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Queen Mary 2 Transatlantic Crossing Review: What It's Like to Sail This Classic Journey

For North Americans, there aren't many journeys more mythic than a transatlantic crossing on an ocean liner. After all, the modern societies of both Canada and the United States…

Article / Local Experiences

The New Frommer's Portugal: The Best Experiences in a Rapidly Changing Mediterranean Country

The new Frommer's Portugal, which is now on sale worldwide, is the world's freshest guide book to one of Europe's most seductive destinations.

Article / Passportable

Norwegian Cruise Line to Add Solo Cabins to All of Its Ships by January

Norwegian Cruise Line, which led the cruise industry by designing special cabins for people traveling on their own starting in 2010, has announced that as of January 4, 2024, all of…

Article / Slideshows

Best Multigenerational Trips: Family-Friendly Vacation Ideas

Multigenerational trips are a rising travel trend, and that makes sense. A vacation between grandparents, kids, and grandkids gives extended families time together without the…

Article / Air Travel

The Worst U.S. Airports for Catching a Connecting Flight

We're naming airport names, and breaking down our advice by season, ticket type, and more.

Article / Food and Drink

How to Spritz: Make and Enjoy Aperol Spritz, Campari Spritz, and More Varieties—the Italian Way

The famous spritz cocktail is serious business in Italy. Learn the true Italian recipes for the Aperol Spritz and other variations—and how to drink the refreshing apéritif…

Article / Air Travel

Hackers Can Steal Your Frequent Flier Miles: How to Protect Your Travel Loyalty Accounts

How to protect your travel points from being stolen—and what to do if those miles are missing.

Article / Arts and Culture

Flipboard Travel: Find Frommer's Information for Your Next Trip on This Free App

How the free Flipboard app makes saving the ideas you find on Frommer's even easier

Article / Passportable

Money-Saving Travel Trick: Join AARP Even if You’re Under 50

When it comes to reaping AARP travel benefits, 30 is the new 50. The advocacy group, formerly known as the American Association of Retired Persons but now officially just AARP, focuses…

Article / Outdoor & Adventure

Acadia National Park: How to Plan the Perfect Vacation in This Iconic Park

Acadia National Park is New England’s most multifaceted—and downright splendid—natural attraction. It’s home to Cadillac Mountain, the tallest peak on the Atlantic coast; granite…

Article / Cruise

Are Small Cruise Ships Better than Big Ones? 5 Facts That Will Convince You

Small ship cruises get less publicity than the giant ships do, but there are strong reasons why people love them. Here are the best ones—and some of the best small-ship cruise…

Article / Arthur Frommer Online

Introducing a New London Guide for a New Era—Now on Sale!

Frommer's first guide to London came out in 1957. This week, a long tradition continues as our newest guidebook on the city is released. Out now in paperback and e-book and on sale at…

Article / Local Experiences

Pauline Frommer Will Appear at the 2023 Travel and Adventure Shows

Plan your next vacation with the help of in-person experts—including Pauline Frommer—at a 2023 Travel and Adventure Show near you.

Article / Slideshows

Best Vacations for Seniors: Ideas for Travelers of Retirement Age and Older

Travel tops the to-do lists of most people of retirement age and older, according to the AARP—a group that ought to know. “Research after research has shown that it’s the number-one…

Article / Hotels

What’s the Deal with Connecting Hotel Rooms—And How Can You Book Them More Easily?

Why adjoining hotel rooms are so hard to book—and how you can make sure you get them when you need them.  

Article / National Parks

Days in 2023 When All U.S. National Parks Are Free to Enter

All units managed by the U.S. National Park Service waive entrance fees on 5 days in 2023.

Article / Slideshows

What's the TCM Classic Cruise Like? Like the Most Fun I've Had at Sea in Years

It was evident that this cruise wouldn’t be like any other when someone’s phone rang in the middle of the pre-departure lifeboat drill—and it was Elton John calling on FaceTime. “He…

Article / Slideshows

Frommer's Best Places to Go in 2023

What’s travel without a little turbulence, right? Tourism’s big return following the easing of Covid restrictions has been bumpier than we all hoped, thanks to understaffed airports,…

Article / Travelers with Disabilities

I Stayed At the World's Most Accessible Hotel. Here's What It Was Like

Every guest room at West Virginia's Schoolhouse Hotel is accessible, and so are all of the public spaces. Which leaves me to wonder: Why aren't more lodgings taking the needs of…

Article / Passportable

Huge Collection of Military Vehicles Now on Display Near Yellowstone

Travelers in northwest Wyoming can now tour a collection of 500 military vehicles, artillery pieces, naval vessels, and aircraft at the new National Museum of Military Vehicles in…

Article / Passportable

Seeking Long-Term Digital Nomads, Thailand Adds 10-Year Remote Visa

Thailand is a mainstay on lists of the best places for digital nomads, thanks to the Southeast Asian country's tempting combo of picture-perfect beaches (Phuket is pictured above),…

Article / Passportable

Pioneering Baseball Great Jackie Robinson Finally Gets His Own Museum

This year marks the 75th anniversary of when Jackie Robinson made his debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers, thus becoming the first Black player in Major League Baseball history. Just in…

Article / Arthur Frommer Online

3 Huge Reasons Why Europe May Be The Better Place to Vacation Right Now

Staying within the United States for vacations made a lot of sense for Americans in 2020 and 2021. Our ease of movement was hobbled, many travel facilities were closed or operating…

Article / Local Experiences

The Best Travel Gift Cards: Just the Ticket When You Need Presents for Travelers

Forget socks or toasters. Giving the gift of travel ensures that lifelong memories will be made. Here are some of our favorite gift certificates and gift cards that were designed…

Article / Food and Drink

Frommer Guide Flashback: Guinness Tourism in Dublin, Then and Now

From pub crawls to brewery tours to sleek multimedia exhibits, Dublin has never had a shortage of ways to celebrate "the black stuff."