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Article / Arthur Frommer Online

New Travel Warning: Hefty No-Show Fees for Missed Reservations

If there's one thing the modern travel industry is good at, it's penalizing customers for its own dysfunctional systems. Squeezing so many bodies on planes there's no longer enough…

Article / Arthur Frommer Online

Instagram-Based Booking Account @hotel Debuts—And Its Prices Are Pretty Great

Help has arrived for travelers hoping to book affordable hotel rooms. But people won’t be turning to a website for that aid. Surprisingly, they'll use Instagram. The trip-planning app…

Article / Arthur Frommer Online

The Dirtiest Surfaces in Planes and Hotels, According to Scientists

With the considerable rewards of travel come the inevitable risks of encountering crud. But some parts of hotels, airplanes, and airports are cruddier than others, according to…

Article / Arthur Frommer Online

How Airbnb's Revamp Could End Up Doubling Your Vacation Costs

This week Airbnb announced what the vacation rental giant is calling its “biggest changes in a decade.” That’s not hyperbole. Alas, the changes don't involve reining in fees (we…

Article / Money and Fees

How to Save Money on a Vacation Rental and Get the Lowest Price

Congrats—you’ve found a great vacation rental for your family! Here’s how to be sure you get the best price and protect your purchase.

Article / Arthur Frommer Online

Just How Much Have Travel Costs Risen? Shocking Stats on Summer Travel

Prices for travel have been climbing at a breakneck pace in 2022—and they're about to get even worse, according to the travel booking and cost-tracking site Hopper. The company's…

Article / Passportable

Now Rentable on Airbnb: The Childhood Home of the Beatles’ George Harrison

You can now spend the night—and we hope for your sake it's not a hard day's night—in the childhood home of George Harrison of the Beatles. The future Fab Four…

Article / Arthur Frommer Online

What’s New in New Orleans? Appetizing Picks from the Authors of Our New Guide

Have you ever seen those video clips of cows leaving their barns in spring? Encountering green pastures again after months of winter, the animals jump and play, looking as happy as…

Article / Arthur Frommer Online

Where You Can Still Book Short-Term Rentals Under Honolulu's Strict New Law

Honolulu is changing the rules for what qualifies as a short-term vacation rental on the Hawaiian island of Oahu—and the term isn't very short. By a vote of 8–1, the Honolulu City…

Article / Arthur Frommer Online

Say Aloha Again to Hawaii with These Expert Picks from the Latest Frommer's Guidebook

After finally lifting some of the pandemic's strictest domestic travel restrictions, Hawaii is undergoing what Frommer's author Jeanne Cooper calls a "semi-return to normal." And just…

Article / Family & Kids

6 Crucial Things Parents Can Do to Childproof a Vacation

Even places that welcome kids don’t necessarily childproof their units. That’s up to you.  

Article / Hotels

3 Simple Travel Hacks to Make Your Hotel Room Darker for Better Sleep

These three everyday items will help you sleep better when traveling—and you only have to pack one of them because the other two will already be in your hotel room. 

Article / Slideshows

Ireland's Quirkiest Places to Stay

With a culture of hospitality stretching back over a millennium, Ireland 's people have the art of hosting ingrained into their DNA. Although nightly rates arrived along with inns…

Article / Passportable

New in New York State: Tiny Houses in the Catskills & Cottages on Oneida Lake

There are two enticing new ways for vacationers to immerse themselves in the varied natural beauty of New York State. First, the recently opened A Tiny House Resort (pictured above) in…

Article / Passportable

A Wonderful Reason to Vacation at Dollywood This Year

Country music icon Dolly Parton has a long history of good works, not the least of which was donating $1 million to help speed the research and development of Moderna's Covid-19…

Article / Hotels

How to Sleep Better in a Hotel: Advice from Scientists

Getting real rest on the road can be difficult. We spoke with two sleep experts for advice. 

Article / Passportable

Once-Private California Wilderness Newly Open to Hikers and Skiers

A rugged expanse of California wilderness north of Lake Tahoe has opened to the public for the first time in nearly a century. Previously private property, the wild terrain near…

Article / Hotels

Zen Hen: Introducing "Chicken Yoga" for People and Poultry

Forget goat yoga—a fitness class at a hotel in Tampa lets attendees commune with local celebrity chickens. 

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 / 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 / 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 / Passportable

Experts Weigh In On the Top Restaurant Trends For 2022

We all know people who travel to eat. In fact, we may be people who travel to eat. But two pandemic years and the simple march of time have shifted where and what we'll eat when we…

Article / Passportable

PHOTOS: Robots of the Future Look Cool at This Sci-Fi Ice Hotel in Finland

In frozen Finland, a seasonal hotel that's made entirely out of ice and snow is celebrating its 20th winter in operation by looking toward the future. Located in a resort area inside…

Article / Passportable

Fully Revised for 2022, Our Guide to Disney World, Universal, and Orlando Is Now on Shelves

In July 2020, months before Covid-19 vaccination was available, grateful crowds tearfully swarmed back into the theme parks of Walt Disney World and Universal Orlando. Nothing, it…

Article / Passportable

In New York City, 50% Off Shows and Attractions, Plus Deep Winter Discounts on Hotels and Food

Deep winter means deep discounts in New York City. That was true pre-pandemic, but the number of deals has grown exponentially this year thanks to the city's proactive tourist…