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The FAA Wants Your Thoughts on Airplane Seat Sizes

If you think airplane seats are too small—and it's hard to imagine anyone this side of Smurf Village who wouldn't feel that way—the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) would…

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Happy Trails! 8 Great Hikes for Families—from Day Trips to Overnight Treks

Taking a family hike is a fun and rejuvenating way to immerse yourself in the epic landscapes of the United States. Whether you opt for a quick day trip or a guided multinight journey,…

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5 Ways to Ensure A Vacation Rental Meets Your Definition of Clean

Every vacation renter claims their units will be clean, but in reality, many of them cut corners. Here's how to make sure your Airbnb or home rental is sanitized to your own standards.

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Anxious About Returning to Travel? Try These Tips from Psychologists

It's natural to be nervous about travel after living so long without it. Mental health experts offer ways to work through your feelings and be a globetrotter again.

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New Travel Grants to Help Wheelchair Users Take Their Dream Trips

Travel blogger Cory Lee has launched the nonprofit Curb Free Foundation to fund bucket-list vacations for people who use wheelchairs. 

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These New Global Tours Are Fully Accessible for Wheelchair Users and Other Travelers

The mission of the online platform Wheel the World is to make travel more accessible for seniors and people with disabilities. At the site, users can find and book things to do, places…

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Slip Slidin’ Away: Venice’s Too-Slick Glass Bridge Getting a Stone Makeover

We're not structural engineers or anything, but putting an arched footbridge made out of a notoriously slippery substance in the middle of a famously soggy city seems like a surefire…

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Tokyo Cafe’s Robot Waiters Operated Remotely by Staffers with Disabilities

We usually think of robots as taking jobs away from humans, but the opposite is true at a new cafe in Tokyo. Opened June 22 in the city's Nihonbashi area, Dawn Avatar Robot Cafe uses…

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The Gentrification of Nature—and What to Do About It

America’s wide-open spaces should be open to all. But more and more, the great outdoors are becoming a playground for the rich. Mind you, nature has long had a luxury market hawking…

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How Travelers with Disabilities Can Get Special Equipment for Air Travel—for Free

The nonprofit All Wheels Up is giving away harnesses and slings designed to make air travel more accessible for those with reduced mobility. Here's how to apply.

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It's Official: Emotional Support Animals Can No Longer Fly Free

The days of getting free flights for your untrained emotional support Pomeranian are over. The government has closed the doggy door. The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has…

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How Travel Changed My Life, By Arthur Frommer

In these days of national emergency, it may be appropriate to note the ways in which the eventual resumption of travel will again enlarge our lives. And surely, that resumption will…

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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…

Article / Health, Insurance, Security

How to Tell If You Need Travel Insurance, Based on the Type of Vacation

Traveling soon and not sure if you need coverage? You just might. No company paid to be a part of this article—this is just our honest opinion about what might work best for each…

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California Improving Coastal Access with New Beach Wheelchairs

Eighteen coastal sites in California—from Clam Beach, where Highway 101 meets the Pacific in northern Arcata, to lively Ocean Beach in San Diego—are getting new wheelchairs and other…

Article / Arthur Frommer Online

Do Travelers Lose Their Moral Compasses on the Road? A Surprising Study

My friend Deborah "borrowed" her favorite wool blanket from a hotel when she went on a business trip. Shannon, another pal, put her able-bodied daughter in an airport wheelchair to…

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Frommer's Best Places to Go in 2019

This list was for 2019. For the list for 2020, click here. In an era of social and political movements propelled by fear and resentment of others, travel is more crucial than ever.…

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A Return to Northern Michigan With No Repeat Experiences

I’ve always taken the stance that when you return again and again to the same place for vacation, you’re only setting yourself up for ennui. I figured there were a few exceptions to…

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For These European Sights, You Should Reserve Tickets Ahead

Because travel has become so affordable, the world's favorite tourist attractions have never been more crowded. Some of them are so overrun that you could spend as many hours outside…

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American Airlines Cracks Down on Support Animals

Emotional support insects are no longer welcome on American Airlines flights.Whoever heard of an emotional support insect, you ask? We have two words for you: Jiminy Cricket.In…

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Which Paris Arrondissement is Best to Stay In?

What’s your Paris ? Is it cool little bars and clubs or is it monuments and museums? Is it romance and reverie or is it exploration and adventure? Are you mesmerized by iconic…

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Disney World Now Charges for Parking at Hotels, Decreasing Their Value

Update: Disney Parks finally rescinded fees for self-parking at Walt Disney World resorts in January 2023. Click here to read about that.It used to be one of the great courtesies of…

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Arthur Frommer: For No Real Reason, Feds Attack the Legality of Cannabis Tourism

Because the current U.S. Attorney General is a fierce opponent of marijuana, we can expect a massive legal attack against travel to the states—mainly California and Colorado—that…

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New App Helps Visually Impaired Travelers Navigate Airport

American Printing House for the Blind's "Nearby Explorer" app—a GPS-enabled mobile wayfinding service developed specifically for visually impaired users—has a brand-new feature to help…

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It's Here: Donald Trump Robot Unveiled at Disney's Hall of Presidents

About six months behind its usual post-election refurbishment schedule, Walt Disney World has unveiled its Audio-Animatronic version of the current president of the United States,…