Fodor's Travel Guides Sold to Internet Brands by Penguin Random House


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The move to digital has not removed the need for expert advice, but it has upended how print guidebook companies work and forced them to adapt to a publishing cycle that traditional print publishers are not always equipped to understand.

Penguin Random House announced today that it had sold its Fodor's Travel Guide brand to Internet Brands for an undisclosed sum. The 80-year old print and digital guidebook company will join travel websites at Internet Brands that include FlyerTalk.com and Wikitravel.org. “The Fodor’s name is legendary, and we have a deep appreciation for its history and the direct impact Fodor’s has o