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How to Hire a Travel Photographer to Take Your Vacation Pics—and Why You Should
In top destinations around the globe, travelers are turning to professional photographers to help make lasting memories.
Self-Drive Barge Trips in France: The Complete Guide for Newbies
The most noteworthy journeys take you outside your comfort zone. But self-driving a barge in France ? Before my own boat trip this summer, I worried it would jettison me so far outside…
Frommer's Best Places to Go in 2024
This is the Best Places list for 2024. For the Best Places to Go for 2025, click here . The long saga of life on Earth frequently goes through rough spots in the narrative, but even in…
Walt Disney's Los Angeles: The Most Complete Tour Online
Walt Disney was a child of the Midwest, but he never found true success until he settled in California. For 43 years, from 1923 to his death in 1966, Los Angeles was Disney's home…
Queen Mary 2 Transatlantic Crossing Review: What It's Like to Sail This Classic Journey
For North Americans, there aren't many journeys more mythic than a transatlantic crossing on an ocean liner. After all, the modern societies of both Canada and the United States…
Disney Just Raised Prices on a List of Things—by More Than Twice the Inflation Rate
Dwindling cash reserves, huge corporate acquisitions to pay off, crazy costs to lift the Disney+ streaming service off the ground, boardroom battles . . . the Walt Disney Company sure…
The New Frommer's Portugal: The Best Experiences in a Rapidly Changing Mediterranean Country
The new Frommer's Portugal, which is now on sale worldwide, is the world's freshest guide book to one of Europe's most seductive destinations.
A List of Places We Lost in Lahaina—And More Maui Treasures Worth Seeing
Rebuilding the destruction caused by the wildfire that swept through Lahaina, Maui , in early August is expected to take years, and discussions about what should emerge from the ashes…
Best Multigenerational Trips: Family-Friendly Vacation Ideas
Multigenerational trips are a rising travel trend, and that makes sense. A vacation between grandparents, kids, and grandkids gives extended families time together without the…
If You Haven’t Seen Niagara Falls Lately, You Haven’t Experienced This Amazing Power Station
In the 1800s, Niagara Falls was considered the epitome of North America's pristine promise and inexhaustible resources. Before photography, paintings of the site's furious churn…
Brightline Train to Disney: Look Inside the Cars of the New Fast Railway Between Orlando and Miami
The United States desperately needs more railway options to ease crowding in the skies and on the roads. One of the country's most promising new train options, open as of September 22,…
Fall Family Fun at Orchards and Farms Across the United States
For many families, including mine, hauling the kids out to a farm in the autumn so they can get specks of itchy hay under their shirts, pick vegetables and fruits they won’t eat, and…
London's Tate Modern Reopens Its Controversial Viewing Deck—and It's Still Free!
Tate Modern changed London forever in 2000. That's when a dilapidated old power station on a dreary, semi-industrial stretch of the River Thames' southern shore was refitted to display…
Norwegian Viva Ship Tour: Pluses, Minuses, and Oh-So-Many Upcharges
The second installment in Norwegian Cruise Line's Prima class of ships is called Norwegian Viva , but the vessel is so similar to its predecessor the newcomer might just as well be…
The First Orlando Theme Parks Have Gone Cashless
The cashless revolution has reached Orlando. Five popular theme parks in Central Florida stopped accepting cash this week. Although the banishment of paper currency and coins has been…
Airline Introduces Child-Free Zone So Grown-Ups Can Enjoy "Quiet" Flights
A European airline will cordon off the first 12 rows of its A350 aircraft to create an adults-only area where no one under the age of 17 may sit. “This zone in the aircraft is intended…
Self-Guided Loire Valley Bike Tour: Seeing France’s Castles and Countryside on Two Wheels
You're riding down a country road in the Loire Valley of France, the wind in your hair, a field of sunflowers bowing their heads as you glide by. A fairy tale castle comes into view,…
Day Trips from New York City: The Top 12 Options
It can be difficult to escape New York City 's siren song. The city's world-class art museums, theaters, restaurants, nightlife, and other enticements persuade many visitors to plan…
Idaho Road Trip Itinerary: A Jaunt from Coeur d’Alene to Boise in One Week
Idaho still feels like a secret among friends. This is despite an influx of post-Covid residents that's making Idaho one of America’s fastest-growing states. It's that under-the-radar…
Minion Land Now Making Mischief at Universal Orlando Resort: Check Out the Videos
Minions, the animated yellow capsule creatures (think sentient Percocet pills, but adorable) from the Despicable Me cinematic universe, now have their own theme park area at Universal…
5 Ways to Get Free Admission to Museums (or at Least a Steep Discount)
Entry fees at museums are skyrocketing, but there are still ways to get in for free or at a substantial discount.
Chocolate Overload! We Dare You to Visit All 6 of These Artisanal Shops in Zurich
Mention Switzerland , and most people think of mountains or watches—but most of all, of chocolate. Those silky-smooth milky mounds and luscious ganaches. Those perfect pralines. Those…
Doing Niagara Falls If You're Stuck on the American Side
The legendary Niagara Falls, one of the greatest natural attractions in North America, straddles the border between Ontario, Canada, and New York State. In an ideal tourism situation,…
Avoid Cruise Ship Port Crowds By Using These Websites and Strategies
Some places lose their charm when they're inundated with cruise ship passengers. Use these tools to know when the quiet days are.
Martha's Vineyard for Families: Cool Things to Do with Kids and Teens
The storied Massachusetts island is a great place to take kids—and these often-overlooked family experiences are worth seeking out.