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Article / Theme Park

Disney Makes Shuttles Exclusive to Paid Guests—While Universal Opens Part of Epic Universe for Free

If you go to Florida's Walt Disney World for a drink or to soak in the resort's ambience, a new rule change in the transportation system may require you to pay up.The theme park giant…

Article / Road Trips

Beyond Shoofly Pie: Reasons to Visit Pennsylvania's Lancaster County This Summer

The following is a transcript of a recent interview featured on the Frommer’s Travel Show Podcast (click here to see the video version). Our guest was Jeff Vasser, CEO of Discover…

Article / Local Experiences

What to Do in Sugar Land, Texas, a Diverse, Fast-Growing, Family-Friendly City Just Outside Houston

The following is a transcript of a recent interview featured on the Frommer’s Travel Show Podcast. The guest was Alison Brooks, assistant director for tourism with Visit Sugar Land.…

Article / Family & Kids

5 Discounts for Disney, Universal, and Orlando in 2026

The Walt Disney Company's quarterly earnings report released in May included two numbers that tell you everything you need to know about the current tourism environment in…

Article / Timing Your Trip

What to Do in Old Montréal if You Have Just One Day

An enormous joie de vivre pervades Montréal . It’s the largest city of the Québec province and the most French region of North America. Modern in every regard, Montréal has a…

Article / Money and Fees

9 Free Things to Do in Boston: Museums, Monuments, Gardens, and Tours

Boston is an expensive destination for travelers—just looking at the hotel rates can bust your budget.But there are some noteworthy attractions that don’t cost a thing, and many of…

Article / Trends & Hacks

Kiddo Not Quite Tall Enough for a Theme Park Ride? You Might Get to Skip the Line Next Time

You would think measuring a kid’s height would be a pretty cut-and-dried process. And yet, more often than you might imagine, theme park ride operators and attendants have to be the…

Article / Outdoor & Adventure

Should You Visit Jamaica in 2026? How the Island Is Recovering from Hurricane Melissa

This interview was taken from a March episode of the Frommer's podcast. Pauline Frommer spoke with the Honorable Edmund Bartlett, Jamaica's minister of tourism.The following transcript…

Article / Family & Kids

Did You Know This Airline Shows You Ahead of Time if You'll Be Seated Near an Infant?

In keeping with the mysterious cycle by which old news stories resurface on social media, an airline feature introduced a while back has gained some renewed interest online…

Article / Outdoor & Adventure

What's It Like to Hike the Tour du Mont Blanc?

This interview was taken from a recent edition of the Frommer's podcast. Pauline Frommer interviewed her adult child, Veronica Stewart-Frommer. The transcript has been edited for…

Article / Family & Kids

What's the Least You Can Spend to Visit Walt Disney World?

Last year, the New York Times published a feature providing numbers to support the grim truth many families already knew: Disney theme parks now cater to the rich.The Times followed…

Article / Cruise

How to Make Sure You See Moose on an Alaska Cruise

Africa has its Big Five, which are the animals that visitors are most eager to spot on safari. Travel to Kenya or South Africa and you're likely to be ushered to places where you'll…

Article / Family & Kids

5 of the Best Things to Do in Amsterdam with Kids

Despite some obvious considerations, Amsterdam works brilliantly for a vacation with children. The city has interactive museums designed to appeal to youngsters, canal boats and trams…

Article / News

Maui to Phase Out Nearly 40% of Vacation Rentals: See the List

Hawaii is paradise to vacationers, but for people who live there full-time, it can be hellishly expensive.Costs have risen so high that more Native Hawaiians now live on the U.S.…

Article / Health, Insurance, Security

The Biggest Mistakes You Can Make When It Comes to Travel Insurance

Toothpaste? Check. Underwear? Check. Correct and up-to-date travel insurance? Going by the growing number of claims made travelers, the last one is clearly something vacationers often…

Article / Cruise

Disney’s Lookout Cay at Lighthouse Point Has Problems: Prepare for Your Visit with Our Review

As of March 2026, Disney Cruise Line (DCL) will have eight ships in operation, five of them with a capacity to carry 4,000 passengers each. That's a huge jump from the smaller,…

Article / Slideshows

The Best and Worst Hotel Booking Sites for 2026

For a decade, Frommer’s has done a regular deep-dive test of the big hotel booking websites, and somehow we always imagine results won’t change that much.This time, we were surprised.…

Article / Hotels

Unimpressed by Your Hawaii Trip with the Grandkids? This Resort Chain Will Spring for a Redo

Sure, schlepping your grandkids to Hawaii to make enduring memories and forge a lasting connection across generations sounds nice and all. But it also sounds expensive, especially…

Article / News

Frommer's Best Places to Go in 2026

If you’re a traveler, you’re lucky. You know the secret.You know that travel heals. Travel uplifts. As long as the world still goes round, travelers can reset their minds and hearts…

Article / Outdoor & Adventure

Play with a Gaggle of Irresistible Golden Retrievers at This Farm in Vermont

The average cost of a single talk therapy session in the U.S. is $174 per hour, according to 2023 data. We're not mental health professionals or anything, but we've discovered a…

Article / Theme Park

Disney Price Hike Pushes Some 1-Day Disney World Tickets Past $200 for the First Time

We're beginning to think Disney's ideal customer is Scrooge McDuck.As often happens this time of year, the Walt Disney Company has once again increased prices for tickets, annual…

Article / Money and Fees

Holiday Travel Tips: Why You Should Book Early, What Will Be Different in 2025, and More

When the leaves are turning gold, red, and burnt orange, that means just one thing: You’ve missed the best window for booking affordable holiday travel. This year, I'm breaking out the…

Article / National Parks

Great Native American Attractions Near Yellowstone and Grand Teton

Even before the establishment of Yellowstone National Park in 1872, many white explorers, government officials and business owners repeated a false and pernicious fallacy that few…

Article / Arts and Culture

'Encounters in the Milky Way,' the Mind-Blowing Museum Show About Our Cosmic Ecosystem

On April 25, 2018, a contemporary Big Bang occurred in the world of astrophysics. On that day, the European Space Agency (ESA) released a three-dimensional map of the Milky Way that…

Article / Theme Park

Disney's Iconic Riverboat and Island Will Be Removed Forever As of July 7

Castle in the middle. Railroad traipsing around. Man-made "mountains" concealing family rides. A meandering waterway through an American frontier landscape. The periodic hoot of a…