A Warm Welcome in Paris
Faced with too many visitors, the city of Paris asked its citizens to open their homes as B&Bs. It doesn't get more authentique than that.
Faced with too many visitors, the city of Paris asked its citizens to open their homes as B&Bs. It doesn't get more authentique than that.

No one knows better than the police which tricks criminals are using to prey on unsuspecting tourists.
When we asked you to tell us what the best travel innovations of the past decade were, so many ideas came in—with convincing explanations—that we put the 20 finalists to a vote at BudgetTravel.com. The winner may surprise you.
Art seems like a souvenir only for the super wealthy, but finding a quality piece at an affordable price isn't as difficult as you might think.
Here's our comprehensive look at the best ways to travel: how to find a deal, avoid lines, pack, fly, tip, and more.
The latest travel news from the pages of this month's issue.
Ancient Italian villages are being turned into a new kind of hotel, where the rooms are spread out across town and you share the streets with residents. One of the best of these alberghi diffusi is Sextantio, in the Abruzzi mountains.

When it comes to flight changes and delays, our confessor tells us, "sometimes the agent is the last one to know."
Our confessor tells us, "Some guests make up elaborate excuses or lies."
Europe's little idiosyncrasies aren't so charming when you're trying to keep up with the traffic laws and protocols.
We asked you to tell us about your favorite restaurant, and nearly 400 of you wrote in. Narrowing the list down was tough, but here's where to eat like a local, from sea to shining sea.