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Tipping in Portugal: A Gratuities Guide for Hotels, Restaurants, and Taxis
What to tip waiters, taxi drivers, tour guides, and hotel staff in Lisbon, Porto, and other locations in Portugal
Tipping in China: When You Can—and When You Shouldn't
Gratuities aren't standard in China. Here's when to tip waiters, hotel staff, and tour guides—and when to keep the change.
The World's New Best Chef Works at a Hotel in North Denmark
Chef Kenneth Toft-Hansen of Svinkløv Badehotel, a hotel on Denmark's northern coast, just beat out a Swede and a Norwegian to win the prestigious Bocuse d'Or prize for gastronomic…
Tipping in the U.K.: A Gratuities Guide for Taxis, Hotels, and Restaurants
Some pointers on tipping waiters, taxi drivers, and hotel staff in England, Scotland, and Wales—without overdoing it
Pints with a Past: Must-See Historic Bars Across the United States
More than one bar lays claim to being the oldest in the United States. But we’re not here to settle the matter, mostly because that would involve hairsplitting, nitpicky decisions…
Tipping in Japan? Not So Much a Thing
Why Japan doesn't go for gratuities—but why you still might have to pay extra fees for meals and accommodations
Tipping in Germany: A Gratuities Guide for Restaurants, Hotels, and Taxis
How to tip restaurant servers, cab drivers, and hotel staff in Germany—without overdoing it
Watchmaker Shinola Is Opening a Hotel in Downtown Detroit
Detroit-based Shinola, maker of watches, fancy bicycles, and other luxury goods, is expanding into the hotel business. The 129-room Shinola Hotel is set to open in the company's…
What to Tip Waiters, Hotel Staff, and Taxi Drivers in France
Some pointers on how to pay gratuities—without overdoing it—in hotels, restaurants, and taxis in France
Pauline Frommer: Come Travel with Me in Vietnam this February
Every other year, I host a trip for listeners of the Frommer's radio shows and the readers of our guides. And these tours are, I must say, very special experiences. There's nothing…
The Trends That Will Shape Travel in 2019
This past year’s biggest travel trends —the rise in solo female travel and solo travel in general, the new emphasis on green travel, the development of cannabis holidays, an uptick in…
What to Do in Aruba When You're Tired of Sunbathing
For many, the allure of a vacation in Aruba has to do with sun, slot machines, and shrimp dinners. If that’s you, we get it. Life is hard; sand is soft. Still, some of us prefer to…
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.…
New Rules in Rome Target Rowdy, Boozy Tourists
Italy has just about had it with your nonsense.Straining under the burden of accommodating endless hordes of tourists and their accompanying noise, litter, rowdiness, and traffic…
10 Wine Tasting Tours You Had No Idea You Could Book
Wine tasting tours are always in style. Whether you prefer bold cabernet sauvignons or oaky chardonnays, or even luscious dessert wines like ice wines and vintage ports, there’s a wine…
In Japan You Can Build Your Own Kit Kat Now
Like compact cars and the band Cheap Trick, Kit Kat candy bars weren't born in Japan, but they sure went big there. The chocolate-covered wafers (a U.K. creation currently owned…
Georgia—A Country Where the Wine Has Been Aging for 8,000 Years
A culinary exploration of the former Soviet republic’s wild flavor combinations and ancient recipes would be a highlight of any food lover’s to-do list.
American Airlines Will Allow Early Boarding for Flyers with Nut Allergies
As if determined to undo their decades of peanut pushing, U.S. airlines continue to make concessions to passengers with nut allergies. Hardly any carriers serve those snacks on flights…
A Preview: Hudson Yards in New York City
Ambition is skyscraper-sized in New York City. And sometimes it involves big ole glass-and-steel towers, or in the case of Hudson Yards, a whole litter of 'em. Hudson Yards, when…
Hidden Romantic Things to Do in Quebec City
Québec City , if you didn’t already know, is one of the most historic destinations in North America. Vieux (Old) Québec, founded in 1608, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the only…
10 Things You Must Eat and Drink in Cornwall
Cornwall is undergoing an artisanal food boom. Thanks to a mild temperature and extensive coastline, this picturesque county in the southwest of England already has a bounty of food,…
Waterbury, Vermont: Four Miles of Foodie Bliss
How did a 5,000-person rural Vermont town become a famous center for artisanal food and drink? Waterbury seemed to appear on the map in 1986 when two guys named Ben and Jerry expanded…
New Foodie Arcade Opens on Paris’s Left Bank
Visitors to Paris have a new one-stop destination for gourmet delicacies from the city’s top chefs and food purveyors. Beaupassage, a refurbished historic passageway in the heart of…
Walt Whitman's Brooklyn: In the Footsteps of the Borough's Bard
Walt Whitman was Brooklyn ’s original bearded bohemian. Though the poet was born on Long Island and spent significant portions of his life in Manhattan, Washington, D.C., and Camden,…
Eat on Florence's Streets and You Could Be Fined $580
Lots of people choose to visit Italy because they respect the cuisine, but now, eating it with dignity is the law. On September 4, Florence instituted a new penalty for tourists who…