Tagged: guidebooks

The Canadian Maritimes: Where to Go and What to Do in Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick

What follows is a transcript of a recent Frommer's Travel Show podcast featuring an interview with Barbara Balfour, author of Frommer's Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, and New…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Where to Find Art Hiding in Plain Sight in Paris

Paris is one of the world's undisputed art capitals. In addition to being the home of exceptional museums (starting of course with the Louvre and the Musée d'Orsay) where countless…

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…

What’s New in New Orleans? Appetizing Picks from the Authors of Our New Guide

Have you ever seen those video clips of cows leaving their barns in spring? Encountering green pastures again after months of winter, the animals jump and play, looking as happy as…

Why Now Is a Great Time to Visit Italy's Most Popular Cities

Rome, Florence, and Venice have signaled that they're ready to welcome visitors again after the pandemic lull—though residents understandably prefer the sort of measured tourism that…

Frommer Guide Flashback: Guinness Tourism in Dublin, Then and Now

The first Frommer’s guidebook, Europe on 5 Dollars a Day by Arthur Frommer, was published in 1957. In our series of Frommer’s flashbacks, we’re revisiting noteworthy places featured in…

D.C. Has a New Must-See Attraction, Says Author of Latest Frommer’s Guide

"To be totally honest, this was probably the most challenging travel editorial project that I’ve done," says Jess Moss, coauthor of the just-released Frommer's EasyGuide to Washington,…

The Best Dinner in Paris and Other Secrets from the Author of Our Brand-New Guide

Paris is a perennial dream vacation destination for many travelers. That's one reason why Frommer's has been covering the city for 65 years now, starting with our first guidebook,…

What’s New on the Maine Coast? A Q&A with the Author of Our Latest Guidebook

Throughout the pandemic, the coast of Maine has been the sort of place where stir-crazy American travelers want to be: somewhere with abundant outdoor recreation that's within driving…

Hawaii Extends Quarantine—What Will That Mean for Tourism Businesses?

In response to an uptick in coronavirus cases in Hawaii, along with surging infection rates on the mainland and testing shortages, Hawaii Governor David Ige announced late yesterday…

Frommer's Publishes New Series of Affordable E-Books For Travel in the United States

To help our American readers find great road trips and exciting places to go in the United States, Frommer's just released nine new downloadable guides to some of the best places in…

Our Weekly Travel Podcasts: Reopening Beaches, Orlando, and Vegas

Each week, Frommer's brings you two fresh podcasts stuffed with travel tips, news, and inspiration. Recordings are made from our weekly call-in show on WABC in New York and our…

Announcing Frommer's Guides to Your Quarantine!

From the most trusted name in travel come these brand-new guides to getting the most from your quarantine—whether you prefer to spend your self-isolation period drinking in your living…

"Will the Real Arthur Frommer Please Stand Up?"

Almost as soon as Europe on 5 Dollars a Day was published, Arthur Frommer became a household name—but not a household face. It had to be that way. If hotels and restaurants knew who he…

A Survey Performed by a Noted Analyst Shows a Sudden Increase in the Sales of Printed Travel Guides

Photo credit: Manfred Heyde via Wikimedia CommonsAs the co-publisher (with my daughter) of a series of printed guidebooks, it would not be appropriate for me to use this…

A Number of Recent Travel Developments Have a Direct Bearing on Your Own Next Vacation Trip

A vitally important travel event was the recent decision of the World Health Organization to elevate the Zika virus to the status of a global health emergency. Most…

The Reason Why Guidebooks to Some Countries or Cities Sell Better Than Guidebooks to Others, Is An Enduring Mystery of Travel

As a co-publisher of travel guidebooks, I have to participate in choosing, each year, the destinations--the countries, the cities--about  which we will be researching and…

Guidebook Sales in the Bookstores Are An Unscientific Method of Predicting Travel Patterns, But They Seem as Good as Any Other Test

We are approaching the summer high season, when tens of millions of Americans head for vacation to the mountains and lakes within an hour or two of their homes.  But a…

"Frommers Easy Guides" and "Frommers Day by Day Guides" Are the Magic Words at Online Retailers and Bookstores for Our Latest (And Sensationally Priced) Guidebooks

Though you can access their cover photos, descriptions, and purchase information, in a number of ways, using different words, titles or "filters", the quickest and most…

Where Can Our New "Easy Guides" and "Day by Day Guides" be Found? Answer: Everywhere, Both in Brick-and-Mortar Stores and Via Internet Mail Order Sites

We've received a great many inquiries asking where our brand-new, freshly-researched Easy Guides and Day by Day Guides can be bought.  Well, unless they're already sold…