Arthur Frommer dies: Travel guide innovator was 95
Frommer, whose 鈥淓urope on 5 Dollars a Day鈥� guidebooks revolutionized leisure travel by convincing average Americans to take budget vacations abroad, has died.
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Lynching memorial and museum in Alabama draw crowds, tears
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Tears and expressions of grief met the opening of the nation's first memorial to the victims of lynching Thursday in Alabama.
The quest to visit all 50 states is a worthy goal for any traveler
Some tackle it over decades. Others do it in a year. But no matter how you approach it, visiting all 50 states is a worthwhile way to travel.
Lonely Planet app Trips: Be inspired or tell your own story
Lonely Planet has a new free app called Trips that offers inspiration for travel, along with an easy way for users to create visually driven stories about their own trips.
No Trump slump in tourism but there could be a Trump bump
Last winter, the U.S. tourism industry fretted that Trump administration policies might lead to a "Trump slump" in travel.
New Trump rules on Cuba travel leaves winners and losers
President Donald Trump's new policy on travel to Cuba has winners and losers: Group tour operators could sell more trips, but bed-and-breakfast owners in Cuba say they're losing business.
Summer vacation? Lots of Americans say they can’t afford it
Nearly half of Americans say they won't be taking a vacation this summer, mostly because they can't afford it, according to a new poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for...
Exploring Oxford, Mississippi, from Faulkner’s Rowan Oak to the Ole Miss campus
Many travelers find their way to Oxford as fans of novelist William Faulkner. But there's much more to do in Oxford than visiting Faulkner's home and grave.
Visiting “Fences” in Pittsburgh: August Wilson’s Hill District
"Fences" is one of 10 plays that Wilson wrote chronicling African-American life. Nine of the plays are set in Pittsburgh and each play depicts a different decade. The city's Hill...
So it goes for vacationers: Celebrating Vonnegut in his hometown, Indianapolis
Two festivals and the world premiere of an opera that Kurt Vonnegut finished shortly before his death will celebrate the writer's legacy this fall in his hometown, Indianapolis.