CNN —Pioneering travel guidebook writer Arthur Frommer has died at the age of 95, according to a statement from the media brand he founded.
He continued to write, travel, publish, speak at conferences and give interviews into his 90s.
But for Frommer, travel writing was about more than recommending hotels or providing historical facts about famous attractions.
“Throughout his remarkable life, Arthur Frommer democratized travel, showing average Americans how anyone can afford to travel widely and better understand the world,” she wrote in the announcement of her father’s death.
We will all miss him greatly.”Frommer died of complications from pneumonia, according to the Associated Press, citing Pauline Frommer.
Persons:
Arthur Frommer, Pauline Frommer, “, ”, Frommer, Arthur, Arthur Frommer democratized, ” Frommer
Organizations:
CNN, Yale Law School, US Army, Google, Associated Press, “
Locations:
Virginia, Europe
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