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Amid Record TSA PreCheck Enrollment, Here’s How to Get Through Airport Security Faster
With TSA PreCheck enrollment surging, even prescreened passengers should take these steps to ensure a speedy trip through the airport.
Tipping in Italy: A Gratuities Guide for Hotels, Restaurants, Drinks, and Tours
How to tip servers, taxi drivers, tour guides, and hotel staff in Rome, Florence, Venice, Sicily, and other locations in Italy
Amtrak’s New Night Owl Fares Will Get You Around the East Coast for $5 to $20
Amtrak is bestowing a gift on night owls and early birds. The national rail carrier has rolled out new low fares for select departures between 7pm and 5am on some of its busy Northeast…
Need a Cheap Hotel? This Year, Hostels Have More Private Rooms Than Usual
Hostels, as every nomadic youth knows, are the tentpoles of budget travel, and Covid-19 failed to take them down. The coronavirus did, however, shake up how hostels apportion space—and…
Hooray! Flipboard Adds Frommer's to Its App
We are excited to announce that you can access the freshest Frommer's articles on Flipboard, one of the premier apps for collecting news in one place. We join such big players as…
New Starlux Airlines to Fly from the U.S. to Asia from $464 Each Way
Americans are about to enjoy the price competition that results when a new challenger enters a market. Starlux Airlines is coming to Los Angeles, and its arrival on the scene should…
How Dangerous Is Turbulence on Planes—and Is It Getting Worse?
Following a spate of severe turbulence incidents, safety regulators call for more action, even as climate change threatens to make the problem worse.
Go Medieval with These New Bespoke Historical Tours of England
A new tour operator based in the scenic and once hotly contested England-Wales border region aims to connect travelers to the castles, battles, and chain mail–centric fashions of the…
Brazil Is About to Become More Difficult to Visit Because of a Backward Move
Petty diplomatic squabbling is about to end a travel perk that we barely had time to enjoy. On October 1, 2023, Brazil will bring back mandatory visas for tourists from the United…
New Online Hub for Finding Native American Experiences in California
A new online hub for cultural experiences, outdoor adventures, breweries, resorts, spas, and other tourism businesses and attractions tied to California's Native American communities…
If You Have Old Traveler's Checks Lying Around, Here's Why You Should Cash Them ASAP
For a long time, the standard advice about traveler's checks has been conditional: You can still buy them, but be prepared for them to be refused at many places. Traveler's checks hail…
Is the U.S. Government’s New Dashboard on Airline Family Seating Actually Useful?
The U.S. Department of Transportation has rolled out an update to its airline customer service dashboard, adding a new section focused on which airlines do and don’t guarantee the…
Where Iconic Designer Bob Mackie Travels for Inspiration
Bob Mackie has been hailed as the greatest costume designer who ever lived. But away from the stage, he travels to unplug and to find inspiring fabrics and works of art. Where does he…
Look Out, Wayne Newton! Las Vegas Gets a Punk Rock Museum
We're getting awfully close to the 50th anniversary of punk rock's mid-1970s high-water mark—an uncomfortably respectable-sounding age for a movement all about bratty…
The World's Busiest Cruise Port Has Been Dethroned
What cruise port would you say is the busiest in the world? Last Friday, a new winner claimed the heavyweight belt based on 2022 passenger data. It's not New York City. It's not…
As United Makes Family Seating Easier, What Are Other Airlines Doing?
Amid 2023’s busiest travel weekend so far, United Airlines announced it’s making changes to its policies and computer systems to make it easier for families to sit together. The…
Are We Headed for Another Chaotic Spring and Summer in Air Travel?
2022’s huge spike in travel demand has spilled over into 2023. Will things be smoother this year?
Universal's Super Nintendo World Changes the Game—In Both Delightful and Tricky Ways
Super Nintendo World at Universal Studios Hollywood, which opened on February 17, 2023, is the most exquisitely designed section of a theme park in the United States. It's a clear leap…
Stay in an Old English Textile Mill That's Now An Eco-Friendly Spa
In 1911, a new wool mill was built in Linthwaite, between Leeds and Manchester in Yorkshire, England. It was the same year as RMS Titanic, that fateful ship, was built, and out of the…
7 Places to Swim With Whale Sharks Responsibly
When travelers swim with whale sharks, which can be as big as a school bus, their concern need not be for their own safety. Whale sharks are like the cows of the underwater world and…
Travel Pioneer: Meet Erna Low, The Mother of The European Ski Trip
Long before après ski gatherings, chairlifts, and snow trains, it was a young Austrian woman who forged the first path to mass-market package ski holidays. In 1933, Viennese student…
You Can Now Cruise the Galápagos Islands on Princess Grace’s Honeymoon Yacht
The yacht used for the honeymoon of Hollywood star–turned–princess Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier III of Monaco after their wedding in 1956 has been repurposed to give cruisers the…
Need a U.S. Passport in 2023? Wait Times Are Rising, so Here's What to Do
If you've been meaning to renew your passport or get a new one, you're not alone. The dysfunction of the past few years has created a backlog of travelers who, because they couldn't go…
Pacific Surfliner Train Back on Track in California—with Free Disneyland Shuttle
A welcome update on a story we reported in October: The famed Pacific Surfliner, one of the most popular scenic rail routes in the United States, has reopened provisionally on one of…
3 Great Alternatives to Machu Picchu in the Cusco Region of Peru
With so many people adding the ancient Incan citadel of Machu Picchu to their bucket lists, the Peruvian historic ruin can be crowded and its mandatory timed tickets can be cumbersome…