I'm researching the history of Scottish hotels and I'm trying to find out what guide books would have been most commonly used in the late 1960s - early 1970s in the U.S. for travelers to Scotland. Or what travel magazines would have been most read in the U.S. at that time.
I apologize for posting a research question to a travel advice site, but I figured that this is probably the best group of people to ask!
Thanks!
If you were a member of the AA (Automobile Association) in th e60s and70s you were issued every year with a guide which included a road map of of the UK and information on hotels, guesthouses and B/Bs in most cities and towns in the UK. I think you might be able to buy them on Ebay or Amazon. Hope this is helpful.
Not that I was traveling during that time period, but I would think Baedeker and Berlitz would have been popular guides. I could be seriously off base, however!
The books that were very popular in the 1960's were called "Europe on Five dollars a Day.' As prices went up in Europe, "Europe on five and ten dollars a day" were the ones (about 1970). I still look at them and its fun to compare prices. They were printed by Fodor"s and for a long time were almost the only up to date travel books available.
Europe on $5 a Day (upped to $10 a Day in 1972) by Arthur Frommer.
Wow. $5 a day in Europe. Nowadays that'll get you a value meal at McDonalds.
Thanks, everyone! I've already got some leads on tracking down the sources you've listed!
