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Guidebook author Arthur Frommer has died at 95

NPR

By Elizabeth Blair

Published November 19, 2024 at 5:44 PM EST

Arthur Frommer, who revolutionized travel with his 1957 guidebook Europe on 5 Dollars a Day, has died at 95, his daughter confirmed Monday.

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Elizabeth Blair

Elizabeth Blair is a Peabody Award-winning senior producer/reporter on the Arts Desk of NPR News.

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