|
NAME
(country of production) |
TITLES
|
BUDGET
DESCRIPTION |
| Fodors |
|
$Moderate-Budget:
Every budget and interest level. |
| Frommers
(American) |
Complete
European coverage |
$$ Moderate
budget |
| Fielding |
|
$Moderate-Budget:
"irreverent, urbane, adventuresome and in
search of the unique travel experience."
|
| Lonely Planet
(Australian) |
Worldwide |
Moderate
and Budget travellers, very comprehensive, indepth,
well recognised. |
| Let's Go (American
student) |
Worldwide |
student/budget
traveller |
| Rough Guides
(British) |
70 countries |
$-$$ Moderate-Budget
travellers. But more budget oriented. |
| Rick Steves (American) |
European based. |
For those wanting
an authentic European holiday away from crowds. |
| The Independent
Hostels Guide (British) |
Europe |
independent
travellers |
| European Hostel
Guidebook (German) |
|
|
| Rail Europe |
|
Independent travellers |
| Eyewitness
Travel Guides and Dorling Kindersley Travel Guides |
|
Encyclopaedic
in scope. High detail. Features accommodation
of all price ranges. |
|
TOP
|
| Footprint
Books: |
| Ultimate
Trips |
Online |
Affluent,
discriminating customers who want experience and
can afford the best money can buy. Currently focus
on luxury travel but hope to add more adventure
travel, but still high-end, customized. |
| Michelin Green
Guides (French) |
|
Deluxe, moderate
and budget traveller. History, art and culture |
| Michelin
Red Guides (French) |
|
Deluxe,
moderate and budget traveller. Feature star ratings
for hotels and restaurants. |
| Ulysses Guides
(French) |
|
French |
| Karen Browns (British
/ American) |
|
$$$-$$ Deluxe
to Moderate Budget. Very highly regarded. |
| VIP Backpackers
International (Australian) |
Online and
off line, see backpackers.com.au
below |
Australian
predominantly |
| Le Guide du
Routard (French) |
|
|
| Nelles
(German) |
|
$Moderate-Budget
traveller. Lavishly illustrated, well researched |
| Reise
Know How (German) |
|
|
| Cheap Eats (Chronicle) |
|
Budget |
| Cheap Sleeps
(Chronicle) |
|
Budget,
the savvy traveller |
| Baedeker (Fodors) |
|
$$Moderate budget
travellers, culture and history |
| The Home
Farm (British) |
|
Very upmarket
travellers who stay in bed and breakfasts. |
| Berlitz
(Globe Pequot) |
|
For business travellers
and independent travellers |
| Michael
Muller Verlag
(German) |
|
|
| Bradt
(Globe Pequot) (British) |
|
Independent, adventurous
travellers. Emphasis on eco tourism. Highly regarded. |
| Compact
Guides |
|
Do not list
accommodation |
| Knopf |
|
$$$
Deluxe guides.Quality
production. Art, history, culture. |
| Charming
Small Hotel guide series (Hunter
Publishing) |
|
|
| Gault Millau (Gayots) |
|
$$$Deluxe budget
for the European traveller. Famous for accurate
and reliable advice and "tongue-in-cheek"
attitude. |
| Time Out
(Penguin) |
|
Rewritten
and updated by journalists, artists musicians
from around the world who live and work in Tuscany |
| (Hello! Budget
Hotel Guides) |
|
Budget hotel travellers |
| Michelin
Reise Verlag |
|
|
| Giunti Gruppo
Editoriale |
|
|
| Companion |
|
|
| Guia
joven (Spanish) |
|
|
| |
|
Bestsellers.
Budget to moderate budget. Pocket sized. |
| Guida Vacanze |
Touring Club Italiano |
|
| Hachette
- Le Guide du Routard |
|
|
| Guide du Voyager
(French) |
|
|
| Ulysse
Guides (French) |
|
|
| Les Guides Jika (French) |
|
|
| Voyageurs
du Monde (French) |
|
|
| Jaguar (French) |
|
|
| Le Petite
Flute Country Guide
(French) |
|
|
| Trotters (Holland) |
|
|
| Gio
10.0pt;'> globe trotter (Japanese) |
Online |
|
| Access |
|
$$Moderate budget
travellers |
| Blue Guides |
|
Art, history,
culture, architecture guides |
| Berkeley (Fodors American students) |
Discontinued |
Budget travellers. |
| Cadogan
(Globe
Pequot) |
|
$$$Deluxe
budget travellers - Indedpendent
and sophisticated. Emphasis on art, culture |
| Insight (American
APA) |
|
$ Moderate-Budget.
Rich in history, art, politics. |
| Signpost
Publications (British) |
|
|
| USTTA (Australian) |
|
|
| Passport |
|
Independent
traveller - every interest and budget level |
| Signpost (British) |
Foreign publications |
Selected Premier
Hotels |
| Wonderful
Little Hotels and Inns |
|
Features
little hotels, inns, guesthouses with lots of
charm, where personal service and attention to
detail are standard. For more upmarket traveller. |
| CTS |
|
|
| Close Up |
|
|
| Globetrotter |
|
|
| Hungry Traveller |
|
|
| Impact |
|
|
| Insiders |
|
|
| Day Trips |
|
|
| Geosaison
/ GEO Saison (German) |
|
|
| Visitors Guides |
|
|
| Rivages
(French) |
|
|
| Spectrum |
|
|
| Odyssey |
|
|
| Travellers Companion |
|
|
| Day Trips |
|
|
| Open Road |
|
|
| Bonechi
Edizione |
|
|
| Everyman's Guides |
|
|
| A great
weekend in
|
|
|
| Polyglott
(German) |
|
|
| Der Feinschmecker (German) |
|
|
| Millevolte
F |
|
|
| Merian
Line (German) |
|
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| TOP |
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| ONLINE
GUIDES:
|
|
|
| European
Hostels |
|
|
| Gio
globe trotter (Japanese) |
|
|
| travoholic.com |
|
Online guide
to hostels etc |
| Eurotrip.com |
|
|
| Hostels.com |
|
|
| Mikes Budget Travel
Guide |
|
German online
guide |
| Hostels
of Europe |
|
|
| The Backpack Net |
|
|
| The Backpackers
Press (Independent Hostels Guide) |
|
|
| Swiss Backpacker
News (Swiss) |
|
|
| Backpacker
Travel News |
|
|
| Backpacking Europe |
|
|
| Backpack
Europe |
|
|
| www.backpackers.com.au |
|
|
| www.backpackers.com |
|
|
| www.transabroad.com |
|
Online and
offline magazine for responsible travellers wanting
to work, study abroad or a more unique experience. |
| www.eurorail.com/railindx.htm |
|
|
| Federation of
International Youth Travel Organisations |
|
|
| Backpacker
Essentials |
|
|
| Rail Europe |
|
|
| www.ultimatetrips.com |
|
|
| www.bugeurope.com |
Online guide |
|
| Jump To
Europe |
|
|
| Travellers.com |
|
|
| www.travelpage.com |
|
|
| http://www.casa.it/start9.htm |
|
|
| Travel Velocity |
|
Online
site with city guides, places to stay, taken from
Frommers. |
| Go backpacking |
Hostel reviews,
articles, exchange links. |
A backpacking
and travel site dedicated to creating a community
of international budget travelers. With feature articles, travelogues, message boards,
chat room, and mailing list. |
| TNT Magazine |
online and
offline free mag |
Budget travellers |
| All hotels (Scottish) |
Have an online
reservation system similar to Hostel World. Take
10% of bookings, setup is free. Can get listed
for $100 US without the booking system. |
Hotel travellers |
|
Bug Europe |
online,
review up |
Budget travellers |
| Mikes Budget Travel
Guide (German) |
FLEETWOOD VERLAG
BERLIN |
|
| Hotel Guide |
Online,
can list your hotel for free |
|
| Places to stay |
|
online,
list hotel for reservation system. Free listing,
links etc |
| Backpacker
Index |
|
|
| Euro Map |
|
|
| Go backpacking |
|
|
| Travel
Data |
Options available
- free and payable. |
Internet guide
to B and B's |
| Inn
site |
|
Internet
guide to B and B's, provides free listing, pay
only for photos/set up. |
| Travel Bug |
|
|
| Footloose
travel |
online |
|
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