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What Is It Like to Fly Norse Atlantic Airways? Our Review

Updated December 6, 2024Is there a sourer expression than you get what you pay for? Does that phrase have any basis in reality anymore? Over the years, I’ve had some awful travel…

Arthur Frommer (1929–2024)

It is with deep sadness that I announce my father, Arthur Frommer, founder of the Frommer's guidebooks and Frommers.com, passed away today at the age of 95, at home and surrounded by…

Frommer’s Maine Coast: Our Latest Guide to Acadia, Portland, and Other Seaside Stunners

“Maine is a beautiful place that I paradoxically want to hoard to myself and share with everyone I meet," humorist John Hodgman writes in his 2017 book Vacationland.  On a recent…

2023 in Review: These Top Travel Trends Were Hot on Frommer's

As 2023 draws to a close, a look back at the year’s headlines shows it was an eventful one in travel—and much of what happened wasn’t great.  Wars raged. The planet roasted. Prices…

Our New Scotland and England Travel Guide: Planning Tips from Frommer’s Expert Authors

For visitors to the United Kingdom who are looking to save some money during their travels, Frommer's author Donald Strachan has a word of advice: "Get out of London!" "Don’t get me…

Frommer’s Spain: What’s New and When to Go, According to the Authors of Our Latest Guide

As with many travel hot spots, Spain has undergone some not-always-welcome changes related to crowds, costs, and climate in recent years. Barcelona's visitation numbers, Seville's…

The New Frommer's Portugal: The Best Experiences in a Rapidly Changing Mediterranean Country

After a Covid-induced hiatus from tourism, Portugal’s sun-kissed attractions are again drawing record-breaking visitor numbers. While Europeans have enjoyed its charms for years, North…

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,…

5 Ways to Get Free Admission to Museums (or at Least a Steep Discount)

It's not your imagination. Visiting museums is pricier today than before the pandemic. The entry fee that's now the "new normal," according to the New York Times, is $30 per person.…

The World's Best River Cruises—Which One Should You Choose?

Updated August 2, 2023River cruises are a hot vacation choice for good reason. You ride along calm waters to discover the interior of countries in Europe, the U.S., and elsewhere,…

Avoid Cruise Ship Port Crowds By Using These Websites and Strategies

Now you see them, now you don’t. Like flash mobs, cruise crowds can seemingly pop out of nowhere, flooding down gangplanks and transforming serene port towns or nature areas into ones…

Things to Do in the Virgin Islands This Year—Picks from Our New Guidebook

It's been nearly 10 years since the last time Frommer's released a Virgin Islands guidebook, and let's just say a lot of stuff has happened in the interim. Among the toughest…

Where to Stay on Santorini and Other Secrets from Our New Greece Guidebook

I’ve been visiting and writing about Greece for almost 30 years now. I can remember a time when getting out of Athens for the trip down to the Peloponnese involved driving around…

Flipboard Travel: Find Frommer's Information for Your Next Trip on This Free App

Airfares are surging. Travel scams are getting more sophisticated. New visa programs are being put into place for Europe, passport applications are taking triple the normal amount of…

Frommer’s New Yellowstone Guidebook Captures an Ever-Changing Natural Wonder

In my almost 15 years of regularly visiting Yellowstone National Park, I’ve learned that change is the only constant in this dynamic place.  Volatility is literally baked into the…

Introducing a New London Guide for a New Era—Now on Sale!

Frommer's first guide to London came out in 1957. This week, a long tradition continues as our newest guidebook on the city is released. Out now in paperback and e-book and on sale at…

Passport Wait Times Have Skyrocketed for Expedited Renewals and Applications

Which is more fun: root canals or getting a passport application expedited? The answer, for now at least, is the root canal. Thanks to a confluence of problems from understaffing to a…

See the Best of California Wine Country with Our New Road Trip for Mobile Devices

Frommer's has been crafting road trip itineraries for California Wine Country since 1962's Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Las Vegas on $5 and $10 a Day. Back then, visiting the…

Let Frommer's Take You on the Road Trip of a Lifetime with Our New Itineraries for Mobile App

Road trips are about to get a lot more foolproof—and enjoyable—and I’m proud to say that Frommer’s will be at the forefront of this exciting new development. We are partnering with an…

2022's Top Travel Stories, According to Frommer's Readers

In 2022, Covid-19 finally loosened its grip on the world. Our site stats reflect that (beyond) welcome development: Of the year's 10 most viewed pages here at Frommers.com, just one…

New Book: The Suicide of Anthony Bourdain (Or, When Travel Is Not Enough)

I am a traveler. Travel is my coping mechanism. For many years, whenever the topic of suicide has come up in casual conversations, I have always proclaimed, perhaps sometimes with an…

New York City Opens the First Singaporean Hawker Food Hall in the Americas

New York City can't add the Taj Mahal to Times Square, plant Machu Picchu in Central Park, or tow one of the Galápagos islands next to the Statue of Liberty. Those UNESCO World…

The Largest Immersive Digital Arts Center in North America Opens in New York City

New York City has more art galleries than any other city on the planet. It is also home to 43 dedicated art museums, many of which have world-class collections. So why does it need…

Frommer’s Ireland: The Top New Attractions and Where to Go with Limited Time

Ireland remains a destination where travelers can escape the chaos of contemporary life, according to Frommer's author Yvonne Gordon, whose comprehensive and freshly updated Frommer's…

Instagram-Based Booking Account @hotel Debuts—And Its Prices Are Pretty Great

Help has arrived for travelers hoping to book affordable hotel rooms. But people won’t be turning to a website for that aid. Surprisingly, they'll use Instagram. The trip-planning app…