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Article / Arthur Frommer Online

The Possibility That Those Extra Tall Cruise Ships May Be Top-Heavy Is Given Credence by the Reported 40%-to-45% Listing of the Anthem of the Seas

Several years ago, a modern cruise ship—one of those vessels with ten or more decks soaring high into the sky above sea level—was being steered by a junior officer who…

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Aeroflot: It's Not Just for Crashes Anymore

Aeroflot, the flag carrier of the Russian Federation, has a dreadful reputation for being unsafe. And it deserves it: The Aircraft Crashes Record Office, a non-government…

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Climate Change to Make Flights Longer

Environmental Research Letters, a peer-reviewed scientific journal that covers the Earth's environment, recently came out with a study that predicts airlines are about to require…

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KLM Offers Free Amsterdam Tour Guides

Right now, Icelandair will set up its customers with a buddy to show them around on their visits. Now KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, the Dutch carrier, is jumping in on the "local guide"…

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Unless a Strong Public Protest Stops Him, A First-Term Congressman is About to Abolish a Requirement for Honest Travel Advertising

A very junior, Tea Party congressman, Carlos Curbelo, representing a district in Miami/Dade County, has used his position on a transportation committee to insert an…

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Tickets to Be Required To Enter Cinque Terre, Italy's Most Overloved Region

From a distance the sight is idyllic: five cliff-hanging fishing villages, their buildings painted colors usually reserved for blush and lemonade, the dazzling blue Mediterranean…

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The Startling Plunge in the Value of the Mexican Peso Has Created a Vacation Destination Too Favorable to Ignore

San Miguel de AllendeToo little attention has been paid to the enormous recent drop in the value of the Mexican peso--and to the favorable impact this has for American…

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Three New National Monuments Named

Meet your newest National Park units.President Obama has set aside some 1.8 million acres of delicate Southern California desertland as three of the United States' newest…

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Their Sailings Sold at Major Discounts, the River Cruise Industry is Apparently Overbuilt With Too Many Ships

River cruises are perhaps the hottest current topic in travel, and you will find countless articles about them in newspaper travel sections, travel magazines and travel…

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The Budget-Priced Norwegian Airlines Continues to Disturb the Placid World of Long-Range Airfares with New Discounts, New Bargains

Though most avid travelers have already heard of Norwegian Airlines, that new. budget-priced, trans-Atlantic carrier, they haven't heard the most of it.  Seemingly every…

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Frommer's Ultimate Travel Packing List

Bookmark it, download it, print it—use our free comprehensive packing list and you'll never forget anything on vacation again. Just click it for a downloadable version. Bon…

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Will Travel Insurance Cover Zika Cancellation?

The short answer? No, unless you’re willing to pay extra.Some travel insurance providers offer plans that will cover cancelled travel for any reason, so Zika-related cancellations…

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A Primer for European River Cruising

The rivers, the cruise lines, the types of people with whom you'll be sharing your vacation, and more.

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The World's First Hybrid Plane Is Here

Introducing a new type of airplane: One that works on a hydrogen hybrid system.The new concept will be embraced by easyJet, the cheapie that operates in 27 European cities. But…

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Which City Has the Most Expensive Hotel Rates (and the Cheapest)? A New Study Tells

HRS, a Germany-based digital company that works in hotel reservations systems, has released the results of a new study that calls out the cities with the most expensive…

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A Number of Recent Travel Developments Have a Direct Bearing on Your Own Next Vacation Trip

A vitally important travel event was the recent decision of the World Health Organization to elevate the Zika virus to the status of a global health emergency. Most…

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A Dramatic Rise in Travel Scams Must Teach Us to be Vigilant and Aware on Our Vacations in Unfamiliar Settings

We live in a nation besieged by imposters. In our homes, the phone rings several times a day with various robot-callers threatening us with debts that don't exist, offering…

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Theme Parks Now Charge More for Busy Days in a "Demand Pricing" Game Changer

Universal Studios Hollywood's "EZ Rez" advance purchase calendar for February, 2016On April 7, the original Universal Studios in Hollywood finally gets its own Wizarding World…

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Last Chance to Take a Sleeper in Germany

Rail Journal, a train industry publication, reports that German Rail (DB), the German rail company, is doing away with its overnight sleeper carriages. That romantic travel…

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A Novel Device for Sharing Wi-Fi in the Sky

You're at 1,600 feet and suddenly you feel the bile rising in your throat.It's not turbulence. It's the outrageously high cost of Wi-Fi in the sky.I wish I could tell you've we…

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New York City Copter Tours Chopped

New York authorities just took a blade to the city's tourist helicopter industry: In an agreement that was jointly announced by the New York City Economic Development…

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Fly to Iceland & They'll Give You a Friend

Icelandair has long been one of the more inventive European airlines. It has to be—people used to believe that Iceland is too far off the beaten path to pay attention to. But for…

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A Continuing Drop in the Value of Most Foreign Currencies, Creating a Stronger-than-Ever U.S. Dollar, Has Created New Cheap Destinations for the American Tourist

Among the major recent events in travel, illustrating a larger trend, has been the continued sharp decline in the value of the Russian Ruble.  That currency enjoyed, two…

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River Cruises, An Improved Chicago, Memorials to Terrorism, Airbnb Besieged, and Passport Renewals: The Stuff and Substance of Travel

The commercials for Viking River Cruises, which appear on Downton Abbey and Homeland, are certainly the most beautiful and successful of all such advertising. But their…

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Here's How to Use Air Canada to Stop in Toronto for Free on Your Way to Europe or Asia

The Canadian dollar has been dramatically sagging against the U.S. dollar—if you're carrying greenbacks, it can feel like the entire country is having a liquidation sale since…