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The Top Travel Trends for 2020
What are the trends that will affect your 2020 vacation? In many ways, they are evolutions of ones that affected travel in 2019, so I strongly encourage you to read last year’s…
What to Expect When You Stay Overnight at the Quebec Ice Hotel
Every winter, North America's only ice hotel is rebuilt in Quebec. Here's what you need to know before checking in.
Spectacular Holiday Markets Around the World
There's no better way to experience the winter season than visiting a holiday market, where you can buy last-minute gifts and treat yourself to hot chocolate, mulled wine, cookies, and…
See What The Beatles' Abandoned Indian Ashram Looks Like Today
The long-abandoned retreat, which famously hosted the Fab Four in 1968, is now a rough tourist attraction in the jungle outside Rishikesh, India. If you can brave the ruins, it's a…
See this Supercomputer Hidden Inside a Barcelona Church
One of the world’s most powerful computers, Barcelona Supercomputing Center’s MareNostrum 4 has been programmed to do everything from predict hurricanes to analyze cancer therapies to…
Purchase History: The Oldest Shops in Paris
Paris is one of the world’s top shopping destinations. The city prides itself on its elegant boutiques dedicated to everything from high fashion to gastronomy. But few French brands…
How to Prepare to Visit Venice, Italy, During High Water Season
Here’s what to do if you want to keep the acqua alta—Venice’s high tide of November and December—from washing out your vacation.
Frommer's Best Places to Go in 2020
In 2020, we’re trading the overtouristed for the overlooked. With beyond-capacity crowds putting a strain on the resources—not to mention the patience—of tourism capitals across the…
Must-Try Foods in Oaxaca, Mexico
Forget everything you think you know about Mexican food: Oaxacan cuisine has its own thing going on. Thanks to its cultural diversity (16 Indigenous groups live in the state, each with…
Arthur Frommer: Let’s Hope the American Queen Paddlewheeler is Past Racist Messages
The travel press is currently full of happy articles about the popularity of river cruises within the United States. Apparently, such paddlewheelers as the famous American Queen…
At Tokyo’s Weird New Poop Museum, Wipe Boredom Away
As the capital of a nation famous for high-tech toilets, Tokyo is now also the seat of places that honors what goes into them. Now it’s where you’ll find the Unko Museum Tokyo, which…
Another Foolish Effort by Trump to Ban Travel to Cuba, Says Arthur Frommer
As if their previous efforts had not been sufficiently foolish, the Trump administration has just announced a further effort to reduce travel to Cuba. Effective in just a few…
Bologna's Best Food: A Walking Tour (with Lots of Eating)
Bologna is known throughout Italy as Bologna la Grassa , which means Bologna the Fat. This nickname is well-earned—from ragù to mortadella , the Emilia-Romagna region serves up…
Just How Do "Free Tours" Work? An Interview With Sandemans New Europe
Free tours: You’ll find them in every major tourist destination on the planet nowadays, and plenty of minor ones, too. Because they’re not technically free—tips are expected (though…
A Much-Needed New Hotel Opens on the Mississippi Blues Trail
This past summer, The Cotton House in Cleveland, Mississippi, opened as a major boutique-style hotel in the Mississippi Delta, a part of the country that hasn’t usually been strongly…
Normandy Towns for Magnifique Side Trips from Paris
In Normandy , climate is destiny. Okay, maybe that’s true of every region on earth. But the fortunes of northwestern France seem to have been especially shaped by its strong winds,…
The Dishes You Can't Miss in Buenos Aires, And the Best Places to Find Them
Buenos Aires is famous for its grass-fed beef and its intense Malbec wine. Most visitors to the so-called “Paris of South America” have no problem finding those, setting aside at least…
Père-Lachaise Cemetery, Paris: The World’s Most Legendary Necropolis
Arguably the most famous resting place in the world, Père-Lachaise Cemetery in Paris is also a vital tourist attraction, receiving some 3.5 million visitors each year. Carolyn…
"Outsiders" Movie House Museum Opens in Tulsa
Fans of the 1983 movie adaption of The Outsiders can now visit the house in Tulsa that played the home where the Curtis Brothers lived. It’s the result of a project by film…
You’re Staying Where?! The World’s Most Oddly Shaped Hotels
Forget boring and conventional hotels—there’s a whole world of strangely shaped accommodation just waiting for you to check in. From architecturally dramatic to downright weird, these…
Tequila Tourism and Beyond: Get to Know Mezcal in Mexico
Wanna see how tequila and mezcal are made? A leading agave evangelist shows us how to let the spirits lead in Mexico.
The Story of London's Underground Retold in Images
In London , the city’s major transit system is an attraction unto itself. Opened in 1863, when carriages were still hauled by steam engines, London’s Tube has been at the vanguard of…
Take Your Next Beach Vacation in the Bahamas: It's the Right Thing to Do
The pictures are devastating: mile after mile of rubble, overturned cars, and marooned boats where once homes, streets, and marinas stood. Hurricane Dorian, the slow-moving, hugely…
Will Fall Foliage Be Worth Seeing This Year in New England? Here's An Expert's Forecast
New England’s fall foliage show is right around the corner. Leaf peepers are polishing their binoculars, planning their routes, and booking their B&Bs. In preparation for this…
Near the Taj Mahal, A Cafe by Acid Attack Survivors That Shares Beauty with Tourists
In parts of rural India, disfiguring violence turns many women into reclusive outcasts. But at this cafe that serves visitors to the Taj Mahal, survivors are thriving.