guidebook
noun
guide·book
ˈgīd-ˌbu̇k 
plural guidebooks
: a book that gives useful information about a particular subject : handbook
I had been hired to write a cultural study, "how to" guidebook on being a Canadian …—
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especially
: a book of information for travelers
Most cities have some sort of restaurant guidebook that often proves helpful. —Jinx and Jefferson Morgan
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Rick Steves: The guidebook writer and TV personality reflected on his cancer diagnosis, social media’s corrosive effect on tourism and the transformative power of travel.
—David Marchese, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
My parents founded the first outdoor travel gear shop in Germany and wrote guidebooks for independent travelers—the German equivalent of Lonely Planet before Lonely Planet existed.
—Ashlea Halpern, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Dec. 2024
Decades later, the restaurant is the only Charlotte establishment listed in the guidebook that is still around.
—Melissa Oyler and, Charlotte Observer, 15 Jan. 2025
More than 1,000 guidebooks and trusted publications are compiled into a database before prominent chefs rate the reliability of those reviews.
—Madeline Fitzgerald, Quartz, 23 Dec. 2024
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David Marchese, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
My parents founded the first outdoor travel gear shop in Germany and wrote guidebooks for independent travelers—the German equivalent of Lonely Planet before Lonely Planet existed.
—Ashlea Halpern, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Dec. 2024
Decades later, the restaurant is the only Charlotte establishment listed in the guidebook that is still around.
—Melissa Oyler and, Charlotte Observer, 15 Jan. 2025
More than 1,000 guidebooks and trusted publications are compiled into a database before prominent chefs rate the reliability of those reviews.
—Madeline Fitzgerald, Quartz, 23 Dec. 2024
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guidebook
noun
guide·book
ˈgīd-ˌbu̇k
: a book of information for travelers
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