Santorini, the most-visited Greek island, is incredibly beautiful—just ask any of the 3 million-plus tourists who descend on this tiny speck of land every year. The crush can be so intense that last summer, the local government asked its 20,000 permanent residents to stay off the roads to make room for all the visitors (the…
What’s travel without a little turbulence, right? Tourism’s big return following the easing of Covid restrictions has been bumpier than we all hoped, thanks to understaffed airports, high gas prices, and other global woes.
But while the skies still haven’t entirely cleared, it’s not impossible to find silver linings. For one thing, borders have reopened…
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.
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…
The long saga of life on Earth frequently goes through rough spots in the narrative, but even in the story's darkest passages, bright spots always abound. The world is as wide as it ever was, and it’s still brimming with positive things worth discovering and celebrating.
The human drive to venture to new places, meet…
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 summer temperatures, and the country's once rock-bottom prices are all significantly higher than they used to be. But, according to the authors of the freshly updated, newly released edition of…
Authors of the newly released Frommer's England and Scotland on how to save money, what to see beyond London, and why the world's best sparkling wine can't be found in France
For visitors to the United Kingdom who are looking to save some money during their travels,…
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 soared. A wildfire devastated Maui. A tiny sub carrying passengers to see Titanic wreckage met a similarly tragic end. Higher-ups in various…