Tagged: tickets

Summer Flights to These European Cities Are Still Under $650

Round-trip summer flights from the U.S. to European travel hot spots such as Paris, Rome, and London will currently set you back $1,700 to $2,100, according to a new analysis from…

You Paid for a Specific Seat on a Flight. The Airline Changed It. Now What?

As far as modern air travel grievances go, involuntary seat swaps and downgrades are more of an annoyance than a trip destroyer. You still get to your destination, more often than not…

The New Obama Presidential Center in Chicago Opens Next Month. Get Tickets Before They Sell Out

The Obama Foundation has announced that tickets to the sprawling Obama Presidential Center in Chicago will be available for purchase starting at 9am on Wednesday, May 6.Tickets to the…

New App for Music Tourism Charts Course to Concerts, Clubs, and Music Landmarks

"Gig-tripping"—the practice of planning an entire vacation around a concert or festival in a destination where you don't live—continues to grow in popularity, according to the trackers…

The Tourist Tax Is Becoming the Norm in Japan (and Other Places)

Bimyō (微妙) is an essential concept in Japanese culture. An embrace of ambiguity, of subtlety, of nuance, the word explains everyday conversations where nobody says exactly what they…

When Should You Book Plane Tickets in 2026? The Iran War Is Changing Those Calculations

Timing matters when it comes to airfare.We discussed that just a little over a week ago in an article about how buying trends from 2021 through 2025 could serve as a road map for…

Rome's 400-Year-Old St. Peter's Basilica Is Finally Entering the 21st Century

If you’ve been to Rome (or read any of our guidebooks on Italy), you’re probably familiar with the St. Peter’s Basilica caveat. While every other major attraction in Rome—including the…

Rome's Trevi Fountain Now Requires a Ticket and Entrance Fee

As of February 2026, tourists who want to get close to Rome's Trevi Fountain—of La Dolce Vita, coin-tossing, and nightmarish overcrowding fame—will need to buy a ticket. Rome's mayor,…

The 10 Best (and Cheapest) Airfare Search Sites for 2026

It’s been a decade since Frommer’s started pitting the biggest airfare search engines, aggregators, and booking engines against one another. In 10 years, the only constants have been…

Attractions Are Using AI to Charge You More for Tickets, Minute by Minute

Remember when there was a high season and a low season? Those concepts are now as antiquated as silent films or Napster. Today, prices for all sorts of attractions—observation decks,…

How Far Ahead to Book Flights and Other Air Travel Tips from Expedia Data Analysis

Getting the timing right to save money on airfare is a perennial concern of travelers. That's why advice on when to buy and when to fly is almost as easy to find online as TikTok…

Acropolis Tickets: Athens Landmark Joins List of Attractions You Must Prebook

The Acropolis of Athens is dominated by the Parthenon, one of the world's most identifiable buildings—what's left of it, anyway (thanks a lot, Venetian army of 1687). For that reason…

The Best Time to See the Great Smoky Mountains’ Magical Firefly Spectacle

For a roughly two-week period each spring, fireflies put on a magical light show at Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee. After dark, lightning bugs in the…

American Airlines and JetBlue Become Partners

The first sign that something was unusual was that my cell phone rang, and it wasn't a scam. My friend Jill was on the other line, and she asked breathlessly, "Is it true?" When I…

Government Says Airlines Must Refund Canceled Flights—Eventually

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has issued an "enforcement notice" reminding airlines and the "traveling public" that passengers whose flights are canceled or significantly…

Airline Ticketing Will Include Nonbinary Gender Option

The major U.S. airlines are changing their online ticketing sites so that passengers can identify gender with options other than male and female. According to the Associated Press,…

For These European Sights, You Should Reserve Tickets Ahead

Because travel has become so affordable, the world's favorite tourist attractions have never been more crowded. Some of them are so overrun that you could spend as many hours outside…

We Attended a Sitcom Taping in Hollywood: Here's What to Expect and How to Get Tickets

Everyone, at least once or twice in their lives, should attend a TV taping. There's nothing quite like seeing how the entertainment sausage is made: the cameras, the celebrities, the…

The Visual Guide to Train Tickets and Rail Passes in Japan

A visit to Tokyo may be central to any Japan itinerary, but getting to other Japanese cities, especially on the famous bullet trains, can seem daunting from the outset—there are…

Ticket to New Harry Potter Play Costs $10,768

London's newest tourist attraction is Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, a two-part sequel to the Harry Potter books. Bizarrely for the most popular character franchise of all time,…

Price Hike and Dress Code Announced at Angkor Wat

If you plan to visit Angkor Wat soon, be prepared for higher ticket prices and a stricter dress code.The price of admission to the Cambodian temple complex will be increasing by…

Disney Parks Now Charge Up to 20% More If It's Busy—Tickets Cost Up to $124 a Day!

Early this month, I reported that Universal Studios Hollywood would charge less for quiet days for guests who booked ahead online, and I predicted that it was only a matter of…

CityPASS Adds One City But Drops Another

In our estimation, CityPASS is one of the only multi-attraction tourist passes that's worth its salt. Countless ticket packages marketed to tourists have a very short lifespan—often,…

Sundays Replace Tuesday As the Day to Book Airfares, and More Savvy Advice From An Expert Source

You may have never heard of the Airline Reporting Corporation but you've likely purchased a ticket it has had its "virtual fringerprints" on it. That's because the ARC serves as…

Walt Disney World Prices Hit a New Record: $99 Per Day!

It's a new record! Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom has raised its one-day ticket price to $99. The Orlando-area resort's other three theme parks, Epcot, Hollywood Studios, and…