Frommer’s is awarding the winner of its first Cover Photo Contest $5,000 and the honour of the winning photo being featured on the cover of a forthcoming travel guide. Four second-place winners will receive a prize pack containing three Frommer’s Day by Day travel guides and a selection of Frommer’s Lug travel accessories worth more than $300. Contestants have until 31 March 2010 to submit their best travel photos. The Cover Photo Contest celebrates Frommer’s new full-colour editions that premiered in September. Début titles available now include London, Paris, New York City, Italy, Costa Rica, Alaska, and Hawaii. Nine more full-colour guides will be available in 2010. The contest is open only to legal residents of the fifty United States,Canada (excluding Quebec)and the United Kingdom who are at least 18 years old at the time of entry. We do recommend that you read the official rules at the website below before entering your work.

Website: Frommer’s Photo Contest

Press Release

Photo Contest to Award Winner a Travel Guide Cover

Frommer’s is offering aspiring travel photographers the opportunity to see their winning photo on the cover of a travel guide

Frommer’s® is awarding the winner of its first Cover Photo Contest the photo credit of a lifetime—placement of the winning photo on the cover of a forthcoming travel guide—and $5,000. Four second-place winners will receive a prize pack containing three Frommer’s Day by Day travel guides and a selection of Frommer’s Lug travel accessories, worth more than $300.

From January 5th through March 31st, contestants can visit http://www.frommers.com/go/photocontest/ to enter the contest and upload their best travel photos. Frommer’s travel experts Rob Flynn, Ensley Eikenburg, Jason Clampet and David Lytle, along with Wiley’s photography and digital imaging publisher Barry Pruett and renowned photographer and author Rick Sammon make up a panel of judges that will announce the winner in April.

The Cover Photo Contest celebrates Frommer’s new full-color editions that premiered in September. Debut titles available now include London, Paris, New York City, Italy, Costa Rica, Alaska, and Hawaii. Nine more full-color guides will be available in 2010. The new guides feature:

• Hundreds of full color photos, specifically selected to highlight what’s special about each destination
• New interior design that makes information more accessible and imminently browsable
• More feature boxes that call out our expert tips, recommended itineraries, online resources, side trips, cultural highlights, events, and more
• Authors who are local experts whose outspoken opinions reveal what’s worth travelers’ time—and what’s not
• Intuitive new icons point out favorite moments, great finds and values, kid-friendly and overrated attractions
• Detailed full-color maps that are larger and easier to read
• Chapter tabs to make it simple to find what you’re looking for
• Durable coated paper that withstands lots of browsing and flipping
• Most frequently updated prices and information about attractions and points of interest

“I know we have an opinionated and curious audience in our online community,” said Frommers.com editorial director David Lytle. “They also have keen eyes when it comes to photographing their journeys as we have seen in their own photo galleries. We really wanted to give them the opportunity to showcase their own viewpoint by finding the best image out there to be featured on the cover of a Frommer’s Travel Guide. We’re expecting some fierce competition.”

David Lytle is the editorial director for Frommers.com, the online companion to America’s best-selling travel guides, and regularly hosts the weekly Frommers.com Podcast. He has appeared on CNN, Fox News, and radio stations across the country. His travel advice has appeared on Smartmoney.com and Businessweek.com, as well as in the Washington Post, US News & World Report, the New York Post, the New York Times and more.

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The market leader in travel content, Frommer’s offers content for every type of traveler in all types of media.  Frommer’s publishes 350 guides and sells 2.5 million guides annually. Frommers.com is a trusted resource with advice on deals, information on 3,500 destinations, active message boards, and a weekly podcast program.  Frommer’s is a registered trademark of Arthur Frommer. Frommer’s is a branded imprint of Wiley.

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