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a published work containing information for travelers
This guidebook came in handy during our trip to Europe.
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Recent Examples of guidebooks
Travel journalism encompasses diverse formats, including guidebooks about tourist destinations, investigative reports on political situations in foreign countries, restaurant reviews from visiting diners, and feature articles describing experiences in various locations.
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Suzanne Dundas, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026
In the future, Chesky said AI recommendations will use information from guidebooks the company’s hosts already put together for guests.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2026
The first guidebooks, published by Baedeker, were for Switzerland, late in the nineteenth century.
—Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
That means a boutique city stay may come with contemporary interiors and high-tech features, while a basecamp for outdoor adventure offers guests local guidebooks and trail snacks.
—Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 6 Oct. 2025
Before each hike, my dad reads guidebooks and puts together this historical research.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 2 Oct. 2025
In summary—for late summer of fall travel, consider staying in any region for longer than a weekend, asking locals where to dine, ditching guidebooks and internet lists, exploring the countryside outside cities and waking up early to foray.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Joslin, who is 35 and had been going to the park for more than a decade prior to working there, has written Yosemite climbing guidebooks and volunteered to work overtime to help issue hiking permits and manage traffic in the park.
—Jo Yurcaba, NBC news, 18 Aug. 2025
Radlmaier‘s cast of characters also includes an older Asian German who offers tours of his personal highlights of the region rather than the top sights featured in guidebooks, a woman urging others to guess the name of her dog, nude hikers, possible ghosts or phantoms, and more.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2025
Suzanne Dundas, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026
In the future, Chesky said AI recommendations will use information from guidebooks the company’s hosts already put together for guests.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2026
The first guidebooks, published by Baedeker, were for Switzerland, late in the nineteenth century.
—Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
That means a boutique city stay may come with contemporary interiors and high-tech features, while a basecamp for outdoor adventure offers guests local guidebooks and trail snacks.
—Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 6 Oct. 2025
Before each hike, my dad reads guidebooks and puts together this historical research.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 2 Oct. 2025
In summary—for late summer of fall travel, consider staying in any region for longer than a weekend, asking locals where to dine, ditching guidebooks and internet lists, exploring the countryside outside cities and waking up early to foray.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Joslin, who is 35 and had been going to the park for more than a decade prior to working there, has written Yosemite climbing guidebooks and volunteered to work overtime to help issue hiking permits and manage traffic in the park.
—Jo Yurcaba, NBC news, 18 Aug. 2025
Radlmaier‘s cast of characters also includes an older Asian German who offers tours of his personal highlights of the region rather than the top sights featured in guidebooks, a woman urging others to guess the name of her dog, nude hikers, possible ghosts or phantoms, and more.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for guidebooks
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The children’s books, which largely attribute poverty in Vietnam to its communist government, also simplify history to play up communist aggression in the civil war—while omitting the extensive role that the United States military played in the conflict.—
H.M.A. Leow,
JSTOR Daily,
7 May 2026
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In…early books, Strout seemed confident that good would eventually prevail, or at least persist.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 May 2026
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That included new language in its sports handbooks, and a more hands-on role in Blue Devils’ NIL opportunities.—
Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
3 Mar. 2026
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Dozens of photos included in the documents released Wednesday are military handbooks, field guides and cultural texts, some dating back to the early 2000s that appeared to belong to Gingles, as well as numerous books from the SANS Institute detailing computer hacker tools.—
Shira Moolten,
Sun Sentinel,
13 Feb. 2026
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Start with the Easy Stuff – Broken markers, product manuals that can be found online, gift cards with no balance, and expired medications are all no-brainers.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
5 May 2026
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But if that's not you, then don't toss your manuals, says Heather Aiello, CEO and founder of The Organized You.—
Alexandra Kelly,
Martha Stewart,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Guidebooks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guidebooks. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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