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In an Isolation Innovation, Walking Tour Guides Mount Live Virtual "Tours" You Take from Home

Trained walking tour guides have found a new way to keep going during the emergency. They're running live, regularly scheduled webinar explorations of world attractions that anyone can…

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Fluent Forever App Offers Two Free Months of Language Lessons for Frommer’s Readers

Start learning a new language—for free!—with this special offer. 

Article / Arts and Culture

'EuroTrip' Revisited: The Real Arthur Frommer Reveals the Story Behind the Sex Comedy Classic

Arthur Frommer himself sets the record straight on his not-quite cameo in the 2004 comedy 'EuroTrip.' .

Article / Arthur Frommer Online

New York City Will Bounce Back

By the end of this week, many of New York's largest indoor and outdoor spaces will be transformed. Officials may need to start using city parks as temporary burial grounds, and already…

Article / Health, Insurance, Security

Coronavirus and Travel: The Latest News, Updated Daily

Advice and resources relating to how the COVID-19 outbreak is affecting travelers. Updated frequently. 

Article / Slideshows

Delicious Cocktail Recipes from Cool Hotel Bars—Taste Vacation at Home!

Hotels have been a haven for delightful beverages for centuries. Ever since the modern hotel evolved out of the tavern inns of yore, the world's greatest places to stay have cultivated…

Article / Arts and Culture

Some of Our Favorite Travel Movies—and How to Watch Them at Home

Travel the world without getting off your couch with these films that showcase their locations especially well. 

Article / Passportable

Theft of a van Gogh Devastates Two Dutch Museums

March 30, 2020, marks Vincent van Gogh's 167th birthday. Coincidentally, in the early hours of March 30, thieves broke into the Singer Laren Museum in the Amsterdam suburbs to steal…

Article / Theme Park

Looking for the Forgotten Historic Artifacts Hidden Around Disneyland

From the day Disneyland opened in July of 1955, the Southern California theme park has inspired a fervent following that has only grown over time. Attendance at Disney theme parks is…

Article / Arts and Culture

Binge Listen! We Love These Travel Podcasts on Nature, Food, Culture, and More

Travel without leaving home with these podcasts on cuisine, adventure, theme parks, museums, and language. 

Article / Slideshows

What to Do in the Bronx: 3 Itineraries for NYC's Boogie Down Borough

Each May, a tongue-in-cheek organization called the Great and Glorious Grand Army of The Bronx stages a mock-annexation of Manhattan’s northernmost neighborhood, Marble Hill. Wearing…

Article / Passportable

In Pompeii, An Ancient Brothel Reopens for Visitors

In the ancient Roman city of Pompeii, three residences that had been closed for years due to safety concerns are once again open to the public. The Italian Ministry of Cultural…

Article / Passportable

New National Children’s Museum Opens in Washington, D.C.

With the debut of Washington, D.C.’s, National Children’s Museum, which opened Monday, the downtown area of America's capital again has a playland just for kids. In a city celebrated…

Article / Slideshows

What's Near Porto: 10 Great Places in Portugal's North

Porto has established itself as an A-list European city-trip destination for its venerable riverside wine lodges, thriving restaurant scene, and UNESCO World Heritage old town. Its…

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99 Places to Take Your Family in the United States

UPDATED FEBRUARY 18, 2020 Here are 99 must-see places around the United States to take your family on vacation. We cover everything from the action and adventure you'll find ballooning…

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10 Important Country Music Landmarks That Aren't Anywhere Near Nashville

Nashville , Tennessee, is considered the capital of country music, a distinction that is anchored by the famous Grand Ole Opry , but the genre wasn't born there. In fact, country music…

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Finding Temples, Hot Springs, and Snow Monsters in Quiet Northern Japan

This complete stillness Sinking into the very rocks The voice of cicadas That’s the haiku that Matsuo Bashō wrote after climbing the stone staircase to Risshakuji Temple in 1689.…

Article / Slideshows

Spain's One-of-a-Kind Festivals Worth Traveling to See

Thanks to Ernest Hemingway, the most famous festival in Spain is Pamplona’s San Fermín hubbub, known the world over for its chaotic running of the bulls. But that event is dangerous…

Article / Passportable

Rome Bans Souvenir Stands Next to Iconic Sites

Tourists in the market for a Pope Francis bobblehead may have a tougher time finding that souvenir on the streets of Rome this year. The city has banned stalls selling mugs, magnets,…

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How to Rose Parade: Getting Tickets, Where to Sit, What to Bring to Pasadena

UPDATED JANUARY 9, 2020 The Rose Parade is to Los Angeles what the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is to New York City: kind of a big deal. Every year on January 1st (or the next day if…

Article / Packing & Luggage

How to Pack for an African Safari

You'll need strategy, not a big pre-vacation shopping trip. Here's what to bring with you for this once-in-a-lifetime experience.

Article / Slideshows

Best Caribbean Islands for Family Vacations: Which One to Choose

Not all Caribbean islands are the same. Yes, you can water ski, parasail, and sunbathe almost anywhere there, but islands come in different flavors, and some shine in specific areas.…

Article / Arthur Frommer Online

Many Vacationers Will Want to Attend Dubai’s Expo 2020, writes Arthur Frommer

If you haven’t yet made plans for an international vacation in 2020, you might want to consider going to Dubai late in the year. Starting on October 20 and continuing until April…

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The Top Travel Trends for 2020

What are the trends that will affect your 2020 vacation? In many ways, they are evolutions of ones that affected travel in 2019, so I strongly encourage you to read last year’s…

Article / Passportable

Miami’s New Museum of Graffiti Gives a Permanent Home to Street Art

By its nature, graffiti tends to be a here-today-gone-tomorrow type of art form. But a new museum in Miami aims to preserve the history and celebrate the artistry of a movement that…