Is the mighty, middle-of-the-road Frommer’s guidebook series losing ground to the Lonely Planets and Rough Guides of the world? (let’s not even begin to discuss the interweb) The AP ran a story yesterday about how Frommer fille, Pauline Frommer, has launched her own sub-brand “Pauline Frommer’s Travel Guides”, that are apparently directed at “the adult budget traveler – but not the backpacker,” and “have a bigger focus on alternative accommodations – ranging from bed-and-breakfasts to monasteries – than most guidebooks…there is also advice on where the locals eat, when to get the best deals and how to use Web-booking services to your advantage.” What this all adds up to, according to Ms. Frommer, are far more “authentic” travel experiences. Which means, by contrast, that the original Frommer’s are peddling “fake” ones?
Posted on Aug 10, 2006 01:41 PM by kristin
