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Guy Builds NYC Igloo, Charges $200 on Airbnb

It's chilling proof that not every listing on Airbnb is high-quality: After last weekend's snowstorm, which laid more than two feet of snow on New York City, a Brooklyn man built an…

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Reunion of the Fabled Pan Am Stewardesses

We don't need to be reminded of how miserable the flying experience is today, but it does help us as educated consumers to know what it used to be.In the first decades of air…

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Meet Hilton's New Affordable Hotel Brand

Hilton has launched yet another hotel brand—the 12th in its current portfolio— by announcing that it intends to push this one to being its largest in terms of nationwide room…

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A Major Study Is Out And What It Says About Trends In Airfares Could Save You Big Bucks

For aviation geeks (like me), the day that the Airline Reporting Corporation releases its annual survey of airfares feels like a birthday—one on which you don’t get any older. And…

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Arthur Frommer's Ten Commandments for Making a Trip by Air in Today's America

The airports are jammed and so are the planes. People are crammed into every seat. They’re irritable and anxious, and so are airline staff. You need to take precautions and follow…

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What Travelers Need to Know About the Zika Virus

As frigid blasts of winter descend on much of North America, visions of blue sky, sandy beaches and swaying palm trees are being rudely interrupted by a buzzing sound. And it’s a…

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The True Numbers on Cruise Ship Outbreaks

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States has put out some sobering new numbers on cruise ship norovirus outbreaks.It looked at all data between 2008…

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Why Not Europe in the Winter? (It's Not as Cold as You'd Think)

Leiden Square, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (photo: Rex Roof/Flickr)I have just completed a two-week vacation in southwestern Florida, where the temperature was in…

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Las Vegas Drives Away From Free Parking

Time was when the casinos of Las Vegas were so eager to get customers in front of their one-armed bandits, they comped most everything, from drinks to parking. But as the city moves…

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Yosemite's Iconic Ahwahnee Hotel is Soon to Be No More—A Sad Case of Privatization Gone Haywire

Pillaged on our watch: The iconic Ahwahnee HotelThis has got to be among the more asinine results of government privatization in the travel universe.After nearly 90 years,…

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Apple Vacations Expands Westward

Apple Vacations, a giant vacation outfit beloved by deal-seekers but unknown to many, is making a big move into California by adding charter-flight vacations to three major airports…

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Record Low Exchange Rates Suddenly Make These Five Places Record Super-Bargains

Clifton, Cape Town, South AfricaGoing where the bargains are can feel a bit like surfing, metaphorically speaking. You hang out nowhere in particular for a while, keeping an…

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$99 Fares from California to Europe? Wow!

To promote the inauguration of new service from San Francisco and Los Angeles and Europe (via Iceland), WOW Airlines is throwing a quick but impressive sale. The planes won't depart…

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Yet Another Reason to Go to Canada: Free National Park Entries for All of 2017

That Justin Trudeau!Not only did he have the good sense to give women half of all the job in his cabinet (filling all the positions with genuine experts in the subjects they'll be…

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An Airport Security Reprieve for Travelers with Drivers Licenses from States That Are Not In Compliance with the Federal Government's Real ID Act

And in the end, it all was about politics.As those of you who read this blog regularly know, a few months ago it looked like those citizens of those states that hadn't complied…

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Pauline Frommer Is Hitting the Road With Travel Show Appearances Across the United States

Hello Fellow Wanderers! I just wanted to invite you all to come out and talk travel. I'll be appearing under the auspices of the Travel and Adventure Show in the following cities, on…

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A Possible Surge of American Tourism to Iran Should Not be Prevented or Opposed, But the Realities of Iran Should Not be Overlooked Either

I can never quite enjoy myself in a totalitarian country.  Whether it be China or Myanmar, Franco's Spain or Castro's Cuba, I could never, in the past, quite rid myself of the…

Article / Arthur Frommer Online

Asked to Recommend a Batch of "New Destinations" for 2016, I Like to List Locations that Aren't Really "New" but Simply Under-Visited

Travel writers are often asked to name a few "new destinations" for vacationers who like to travel differently.  And dutifully, they respond by naming places of which you've…

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How to Get a Reservation At the Most Popular Restaurants

Part of the joy of traveling is trying great restaurants—but what should you do if you're told there's no room for your party?

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Watch: Hotel Guest Films Skin-Crawling Bedbug Infestation

Social media has clouded our heads with a lot of useless, anxiety-inducing information, but for the traveler, it has its uses.This week, a budget traveler in New York City decided…

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Breaking News! The Frommer Travel Show is Now Live on Saturdays at 3 p.m. ET on WABC in New York, Connecticut, and New Jersey & in the Rest of the Country at Noon ET Sundays!

We have an important announcement:  Starting immediately (namely, this coming Saturday), the Frommer Travel Show will now be carried live every Saturday at 3 p.m. on Radio Station…

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A Travel Memoir for Today: Gloria Steinem’s "My Life On the Road"

I never thought I’d use the words "Gloria Steinem" and "travel memoir" in the same sentence. Somehow the idea of one of the most important leaders of the 20th century couching her…

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Are Cruise Ships Easy Targets for Terrorists?

There's no need to be complicated about this answer.Yes.This week, Disney Cruise Line announced that it will no longer stop in Greece, Turkey, or Malta on its upcoming…

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Hilton's New Mandatory $50 Cancellation Fee

The giant Hilton hotel brand is piloting a new way to make life miserable for travelers: It has started charging $50 for cancellations, no matter when they're made.Under the new…

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Though He May Not Have Planned It to Be a Travelogue, Michael Moore's New Documentary Film Contains Powerful Advice On How to Conduct a Tour of Europe

The new documentary film by the irrepressible Michael Moore, "Where to Invade Next", now playing at movie houses all over the nation, was obviously meant to convey a political…