Frommer's 4299793 215354534 2008-05-27T20:51:10Z 68.125.219.24 /* Guidebook Series */ [[Image:Logo-frommers_complete.gif|right]] '''Frommer's''' is a [[travel]] guidebook series and one of the bestselling travel guides in America. The series began in 1957 with the publication of [[Arthur Frommer]]'s book, ''Europe on $5 a Day''. Frommer's has expanded to include over 350 guidebooks across 14 series, as well as other media including the award winning [http://frommers.com/ Frommers.com] website which covers over 3,500 destinations. In 2007, Frommer's celebrated its 50th anniversary of guidebook publishing. Since May 2007, Arthur Frommer has been actively blogging about travel<ref>[http://frommers.com/blog/ Arthur Frommer Online<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> on the Frommers.com website. == History == In 1957, Arthur Frommer, a young corporal in the U.S. Army, wrote a travel guide for American GIs in Europe, and then produced a civilian version called ''Europe on $5 a Day''. The book ranked popular landmarks and sights in order of importance and included suggestions on how to travel around Europe on a budget. It was the first travel guide to show Americans that they could afford to travel in Europe. It was a new concept for the time and has been credited with opening the door to modern tourism and travel guidebook publishing, particularly for budget travel.<br /> Arthur Frommer returned to the United States and began practicing law. During that time, he continued to write and also began to self-publish guidebooks to additional destinations, including New York, Mexico, Hawaii, Japan and the Caribbean. In 1977, Frommer’s trademark was sold to Simon & Schuster, Inc. After several subsequent sales the Frommer’s series was purchased by [[John Wiley & Sons, Inc.]] in 2001. Arthur’s daughter, Pauline Frommer, is now writing her own series of travel guidebooks and continuing the Frommer’s travel legacy. == Guidebook Series == More than 75 million books have been sold since Frommer’s inception in 1957. Over 350 titles are available in the following series: * Frommer’s Complete Guides * Frommer’s With Kids * Frommer’s Day by Day **Amsterdam **Athens **Barcelona **Beijing **Berlin **Boston **Brussels & Bruges **Cancun & the Yucatan **Chicago **Dublin **Edinburgh & the Best of Scotland **Florence & Tuscany **Hong Kong **Honolulu & Oahu **Las Vegas **London **Los Angeles **Maui **Montreal **Napa & Sonoma **New York City **Paris **Prague **Provence & the Riviera **Rome **San Diego **San Francisco **Seattle **Seville **Venice **Washington D.C. * Frommer’s Portable Guides * Frommer’s Irreverent Guides * Frommer’s Memorable Walks * Frommer’s PhraseFinder & Dictionaries * Frommer’s Driving Tours * Pauline Frommer’s Guides * The Unofficial Guides * For Dummies Travel Guides * Suzy Gershman’s Born to Shop Guides * Frommer’s National Park Guides * MTV Travel Guides == References == <references/> == External links == * [http://frommers.com/ Frommers.com] – official site * [http://frommers.com/podcast Frommers.com/Podcast] – travel podcasts *[http://frommers.com/blog/] - Arthur Frommer's Blog {{Publish-corp-stub}} [[Category:Travel guide books]]