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What a Shrinking Airbnb Could Mean for the Future of Travel

Like every other travel company, Airbnb was hit hard by the pandemic. In May, CEO Brian Chesky admitted that the company’s future was in doubt this spring. Airbnb reacted by cutting…

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Will Love Find a Way? An EU Movement to Lift Bans for Unmarried Couples

In the era of Covid-19, Romeo still lives in Verona. But Juliet? She's a native New Yorker, and the course of their true love ain't running too smooth. When the world shut down in…

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Miss Broadway? You Can Still Perform Safety Theater at the Airport

On Sunday, a family emergency required me to fly from Nantucket, Massachusetts, to New York City. As I was heading out of the secure passenger area toward baggage claim at JFK…

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American Queen River Cruises to Resume This Summer—But Are They Safe?

While most of the cruise industry has suspended sailings through the summer, American Queen Steamboat Company has announced that the paddle wheels on its river cruises will be turning…

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Pauline Frommer: It's Tragic That Europe Bans Americans, But I Agree

It’s official: Americans are not welcome in Europe, at least not in the near future. That’s the decision that the European Union formally announced today with its list of nations that…

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The Lodges at Four Hugely Popular US National Parks Are On Sale

Several weeks ago we wrote that we expected to see discounts on stays at the great lodges of our national parks thanks to the lack of international tourists in the United States this…

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Hawaii Moves from Quarantine Toward Tests. But Will the Feds Approve?

The numbers tell a compelling story when it comes to Hawaii. On the winning side, the state has had just a bit over 800 coronavirus infections so far. That's the third lowest rate in…

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Deal Alert! Amtrak Slashes Fares Deeply for Summer Travel

Though it looks like Amtrak will cut service drastically in October, for now the trains are running as usual—but mostly empty. To better fill them, the railway is throwing a sale, and…

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Airport Leadership Begs the US Government to Regulate Mask Usage

Much of the attention given to the issue of air travel safety in the time of Covid-19 has focused on the in-flight experience. But airports, too, are gathering places for crowds, and…

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A Winning Strategy to Get Vegas Gamblers to Wear Face Masks

The reopening of casinos in Las Vegas earlier this month was a gamble amid the pandemic. Sadly, it now looks like that might have been a bad bet. In the nearly three weeks since Sin…

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Frommer's Publishes New Series of Affordable E-Books For Travel in the United States

To help our American readers find great road trips and exciting places to go in the United States, Frommer's just released nine new downloadable guides to some of the best places in…

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Amtrak Cuts Deep: Over 460 Stations Across the USA Will Lose Daily Service

Reuters has obtained an internal Amtrak memo that says that as of October 1, the national railway is planning to cut roughly a third of its weekly service. It will do that by reducing…

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Maine Announces New Ways Tourists Can Get Around Its 14-Day Quarantine

Maine, more than most destinations, has been between a rock and a hard place. And I'm not describing the famously jagged coastline. Not only is Maine unusually reliant on tourism—it's…

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Pauline Frommer: You Can Help Restore Our National Parks and Create Thousands of Jobs

At the height of the Great Depression, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt established the Works Progress Administration. It accomplished two life-changing goals: Over the course of…

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Sri Lanka's Reopening Plan for Tourism Is the World's Strictest So Far

As of this writing, Sri Lanka, a country of 21.5 million people, has confirmed only 11 deaths from Covid-19. Due to a rigorous testing, tracking, and quarantine program, the South…

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[Updated 2021] Find a Hookup or Site for Your RV in Four Easy Steps

Availability is far harder to come by this summer, but here are some resources for finding empty campsites for a road trip.

Article / Arthur Frommer Online

Cancún Is the Latest Place to Defray Vacation Costs...We Think

Updated June 10This is becoming a strange trend. The Italian island of Sicily announced its intention to help pay for vacations once we're traveling again. So did Japan—but only sort…

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Plan U.S. Travel With This New Interactive Map of Each State's Covid-19 Rules

We need to give a big thank you to the National Governors Association. It just created an interactive map, the Covid-19 State and Territory Actions Tracker (pictured above in a…

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Will Airline Service Cuts Turn Parts of USA Into No-Go Zones?

Like our nation's highway system, airlines play a vital role in knitting together the country, allowing for commerce as well as travel between the states. That's why the federal…

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Dream Job Alert! Drink Beer and Hike Mountains All Day for $20,000

Know anyone looking for a job? Or should I ask, "Do you live under a rock?" Of course you know someone who is unemployed right now. And if that's not you, be a mensch and tell your…

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Will Hawaii Secede from the United States? Touristically, We Mean

Imagine if Gov. Andrew Cuomo were to meet with the New York State Legislature to propose a special relationship that only applied to New York State and France. "Because the Empire…

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There's More Room at the Inns of the National Parks This Summer. Here's Why

Americans who visited a U.S. national park in recent years might have learned something surprising: Though the parks are America’s greatest treasures, it is foreign visitors who seem…

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Cyprus Takes a Humane and Ethical Approach to Reopening to Tourism

If you've visited Cyprus, you know that it's the local custom for some Cypriots to greet everyone, whether they know them or not, with a friendly smile and a "Ya Su." Though that's…

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Is Renting an RV a Safe Bet for Summer Travel?

RVing is going to be huge this summer. We spoke with RV rental companies about what they're doing to make their vehicles hygienic. 

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A First-Timer's Guide to Renting an RV

Interested in hitting the road in an RV? Here's what you need to know about finding rentals, selecting the right kind of vehicle, and more.