A guide book is a book for tourists or travelers that provides details about a geographic location, tourist destination, or itinerary. It is the written equivalent of a tour guide. Many travel guides now take the form of travel websites rather than printed books.

It will usually include details such as phone numbers, addresses, prices and reviews of hotels and other lodgings, restaurants, and activities. Maps of varying detail are often included. Sometimes historical and cultural information is also provided. Different guide books may focus on different aspects of travel, from adventure travel to relaxation, or be aimed at travelers with larger or smaller travel budgets, or focus on the particular interests and concerns of certain groups such as sexual orientation or dietary restrictions. Guide books are generally intended to be used in conjunction with actual travel, although simply enjoying a guide book with little or no intention of visiting may be referred to as "armchair tourism".

Contents

• 1 History
  • 1.1 Medieval Arab world
  • 1.2 Modern version
  • 1.3 Post-WW2
• 2 Digital world
• 3 Guide book publishers
• 4 See also
• 5 References

History

Noun

guide m. (plural guides)

1. guide person
2. guidebook, or set itinerary.

References

• "guide" in the WordReference Dictionnaire Français-Anglais, WordReference.com LLC, 2006.

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