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Article / Arthur Frommer Online

You Don’t Have to Leave North America To Have An Exotic Vacation: Meet Eeyou Istchee Baie James

Eeyou Istchee Baie James—that’s not the name of the latest hip-hop star or a phrase in Norwegian. It’s an area right in North America that few have discovered…but those who have,…

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After Brussels: Changing Your Flight

Because of damage and tensions resulting from the bombings in Brussels, some airlines are loosening their change fee rules for travelers heading to Europe in the coming week.Even…

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Amtrak Now Grants 15% Student Discount

America's under-funded national rail network is doing a little something for Millennials: It has announced a 15% discount for students aged 17 to 25, valid anytime around the…

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Expiring Passports Should Be Renewed Early

On the Frommer's Travel Show, our weekly radio broadcast, we recently interviewed Brenda Sprague, the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Passport Services for the U.S. State Department,…

Article / Arthur Frommer Online

Last Call for Shamu: SeaWorld to Phase out Orca Whale Performances—Meet the Man Who Made that Call

Soon to be history: The Shamu show at SeaWorld Orlando. (Photo: Jason Cochran)SeaWorld has announced that it will no longer breed orcas in captivity at its theme parks. At a…

Article / Winter Sports

The Cold Comforts of the Kirkenes Ice Hotel, Norway

Hotels sculpted out of ice and snow have a become a rite of passage for adventure travelers. But is a night on the ice all it's cracked up to be?

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Starting Now, Solo Travel to Cuba Will Be Explicitly Legal for Americans

The news out of Cuba is coming fast and furious. Not only are a number of airlines close to being able to offer direct service from various U.S. gateways to the Caribbean island, but…

Article / Arthur Frommer Online

Is It Possible that a Remedy Has Been Discovered for Travelers' Diarrhea?

Quinn Dombrowski/FlickrMost of the physical ailments associated with travel (travelers' diarrhea, jet lag, and the like) have no known cure. Over the years, I've tried every…

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Baby Boomers' Biggest Regret? Guess.

A new survey reveals that 1 in 5 Baby Boomers—those 65 and up—say they have the same regret in life.They didn't travel more.The survey was conducted by Censuswide for British…

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Still Hoping to Get Away for Spring Break? There Are Some Deals Out There

Good things probably came....to those who booked early this year for spring break. Alas, airfares are only down 4% from last, despite much lower fuel costs for the airlines. And…

Article / Hotels

Visit New York City for $109 a Night—The Savings Secret is Within Sight

Manhattan hotel prices got you down? Some of the best deals are in the last place you're probably looking.

Article / Family & Kids

Great Wolf's Huge New Indoor Water Park Opens Near Disneyland in California

The growing chain of lodge-style indoor water parks finally makes it way to California and sets up shop. Does Southern California need indoor flumes, and would it make a fitting…

Article / Beach & Water Sports

Not Snorkeling, Not Scuba, But Snuba

Pauline Frommer Talks to an Expert About What's Making this New Water Sport So Popular

Article / Arthur Frommer Online

Rising Fees Ahoy! New Gotchas From the Cruise Industry

It’s been a rough winter for the cruise industry. One of its most celebrated newer vessels was tossed around like a cork in a Jacuzzi by a major storm, and then had to return early…

Article / Passportable

Rebuild Nepal on An Affordable Everest Trek

After the April 2015 earthquake and subsequent avalanche that killed nearly 10,000 people, injured tens of thousands, and left hundreds of thousands homeless, the country is…

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Santorini to Limit Cruise Visitors

As any parent knows, kids hold grudges. And my kids still bring up the day I made them hike for 45 minutes up a steep cliff path, in 95 degree heat, from where the cruise ship…

Article / Arthur Frommer Online

Michael Moore's "Where to Invade Next" is Very Much a Travel Film, Introducing Americans of All Political Persuasions to Provocative European Practices and Beliefs

On the eve of massive publicity for his new documentary movie, "Where to Invade Next", film-maker Michael Moore was struck down with a severe case of pneumonia.…

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Hilton To Charge More To Let You Cancel?

Remember last fall, when Hilton started testing a mandatory $50 fee for cancellations no matter how early they were made?Yeah, well, the hotel company finally picked up on what…

Article / Arthur Frommer Online

Since Disney's Latest Decision to Raise Ticket Prices Will Obviously Bar Entrance to Children of the Poor, Shouldn't We Use Public Pressure to Create an Exception for Low-Income Families?

Photo credit: Disneyland ResortWhy am I so upset about the recent increase in admission prices at the Disney theme parks in Orlando and Anaheim? As you read on this…

Article / Arthur Frommer Online

Disney Parks Now Charge Up to 20% More If It's Busy—Tickets Cost Up to $124 a Day!

Early this month, I reported that Universal Studios Hollywood would charge less for quiet days for guests who booked ahead online, and I predicted that it was only a matter of…

Article / Outdoor & Adventure

Endangered Animals In Rwanda

Where: Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda Seeing mountain gorillas in the wild isn't easy, which is exactly what makes it so exciting. Unfortunately, only about 700 of these magnificent…

Article / Family & Kids

Answer Key to the Greenwich Village Scavenger Hunt

Let's see who won the Scavenger Hunt! Click here for the rules and the challenges.

Article / Family & Kids

Pauline Frommer's Greenwich Village, NYC, Scavenger Hunt

Learn a bit about New York City history, interact with the city's real-life Village People, and turn part of your vacation into a low-key Amazing Race with this do-it-yourself…

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$99 Deal From Los Angeles to Stockholm

Here's a blink-or-you'll-miss-it sale.Mighty SAS Airlines (which carries over 28 million passenger a year) is throwing a brief sale in celebration of its new LA to Stockhom route.…

Article / Arthur Frommer Online

"Wild By Nature"—A Compelling New Travel Memoir—Upends Expectations

As a professional travel writer, I periodically have to deal with one of the hazards of my profession. It has nothing to do with airport security, or brain eating larvae. No, because…