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Beach Blanket Bingo: Seaside Reopening Rules Are Shore Confusing

Summer's going to be complicated. Beaches around the world may be reopening, but that doesn't mean each place is welcoming back sun seekers the same way. If you were thinking you…

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Portugal Reopens to Tourism June 6, but with an Odd Twist

Update, June 30: Portugal has updated its policy to conform to recommendations by the European Union. Americans are no longer welcomed. For complete information, see our feature about…

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St. Lucia's Reopening Plan Might Predict the Future of Caribbean Vacations

To date, the mountainous Caribbean paradise of St. Lucia has recorded just 18 Covid-19 cases. Everyone has recovered, and the island wants to get back to business. The problem for this…

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Send Your Taste Buds on a Road Trip with These Regional Recipes

Long before "foodie travel" became a term anybody used, Jane and Michael Stern published Roadfood in 1977. That first guidebook to the best regional eateries in the United States…

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Pauline Frommer: Social Distancing Inspires Creativity at Restaurants

What's the new specialty at some of the world's restaurants? Extreme theatricality. In an attempt to shield customers from the buzzkill of social distancing, restaurateurs are getting…

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L.A.'s Hollywood Bowl Cancels Summer Concerts

For the first time in 98 years, there will be no concerts this summer at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. The Greek-style outdoor amphitheater, set in a canyon in the Hollywood…

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Extreme Social Distancing: Restaurant for One Opens in Swedish Meadow

You don't have to worry about sitting too close to other diners at a new restaurant in Sweden. The restaurant's name, Bord för En, translates to Table for One, and it's just that: one…

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A Blow to Broadway: Shows Won't Reopen Until September 6

The show must go on—except when there's a global health crisis. The Broadway League, the trade association for the theatrical industry, announced that the lights in New York City's…

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Now You Can Order Airplane Food at Home for Some Reason

Stir-craziness among some grounded travelers has evidently grown so acute that they've developed a hankering for airplane snacks. Imperfect Foods, a grocery delivery service that…

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Iceland to Reopen June 15 Using Testing and Tracing

Update, June 30: Iceland has updated its policy to conform to recommendations by the European Union. Americans are no longer welcomed. For complete information, see our feature about…

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America's Favorite Destination Restaurants Are Being Saved by Cross-Country Delivery

We all have our madeleines, don't we? I'm talking about the spongy little cookie that Marcel Proust turned into shorthand for any food that triggers memories. In his…

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Our Weekly Travel Podcasts: The Future of Cruising and Far-Flung Adventures

Each week, Frommer's brings you two fresh podcasts stuffed with travel tips, news, and inspiration. Recordings are made from our weekly call-in show on WABC in New York and our…

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Second City Simulation: Spend a Day in Chicago from Home

Our one-day itinerary for doing Chicago from afar highlights its best art, architecture, culture, and food. (And some day you can go do these for real.)

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Princess, Holland America Cancel 2020 Summer Season—Why Not Carnival?

Princess Cruises and Holland America Line have announced they will not run ships for the summer season. In August, Princess will operate only one ship, Majestic Princess, on quick…

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Enough Is Enough: Let American Cruise Workers Go Home

In March, the U.S. Coast Guard helped more than 265,000 passengers leave cruise ships and get home. Crew members, however, were forced to remain aboard. About 80,000 crew members are…

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Be a Kid Again: Download Free Coloring Pages from Great Places

Adult coloring books. Sounds like an oxymoron, right? But in recent years, this tot's activity has become popular among those well past puberty as a way to express creativity and…

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Better Buy a Watch: Your Travel Future Will Be Timed

Travel is still shut down, but the coronavirus has already changed it. New social distancing measures have forced attractions around the world to look at entrance procedures anew.…

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Texas Gets a Temporary Drive-Through Zoo

Las Vegas has drive-through wedding chapels. Memphis has a drive-through convenience store. A Connecticut law firm located in a former fast food restaurant even uses its drive-up…

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The First Disney Park to Reopen Returns May 11 with Special Rules

One of the first Disney theme parks to close, Shanghai Disneyland, ceased operations in January. It is now scheduled to reopen on May 11, and its operational changes will inform how…

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Hawaii Is Using the Shutdown to Transform Its Tourist Experience

Tourism has been a boon and a bane to the Aloha State for years. Many Hawaiians are trying to use the travel pause to shift the paradigm.

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Listen to Our Weekly Travel Podcasts: Road Trips and National Parks

Each week, Frommer's brings you two fresh podcasts stuffed with travel tips, news, and inspiration. Recordings are made from our weekly call-in show on WABC in New York and our…

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Under Fire from Congress, Carnival Floats Plan to Restart Cruises This Summer

Carnival Cruise Line has announced a phased plan to begin sailing that would mean a return to cruising by August 1. The principal points of the plan as stated in the company's news…

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Announcing Frommer's Guides to Your Quarantine!

Our latest (fake) guidebooks are your ticket to nowhere.

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Ja, Tulips Are Still Blooming in the Netherlands! See For Yourself

For the first time in 71 years, Holland's Keukenhof, the famed garden southwest of Amsterdam, is closed for tulip season. During ordinary springs, the garden's elaborate,…

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Huntington Beach's Tourism Office Issues Statement on Beach Protests

When does tourism to a place endanger the people who live nearby? On Friday, civil disobedience flared up around that question on the sands of Huntington Beach, California. The…