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Frommer was drafted into the United States Army during the Korean War. [5] Rather than being sent to Korea, he was sent to Europe because of his linguistic abilities. [2] In 1955, while serving in Germany, Frommer wrote and self-published a guidebook called The GI's Guide to Traveling In Europe. [2]
Arthur Frommer, who rose to fame in the tourism industry after publishing Europe on 5 Dollars a Day in 1957 and later his namesake travel guides, has died. He was 95. The author's family confirmed ...
In 1957, Arthur Frommer, then a corporal in the U.S. Army, wrote a travel guide for American GIs in Europe, and then produced a civilian version called Europe on $5 a Day. [3] The book ranked popular landmarks and sights in order of importance and included suggestions on how to travel around Europe on a budget.
When he published "Europe on 5 Dollars a Day" in 1957, the young lawyer kicked off a new era in travel, persuading middle-class Americans that London, Paris and Rome weren't just for aristocrats.
NEW YORK (AP) — Arthur Frommer, whose "Europe on 5 Dollars a Day" guidebooks revolutionized leisure travel by convincing average Americans to take budget vacations abroad, has died. He was 95. Frommer died from complications of pneumonia, his daughter Pauline Frommer said Monday. “My father opened up the world to so many people," she said.
US writer Arthur Frommer, known for the guidebook Europe on 5 Dollars a Day and other titles on budget travel, has died aged 95. Pauline Frommer, his daughter, confirmed his death in a statement ...
Arthur Frommer, an American soldier stationed in Europe during the Korean War, used his experience traveling around the Continent as the basis for Europe on $5 a Day (1957), which introduced readers to options for budget travel in Europe. Both authors' guidebooks became the foundations for extensive series, eventually covering destinations ...
Pioneering travel guidebook writer Arthur Frommer has passed away at the age of 95, according to a statement from the media brand he founded.