The trouble with travel guides
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During a visit to New York City last summer, Lansing, Mich. native James Westbrook, 35, used a subway map and the lively reviews of local hotspots in a TimeOut travel guide to get him through three virtually unscathed days. (Photo by Erin Schultz)
A photographer on assignment for the Ultimate Travel Writer's Program, based in Washington, D.C. (Photo courtesy of Lori Allen)
Lori Allen, editor of the Ultimate Travel Writer's Program for the American Writers and Arts Institute based in Washington, D.C., at work. (Photo courtesy of Lori Allen)
Seasoned travel writers are challenging the integrity of the guidebook industry, many of which crib from each other, paint the world through rose-colored glasses and offer descriptions that are out of date.
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