Arthur Frommer, who made a name for himself in the travel industry after his publication Europe for $5 a day In 1957, and later his eponymous tourist guides, he died. He was 95 years old.
The author’s family confirmed the news in a statement on his official website on Monday, November 18.
“It is with deep sadness that I announce that my father, Arthur Frommer, founder of Frommer’s guidebooks and Frommers.com, passed away today at the age of 95, at home and surrounded by loved ones,” wrote his daughter Pauline Frommer.
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Pauline remembered her father’s life as “extraordinary,” adding that he “democratized travel, showing average Americans how anyone can afford to travel far and wide and understand the world better.”
“He published a revolutionary Europe for $5 a daythe first in a series of Frommer’s Guides that continues to be published today; he was a prolific writer, TV and radio presenter and speaker; and in 1997 he was the founder and editor of Frommers.com, one of the world’s first digital travel information sites,” she added.
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After recounting Frommer’s career accomplishments, Pauline stated that she, along with others, will work to carry on his legacy.
“I am honored to continue his work of sharing the world with you, which I am proud to do with his team of outstanding and dedicated journalists who travel the world. We will all miss him very much – she concluded.
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Arthur Frommer — March 13, 1987
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Frommer’s stepdaughter, Tracie Holder, said Frommer died at his home on Manhattan’s Upper West Side of complications from pneumonia. The New York Times reported.
“This is a book for American tourists who a) don’t have oil wells in Texas, b) aren’t related to the Aga Khan, c) never got rich in Las Vegas and still want to enjoy a wonderful European vacation,” Frommer once said. wrote in his annually updated travel guides, per outlet.
The author came up with itineraries that changed over time, starting from Europe for $5 a day from 1957 to 2007 Europe from $95 a day.
His travel tips focused on saving tourists money. For example, during a visit to Venice, he advised tourists to “stay away from the gondolas” because “they cost as much as $3 an hour!”
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Arthur Frommer, November 2015.
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What began as a self-published travel guide for Europe eventually expanded into a publishing deal with Simon & Schuster for New York, Los Angeles, Amsterdam, Mexico, the Caribbean, Hawaii, Japan and 300 other destinations.
“The big rooms and amenities are pure nonsense,” Frommer said Los Angeles Times In 2009, after the previous call-out, how many watched Europe.
“The entire travel industry has told you that the only way to go to Europe is first class, that this is a war-torn continent coming out of World War II, that it’s literally not safe to stay anywhere but a first-class hotel,” he told the Associated Press. Press 2007.
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Frommer was born in Lynchburg, Va., on July 17, 1929, to immigrant parents, and grew up in Jefferson City, Mo.
In addition to Pauline and Holder, Frommer is survived by his second wife, Roberta Brodfeld, another stepdaughter named Jill Holder, and four grandchildren.
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