All the travel experts agree - consumers want more and different experiences from travel than they did in the past. They want to deeply understand their destination before they go, feel a meaningful connection to the place while there, and return home feeling enriched and ready to share their experiences with others. With these trends in mind, and the results of extensive, proprietary market research, National Geographic Traveler series offers savvy advice and the in-depth information that sophisticated travelers demand.

Each guide features detailed background and site descriptions, mapped walking and driving tours, and full-service sidebars with fascinating vignettes on history, culture, and contemporary life. There's also a 60-page directory of visitor information, including notable hotels and restaurants, entertainment, and shopping. And foldout end flaps, printed with maps and quick reference information, serve as handy bookmarks.

To make the most of these and all the other great new features, National Geographic has simplified the guides’ design, opened them up, and enhanced them with easy-to-read sections. Amazing color photographs, high-quality maps, and the popular walking and driving tours are highlights of guides' new look.

With more than a century of travel expertise, rich content, and a user-friendly look, National Geographic Traveler series is the right guide at the right time - poised to meet the changing needs of today’s traveler better than ever and better than anyone.

"Filled with beautiful photography, and excellent color maps. After all, this is National Geographic, a publisher that's had about a hundred years experience in doing this kind of thing."
The Tennessean

"Some of the handsomest volumes you'll ever find on a shelf of travel books."
Toronto Star