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The Frommer's Travel Gift Guide for Every Budget
Life's too short to give the gift of socks. Tell them you understand their wanderlust and support it by choosing one of these travel-related gifts, each of them hand-selected by…
WWI Hospital Converted to Vacation Rental in English Countryside
In the 19th century, England's small "cottage hospitals" brought medical services to rural villages. Previously, small town folk often had to travel to distant cities for treatment for…
Arthur Frommer: Let’s Hope the American Queen Paddlewheeler is Past Racist Messages
The travel press is currently full of happy articles about the popularity of river cruises within the United States. Apparently, such paddlewheelers as the famous American Queen…
Arthur Frommer: If Thomas Cook Can Go Belly-Up, Consumers Must Protect Themselves
The recent shutdown of service by the venerable Thomas Cook company in Great Britain, stranding tens of thousands of tour passengers, is a wake-up call for all of us. It means that…
Rome's Colosseum Moves to a Timed Ticket System: We Tested It
Seeing the Colosseum in Rome just got easier. And more complicated. In spring of 2019, CoopCulture, the entity that manages visitor access to the Colosseum, the Roman Forum, the…
Get Ready to Pay a Tourist Tax to Visit Cabo San Lucas
Starting on Saturday, November 9, a visit to the Mexican state of Baja California Sur will cost you extra. The home state of popular Pacific Coast resort cities including Cabo San…
Arthur: For Gay Americans, Some International Travel Is Exceedingly Dangerous
Like many standard Americans, my business relations include dealings with gay men, and I know a pair that recently had a same-sex wedding. They have asked me to recommend a…
Chinese Glass Bridges Closed Out of Safety Fears
For a few years now, China has seemed determined to install spine-tingling transparent bridges, walkways, and slides at every cliffside, mountain gorge, and canyon in the country. At…
Another Foolish Effort by Trump to Ban Travel to Cuba, Says Arthur Frommer
As if their previous efforts had not been sufficiently foolish, the Trump administration has just announced a further effort to reduce travel to Cuba. Effective in just a few…
High-Speed Trains to Connect Miami's Cruise Port and Orlando
The possibility of a car-free Florida vacation just rolled a little closer to reality.Brightline, which currently operates high-speed rail service connecting Miami, Fort Lauderdale,…
China Expands Its Free Six-Day Visa to More Tourist Cities
Usually, filling out the paperwork to obtain a visa for China is as elaborate as taking the bar exam, but less fun. Tourists have to answer a long list of sometimes invasive questions…
Traveling With Autism
Travel can be stressful for kids on the autism spectrum. But there are steps that parents of children with autism can take to create a great vacation experience, and a growing number…
Do Rental Cars Come with Car Seats for Kids? Are They Any Good?
Should you leave your car seat at home when you go on vacation and just use the rental car company's? Consider these four factors before deciding.
How Much Breast Milk Can I Fly With? What Are the Security Rules?
Flying with breast milk? There are special rules and requirements for you, but it can be done. Here's how to bring breast milk onto a flight.
Nickelodeon's New Indoor Theme Park Is the Biggest in the U.S.
The biggest indoor theme park in the United States opens in New Jersey this week. Nickelodeon Universe spreads across 8.5 acres and 35 rides and attractions, all related to the popular…
‘1,000 Places to See Before You Die’ Deluxe Edition: An Exclusive Look Inside
Ever since its first publication in 2003, 1,000 Places to See Before You Die has been a travel classic. Millions of people have mined the pages of Patricia Schultz’s chunky paperback…
Royal Caribbean's Next Private Island Will Be in the South Pacific
Royal Caribbean announced plans this week for a new private island to be used exclusively by passengers of the company's cruise ships. Though such destinations are increasingly common…
A Much-Needed New Hotel Opens on the Mississippi Blues Trail
This past summer, The Cotton House in Cleveland, Mississippi, opened as a major boutique-style hotel in the Mississippi Delta, a part of the country that hasn’t usually been strongly…
What to Expect on an Expedition Cruise
Mega-cruise liners that carry 5,000 or more passengers may not be your style. But there are still parts of the world that are better experienced from a ship—and others you can only get…
Normandy Towns for Magnifique Side Trips from Paris
In Normandy , climate is destiny. Okay, maybe that’s true of every region on earth. But the fortunes of northwestern France seem to have been especially shaped by its strong winds,…
Hanoi Removing Cafes from Narrow “Train Street” Due to Safety Concerns
What magical tourist attraction is Instagram ruining this week? The photogenic "train street" in Hanoi, where a single-track railway squeezes between makeshift cafes and other…
Howard Johnson Hotels Are Getting a Mid-Century Modern Makeover
Once-ubiquitous hotel chain Howard Johnson is getting its first major design makeover in 25 years. The refreshed look recalls HoJo's heyday in the 1950s and '60s, when the company was…
12 Magical Harry Potter Experiences in England and Beyond
Updated September 24, 2019 From the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal theme parks in California and Florida (pictured) to the Warner Bros. Studio Tour in London, the Harry…
No Men Allowed at This New Majorca Hotel
A hotel exclusively for women has opened on the Spanish island of Majorca. Located near Porto Cristo on the island's eastern coast, Som Dona Hotel has 39 rooms, a pool, a wellness spa,…
What to Expect at L.A.'s New, First-of-Its-Kind Cannabis Cafe
The USA's first restaurant where guests can openly consume cannabis debuts in Los Angeles this week. Operating under a new type of license issued by West Hollywood, Lowell Cafe lets…