Fodor's is a publisher of
English language travel and
tourism information. Fodor's Travel and Fodors.com are divisions of
Internet Brands.
History
Founder
Eugene Fodor was a keen traveler, but felt that the guidebooks of his time were boring, uninspired collections of quickly outdated facts and figures. He decided to address these shortcomings and wrote a guide to
Europe, ''On the Continent—The Entertaining Travel Annual'', which was published in 1936 by Francis Aldor, Aldor Publications, London.
Going beyond the usual lists of hotels and attractions, the book was updated yearly and gave practical guidance, such as
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ping advice, alongside information about the local people and
culture. For example, in the introduction, Fodor wrote "
Rome contains not only magnificent
monuments, but also
Italians."
The pioneering book was a success in
England and the
United States. Fodor's Modern Guides, Inc. was founded in 1949 in
Paris,
France and
David McKay Company
David McKay Publications (also known as David McKay Company) was an American book publisher which also published some of the first comic books, including the long-running titles ''Ace Comics'', ''King Comics (David McKay), King Comics'', and ''M ...
began publishing the books a year later. McKay was sold to Random House in 1986.
In 1996, Fodor's launched a travel-related website fodors.com, which was nominated for a
Webby Award in 2004. Fodor's has published more than 440 guides (in 14 series) on over 300 destinations, and has more than 700 permanently placed researchers all over the world.
In 2016, Fodor's was acquired by
Internet Brands, which is based in
El Segundo,
California.
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External links
Fodors.com official site
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Travel guide books
Publishing companies of the United States
Random House
Publishing companies established in 1949