What is the best brand of travel guides to buy?

Question

Between Lonely Planet, Ric Steves, Frommers, etc., etc., I have no idea which one to pick.

Answer 1

Well I guess it depends on where you are going and what you like. Rick Steves seems to focus on Europe. Fodors, Frommers and Lonely Planet are worldwide. I would check each website and see what they each offer and see how that compares to what you are interested in. I have only bought ONE guide(Fodors) to China when I was going to visit Hong Kong and possibly other parts and it was okay. I read more about Hong Kong online than I did from the book.

You could subscribe to Frommer's Budget Travel. For USD 12 - 20 per year it's pretty good magazine. And gives you a variety of locations and ideas about travel.

Bottom line: check online first then consider a travel guide. Besides it is a pain to carry those things around when you travel. You will probably make a list or itinerary before you leave won't you?

Answer 2

It depends on what kind of traveller you are and where you are going. In general if you are a budget traveller or a backpacker then the Lonely planet is good. If you are going to travel for $100 a day or more then Fodors of Frommers.

Answer 3

Between the ones listed I'd go with Frommers. However, I prefer the AAA Spiral Guides because when you are on a street corner trying to find your way, while holding a book in one hand and your umbrella or shopping bags in the other, you can flip back the opposite pages (like a spiral bound notebook) due to the spiral binding so the book fits in your hand better and you can read it better.

Answer 4

Fodors or Frommers.

Answer 5

All of those are good ones...probably wont go wrong with any of them.. Steves is great in Europe, ideally get Steves and one of the others.

Answer 6

Lonely Planet is all travellers bibel.
You have all u need, and the books are updatet every year.

Answer 7

AAA