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Been to Birmingham Lately? You're In for a Surprise

Alabama's biggest city is one of the Deep South's most interesting destinations right now.

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Bite-Sized Volunteer Vacations

How to Do Good on Vacations That Aren't Only Devoted to "Voluntourism"

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The Travel Trends That Will Shape Your Next Vacation

Spin the globe: Where will you go in 2017? And just as importantly, what recent developments and coming events will shape your trip? It's prediction time again, so I spoke with nine…

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The Annual Frommer's Travel Gift Guide

This year, give the gift that keeps on moving! We combed the current best offerings to find travel gadgets and inventions that actually improve the way we experience places—and we…

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Devaluation of the British Pound Has Made Attendance at the Oxford and Cambridge Summer Schools Much Cheaper Than Before

The smart way to take advantage of the U.K.'s slumping pound? Enroll in the summer programs at Oxford or Cambridge. 

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Wonder of the Seas Review: One of the World's Biggest Cruise Ships

The inaugural sailing of Royal Caribbean’s newest cruise ship was my inaugural sailing, too. Though I had been on a ferry or two and the occasional water taxi, I had never before set…

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The Election of Trump Could Curtail Our Right to Travel to Cuba

Arthur Frommer's rallying cry: don't let a President Trump take away our rights, as citizens, to travel where we wish during peacetime.

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The Ultimate Guide to Planning a Road Trip in Iceland

A road trip through Iceland is an epic adventure. On a single day driving Iceland’s Ring Road, the transformation is astounding: An otherworldly expanse of moss-covered lava rocks will…

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What to Do in San Diego If You Don't Have Much Time

If you think San Diego is just about wiggling your toes in the sand or cooing over cuddly panda bears, think again. Combining big-city style with small-town heart, this seaside…

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Visiting New York City? The Top Pitfalls to Avoid

You've made the right decision in choosing New York City for your next vacation. Few places can beat its cultural diversity, historic sights, topnotch museums, world-class restaurants,…

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A 24-Hour Food Tour of Valencia

The hometown of paella is a gastronomic stalwart of Spain. Our writer eats his way through the city in one whirlwind day.

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Lincoln and Wilson in Washington, D.C.: 2 Presidential Homes Beyond the White House

You don't have to take a White House tour to walk in the footsteps of a U.S. President. The homes of two of America's most complex, important Presidents are open to visitors -- and…

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10 Tourist-Friendly Businesses Open 275 Years Or Longer

While it can be comforting to grab a pumpkin spice latte a stone’s throw from the Champs-Élysées, there are richer travel experiences to be had if you opt for authenticity, and few…

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How to Pick the Best Cruise for You

With cruises, your choice of a ship can make or break the vacation. But many times that decision has as much to do with who you are as a person—and who you will be traveling with—as it…

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How to See the Best of Lisbon in One Day

One day is not nearly enough time to experience the riches and wonders of this ancient and majestic city. But with the itinerary that follows, you'll get a concise and enjoyable…

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The Wonders of Australia's Outback

Few landscapes are as extreme, as striking or as mysterious as Australia's Outback. Harboring plants from the age of the dinosaurs, a people with possibly the oldest culture on the…

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What's New at the Ski Resorts of Utah and Colorado? We Have the Scoop

Visitors will find a host of new things to see and do at Colorado and Utah’s ski resorts this season, with activities ranging from indoor training facilities to outdoor arts festivals.…

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12 Orlando Attractions with Celebrity Cameos

The biggest theme park rides are often more than mere rides. Often, they are narrated by familiar voices. At Spaceship Earth in Epcot, an unseen Judi Dench informs us, "Rome built the…

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Endless Eating: The Best Las Vegas Buffets

The first permanent Las Vegas buffet opened in the early 1940s at the original El Rancho Vegas hotel. It was originally priced at $1. Today, buffets are synonymous with Vegas, and…

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Do as the Bolognesi Do: Top 5 Places to Live like a Local

Note from the Editor: This travel memoir was written by one of our terrific summer interns, recently back from Bologna. There are few things that a study abroad student wants more than…

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Seven Alaska Honeymoon Hotels with a View

What draws tourists to the vast land of Alaska is not man-made monuments, but rather everything that Mother Nature has to offer. The state is a majestic work of nature in itself—from…

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Fiji's Best Paradise Escapes for Honeymoons

Fiji is an island country in the South Pacific that's plenty far from the rest of civilization—about 1,100 miles north of New Zealand. With more than 332 islands and over 500 islets,…

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Lip-Smacking Restaurants Around Louisiana

No state in the Union can match Louisiana for the variety and inventiveness of its native cuisine. And that holds whether you're dining at a gas station that just happens to smoke its…

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The Most Authentic Experiences in Gloriously Phony Las Vegas

The flamboyant showman Liberace once said “too much of a good thing is wonderful!” He may very well have been talking about Las Vegas , a city in which he was a frequent headliner, and…

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5 Things You Don't Know About Napa and Sonoma

By Erika Lenkert With more travelers sojourning locally rather than long distance and more and more ambitious chefs and winery owners vying for tourist dollars, there is much ado in…