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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…
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: Collective Retreats are the Latest in Glamping
Instead of erecting expensive, multi-story hotels on equally expensive land, why not simply pitch large tents capable of containing twin beds or queen-sized beds? Why not service…
At Tokyo’s Weird New Poop Museum, Wipe Boredom Away
As the capital of a nation famous for high-tech toilets, Tokyo is now also the seat of places that honors what goes into them. Now it’s where you’ll find the Unko Museum Tokyo, which…
Great Family Resorts and All-Inclusives in and Around the Caribbean
Beach resorts make for fabulous, one-stop family vacations. The all-inclusive version, which serves all meals, comes with set costs and tends to keep everyone on property for most of…
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,…
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…
Bologna's Best Food: A Walking Tour (with Lots of Eating)
Bologna is known throughout Italy as Bologna la Grassa , which means Bologna the Fat. This nickname is well-earned—from ragù to mortadella , the Emilia-Romagna region serves up…
‘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…
Just How Do "Free Tours" Work? An Interview With Sandemans New Europe
Free tours: You’ll find them in every major tourist destination on the planet nowadays, and plenty of minor ones, too. Because they’re not technically free—tips are expected (though…
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,…
The Dishes You Can't Miss in Buenos Aires, And the Best Places to Find Them
Buenos Aires is famous for its grass-fed beef and its intense Malbec wine. Most visitors to the so-called “Paris of South America” have no problem finding those, setting aside at least…
Père-Lachaise Cemetery, Paris: The World’s Most Legendary Necropolis
Arguably the most famous resting place in the world, Père-Lachaise Cemetery in Paris is also a vital tourist attraction, receiving some 3.5 million visitors each year. Carolyn…
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…