomed city itself. The facility opened back in 1873 but since then, it…

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Endless Summer: More Theme Parks Now Staying Open Year-Round

Outside of Florida and Southern California, where the weather allows theme parks to stay open year-round (provided there's no plague on), the standard operating procedure at most parks…

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In Canada, Bikes on Ice Skates Are a Thing Now

You've gotta love the stubborn ingenuity of people who live in cold-weather climes. Those hardy souls never let a little thing like frostbite keep them from enjoying their favorite…

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The Most Popular Fast Food and Fashion Chains in Each Country

Our travel may be curtailed right now, but our curiosity about the world is not. Which is why I was pleased to find a collection of maps on the British banking info site…

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Southwest Airlines Celebrating Its 50th Birthday with $50 Fares

At my 50th birthday party, a friend noted that this would likely be the last big celebration of my life—until my funeral. Yes, that came from a friend. But not all birthday wishes have…

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Two U.S. Airlines Launch Digital "Passports" for Passengers' Covid Status

Frommer's has been talking for months about the advent of vaccination passports, and it looks like the first iterations in the American air industry are here, by way of United Airlines…

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No, Princess Cruises Did Not Just Sell the Real Love Boat

Social media feeds have recently been filled with nostalgic goodbyes to an iconic cruise ship. Princess Cruises selling off its ‘Love Boat’, went a typical headline. To a generation…

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Which U.S. National Park Is Deadliest? Two Studies Have Different Answers

During the pandemic, U.S. national parks have been a haven for cooped-up Americans who are starved for wide open spaces. And while we'd never want to spoil anybody's haven, it's…

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Biden Announces Quarantine Requirement for Those Returning to the U.S. from Abroad

Federal regulations regarding travel are changing by the day—if not the hour. On the day after his inauguration as president, Joe Biden announced that, starting Tuesday, January 26,…

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First Cruise Line Announces Vaccine Requirement—Will Others Follow?

Saga Cruises, a small, U.K.–based line that caters to passengers aged 50 and older, announced the world's first Covid-19 vaccine requirement for cruise passengers this week. In a…

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On Day One, President Biden Makes Masks Mandatory on Planes, At National Parks, and Elsewhere

Over the last 10 months, common sense sat on the back burner. Even though 33 transportation unions, most airline CEOs, the good folks at Consumer Reports, and hundreds of thousands of…

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Bad Tourists Are Faking Covid Test Results. Here’s How to Stop Them.

The advent of pandemic travel restrictions has given rise to a whole new subset of bad tourists. We're talking about the quarantine flouters, mask refuseniks, and other coronavirus…

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Why You Should Never Order Coffee on a Plane (and Other Lessons from a Flight Attendant)

TikTok can make you laugh, it can make you dance, and now, thanks to the efforts of a savvy, personable flight attendant, it can also help you travel better (when it's time to travel…

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“One Night in Miami” Puts Historic Black Hotel in Spotlight—and You Can Visit

The new film One Night in Miami, now streaming on Amazon Prime, depicts a 1964 meeting of four African American icons—boxer Cassius Clay (soon to rename himself Muhammad Ali), civil…

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These Last-Minute Rules from the Trump Administration Could Harm Travelers

Yes, travel is our focus at Frommer's. But that doesn't mean we can ignore the actions of government that affect how we travel—our safety, our rights as consumers, and the protection…

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Island Paradise Opens for Anyone Who Takes the Covid Vaccine

Last summer, the archipelago of Fernando de Noronha, off the coast of Brazil, tried to save its tourism industry by expressly inviting people who had contracted Covid-19 and…