Frommer's
Encyclopedia
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 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 on the Frommers.com website.
, 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.
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. Pearson
bought the reference division of Simon & Schuster in 1998 and sold it to IDG Books
in 1999. John Wiley & Sons
acquired IDG Books (renamed Hungry Minds) in 2001. Arthur’s daughter, Pauline Frommer, is now writing her own series of travel guidebooks and continuing the Frommer’s travel legacy.
when one of the main characters, Jamie, uses it to guide a group of teenagers around Europe
.
In the opening scene of Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
, Cameron Diaz
enters a Mongolian beer shack holding a Frommer's guidebook.
A copy can also be seen near the beginning of the 2008 film Jumper
with Hayden Christensen
.
Travel
Travel is the movement of people or objects between relatively distant geographical locations. 'Travel' can also include relatively short stays between successive movements.-Etymology:...
guidebook series and one of the bestselling travel guides in America. The series began in 1957 with the publication of Arthur Frommer
Arthur Frommer
Arthur Frommer is a travel writer, publisher and consumer advocate, and the founder of the Frommer's series of travel guides and Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel magazine. He has published many books for budget-conscious travelers and has been one of America's foremost budget travel authorities...
'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 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 on the Frommers.com website.
History
In 1957, Arthur FrommerArthur Frommer
Arthur Frommer is a travel writer, publisher and consumer advocate, and the founder of the Frommer's series of travel guides and Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel magazine. He has published many books for budget-conscious travelers and has been one of America's foremost budget travel authorities...
, 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.
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
Simon & Schuster
Simon & Schuster, Inc., a division of CBS Corporation, is a publisher founded in New York City in 1924 by Richard L. Simon and M. Lincoln Schuster. It is one of the four largest English-language publishers, alongside Random House, Penguin and HarperCollins...
, Inc. Pearson
Pearson PLC
Pearson plc is a global media and education company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is both the largest education company and the largest book publisher in the world, with consumer imprints including Penguin, Dorling Kindersley and Ladybird...
bought the reference division of Simon & Schuster in 1998 and sold it to IDG Books
IDG
International Data Group is a technology media, research, event management, and venture capital organization.IDG evolved from International Data Corporation which was formed in 1964 in Newtonville, Massachusetts, by Patrick Joseph McGovern and a friend, Fred Kirch...
in 1999. John Wiley & Sons
John Wiley & Sons
John Wiley & Sons, Inc., also referred to as Wiley, is a global publishing company that specializes in academic publishing and markets its products to professionals and consumers, students and instructors in higher education, and researchers and practitioners in scientific, technical, medical, and...
acquired IDG Books (renamed Hungry Minds) 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
- Bali
- Barcelona
- Beijing
- Berlin
- Boston
- Brussels & Bruges
- Cancun & the Yucatan
- Chicago
- Copenhagen
- Dublin
- Edinburgh & the Best of Scotland
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- Florence & Tuscany
- Hong Kong
- Honolulu & Oahu
- Krakow
- Las Vegas
- London
- Los Angeles
- Maui
- Melbourne
- Montreal
- Napa & Sonoma
- New York City
- Paris
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- Prague
- Provence & the Riviera
- Rome
- San Diego
- San Francisco
- Seattle
- Seville
- Shanghai
- Sydney
- 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
Film references
Frommer's guidebooks are represented in the 2004 comedy EurotripEuroTrip
EuroTrip is a 2004 teen comedy film directed by Jeff Schaffer and written by Alec Berg, David Mandel and Schaffer. The main plot follows Scotty "Scott" Thomas from Hudson, Ohio who travels across Europe to search for his German pen pal Mieke , whom he initially mistakes for a man named Mike...
when one of the main characters, Jamie, uses it to guide a group of teenagers around Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
.
In the opening scene of Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle is a 2003 American action comedy film. It is the sequel to 2000's Charlie's Angels. It opened in the United States on June 27, 2003, and was number one at the box office for that weekend and made a worldwide total of $259.2 million.The cast again includes Cameron...
, Cameron Diaz
Cameron Diaz
Cameron Michelle Diaz is an American actress and former model. She became famous during the 1990s with roles in the movies The Mask, My Best Friend's Wedding, and There's Something About Mary. Other high-profile credits include the two Charlie's Angels films, voicing the character Princess Fiona...
enters a Mongolian beer shack holding a Frommer's guidebook.
A copy can also be seen near the beginning of the 2008 film Jumper
Jumper
-Clothing:*Sweater or heavy sweater pulled on over the head, used in the UK and Commonwealth*Jumper , in the USA, a sleeveless, collarless dress, known elsewhere as a pinafore or pinafore dress* Part of the uniform of the United States Navy...
with Hayden Christensen
Hayden Christensen
Hayden Christensen is a Canadian actor. He appeared in Canadian television programs when he was young, then diversified into American television in the late 1990s. He moved on to minor acting roles before being praised for his role of Sam in Life as a House, for which he was nominated for a Golden...
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External links
- Frommers.com – official site
- Frommers.com/Podcast – travel podcasts