About the Book
"Arthur Frommer is still dispensing practical advice to travelers."
-USA Today "Written in Frommer's trademark light and conversational tone, [Ask Arthur Frommer] covers more than 800 topics, from packing quandaries to the best airport-food options, all arranged alphabetically for easy reference. Each entry is brief, informative, and entertaining."
-American Way magazine
"Packed with practical advice for budget travel...Frommer's strong opinions and conversational writing style make the book a fun, easy read."
--About.com
"Reading [Ask Arthur Frommer] is like having dinner -- and a glass of wine and then coffee and dessert -- with the world's best travel advisor."
-Jeanne Leblanc, Courant.com
"Arthur has a unique perspective on the changes that have take place over the past 50 years. This book is packed with everything from airfares and lodging to vacations for nudist and vegans."
-Tripso.com
Organized by travel topic
More than 500 entries
Each entry is a short, digestible take--no longer than a page.
250 b&w photos
Arthur's style is personable and engaged--his personality shines through.
Table of Contents:
1: “Into the Wild Blue Yonder . . . ” All about airfares, airlines & airports.
2: “All I Want Is a Room Somewhere . . .”
Sleeping better & cheaper at hotels, hostels & homes.
3: “Over the Bounding Main . . .”
Cut-rate cruises on oceans & rivers—with gripes as well.
4: “Get Your Kicks on Route 66 . . .”
Trains, buses, bicycles, light cars & RVs have it all over planes.
5: In the Footsteps of Indiana Jones.
Adventure tours, safaris, camping, trekking & yoga.
6: “This Land Is Your Land, This Land Is My Land . . .”
Affordable travel & vacations in the United States.
7: A New Way to Visit the Old World.
Offsetting that dramatic decline in the U.S. dollar.
8: Trips That Cater to Your Mind.
Learning vacations, brainy tours, cerebral cruises.
9: Special Interests & Special People.
From students to seniors to singles, from nudists to vegans, there’s travel for everyone.
10: The Preparations You Make, the Products You Buy.
From passports to pet care to packing.
11: The People Who Assist You.
To separate the talented from the not so, get references.
12: These Are a Few of My Favorite Places.
The cities, islands & nations to consider for your next trip.
13: You’ll Need Money.
Getting the cash, spending it right, guarding it well.
14: Problems, Pitfalls & Controversies.
My tirades about travel, in a number of fields.
15: Tips, Rules & Predictions.
We pontificate a bit about the general art of travel.
Appendix: Late Developments.
New websites, tactics, destinations, travel trends & choices.
Index.
About the Author :
Arthur Frommer is generally acknowledged to be the nation's foremost travel authority. He is the founder of the Frommer travel guides, the author of a twice-weekly newspaper column syndicated by King Features, the host of a nationwide Sunday travel radio program broadcast to more than a hundred stations by the WOR network. A graduate of the Yale University Law School, his travel career began in 1957 with publication of the best-selling Europe on $5 a Day, which is widely credited with having launched a massive movement by American tourists to Europe. Among the many travel books and guides he has written is The New World of Travel, a Literary Guild selection in 1988, which was an analysis of the entire American travel industry. About him, the Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel recently wrote: "What Benjamin Spock was to babies and Alfred Kinsey was to sex, Arthur Frommer became to travel. Like Spock, he wrote with the authority of experience; like Kinsey, he opened up a whole new world. And while the work of those two men has been eclipsed by others, as well as by changing times and fashions, Frommer remains a powerful, and indefatigable, force in his field."
Arthur Frommer is generally acknowledged to be the nation's foremost travel authority. He is the founder of the Frommer travel guides, the author of a twice-weekly newspaper column syndicated by King Features, the host of a nationwide Sunday travel radio program broadcast to more than a hundred stations by the WOR network. A graduate of the Yale University Law School, his travel career began in 1957 with publication of the best-selling Europe on $5 a Day, which is widely credited with having launched a massive movement by American tourists to Europe. Among the many travel books and guides he has written is The New World of Travel, a Literary Guild selection in 1988, which was an analysis of the entire American travel industry. About him, the Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel recently wrote: "What Benjamin Spock was to babies and Alfred Kinsey was to sex, Arthur Frommer became to travel. Like Spock, he wrote with the authority of experience; like Kinsey, he opened up a whole new world. And while the work of those two men has been eclipsed by others, as well as by changing times and fashions, Frommer remains a powerful, and indefatigable, force in his field."
