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Hawaii Is Using the Shutdown to Transform Its Tourist Experience
Tourism has been a boon and a bane to the Aloha State for years. Many Hawaiians are trying to use the travel pause to shift the paradigm.
Listen to Our Weekly Travel Podcasts: Road Trips and National Parks
Each week, Frommer's brings you two fresh podcasts stuffed with travel tips, news, and inspiration. Recordings are made from our weekly call-in show on WABC in New York and our…
Under Fire from Congress, Carnival Floats Plan to Restart Cruises This Summer
Carnival Cruise Line has announced a phased plan to begin sailing that would mean a return to cruising by August 1. The principal points of the plan as stated in the company's news…
Southwest Airlines Introduces New Social Distancing Rules
Southwest Airlines has introduced new social distancing measures at airport gates and in the skies. As of May 2, the airline is following a temporarily modified boarding process and…
France May Be Effectively Closed to Visitors Until Late July
In the stretch of just a few weeks, the world's top spring and summer events—including Burning Man, the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, South by Southwest, and Edinburgh's…
Announcing Frommer's Guides to Your Quarantine!
Our latest (fake) guidebooks are your ticket to nowhere.
Ja, Tulips Are Still Blooming in the Netherlands! See For Yourself
For the first time in 71 years, Holland's Keukenhof, the famed garden southwest of Amsterdam, is closed for tulip season. During ordinary springs, the garden's elaborate,…
United Airlines Slashes Compensation Consumers Fought for in 2017
Two weeks ago, the airlines gratefully arranged to accept a boatload of our tax dollars. And what have those companies done last week and this week? They enacted rule changes so they…
Huntington Beach's Tourism Office Issues Statement on Beach Protests
When does tourism to a place endanger the people who live nearby? On Friday, civil disobedience flared up around that question on the sands of Huntington Beach, California. The…
How Tourists Can Buy Marijuana in California
If you're old enough to buy a beer in California, you're old enough to buy recreational cannabis products. But that doesn't mean it's a free-for-all. Here are the rules for buying pot…
Face Masks Finally Compulsory on All Major U.S. Airlines
It has been a slow, drawn-out week of public shaming and political pressure for the major U.S. airlines, but on Thursday, the social campaign culminated in a new rule, adopted en…
WATCH: Baby Turtles Hatch and Go to Sea at Island Resort in Thailand
About 200 green sea turtles have hatched and waddled their way to the ocean this month on the beach of a luxury resort in Thailand. The mother turtle laid the eggs in late February…
Maine Might Be Closed to Out-Of-State Visitors This Summer
On Tuesday, Maine's governor, Janet Mills, announced a phased reopening plan that has many in the tourist industry up in arms. While some businesses will reopen in May, and hotels and…
Airfares Could Spike in the Near Future. Buy Now!
I've spent much of my career trying to predict where airfares are going. Like a fortune-teller consulting tea leaves, I've used the same tools over and over in that effort. For…
Look at the PPE Suits AirAsia Is Testing for Flight Attendants
Sure, you all laughed in early March when Naomi Campbell showed up at the airport in a hazmat suit. Turns out the supermodel was, as usual, ahead of the fashion curve. Malaysia-based…
Duck Boats Are Not Safe, Government Agency Warns
The deadly sinking of a duck boat on Table Rock Lake near Branson, Missouri, could have been avoided, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has concluded. The accident…
Argentina Suspends Commercial Flights Until September
While a number of countries have banned international flights for the near future, Argentina has imposed what may be the most severe ban on the planet. Until September 1, not only will…
6 Strategies for Road-Tripping in a Pandemic
Yes, driving trips are still possible, but the road rules are a little different for now.
Changing Course, JetBlue Now Requires Masks; Delta and American to Offer Them
On Monday, JetBlue finally became the first U.S. airline to insist all passengers wear face masks during flights. The new rule takes effect on Monday, May 4. Canada led the way—Air…
Our Travel Podcasts This Week: Safaris and Nomads
Listen to us anytime! Each week, Frommer's brings you two fresh podcasts stuffed with travel tips, news, and inspiration. Recordings are made from our weekly call-in show on WABC in…
Immunity Passports for Travelers: Quick Solution or False Hope?
Every day, it seems, we’re learning more and more about Covid-19. Over the last few weeks—and they feel like years, don’t they?—we’ve learned that loss of taste and smell might be…
Saving California's Restaurants Means Saving Its Tourism Industry
Food is central to travel. Each year I write a roundup of travel trends for Frommer's, and every time, culinary vacations play a huge role. Over the last decade, tours devoted to…
Flight Attendants Call for Halting Leisure Travel
There's a headline I never thought I'd write. But because these frontline workers feel that their lives are being put in danger, the Association of Flight Attendants, a union…
Sicily Creates Fund to Pay 50% of Vacationers' Costs
Sicily is giving vacationers an offer they can't refuse. The government of this storied Italian island has put aside €500 million (about $595 million) to pay for 50% of the cost of…
Rent a Car for a One-Way Road Trip for $20 a Day with No Drop-Off Fees
Every spring, the major rental car companies need to spread their cars from warm-weather cities, where vacationers tend to go in the winter, to locations across the country where the…