Portfolio has an impressive list of quality travel publishers some of whom have been with us for over 10 years. We cover any aspect of travel from maps to guides on destinations, sightseeing, camping, accommodation, restaurants, buying a home abroad, walking, skiing, the weather, working abroad...
 
 

 
 
Blue Guides (Art Shop Eat, Visible Cities)
Publishers of Blue Guides series, Visible Cities series and also the Art/Shop/Eat series. The Blue Guides have been continuously published since 1918 and were relaunched in full colour in 2005. They are painstakingly researched, beautifully presented cultural guidebooks. The Visible Cities series, also serious cultural guides for the independent traveller, are less comprehensive and more anecdotal than the Blue Guides, generally to lesser-known destinations in the "new" Europe. The Art/Shop/Eat series was launched in 2004 and comprises stylish, all-colour, small-format guide books designed for weekend and short stay visits to Europe´s and the US´ most glamorous cities.
 
Bradt Travel Guides
"In the 32 years that I have been publishing guidebooks we have worked with a number of distributors. Portfolio stands head and shoulders above the rest." - Hilary Bradt Bradt Travel Guides have been with Portfolio since 2000 and currently publish guides to over 100 destinations – some seriously offbeat as well as popular tourist locations. They pride themselves on having produced books for the last 30 years which are written with knowledge, sensitivity and understanding. The books provide accurate and up-to-date facts on such essentials as hotels and transport but, more importantly, aim to enhance the traveller´s experience through insights into the local culture and natural history. They choose their authors with care, not just for their writing ability for also for their enthusiasm and love for the countries or places they are describing. Winners of The Sunday Times Small Publisher of the Year in 1997 and Winner of Wanderlust Bronze Award for Best Guidebook Series 2006.
 
Bradt Travel guides series
Bradt Eccentric Guides series Bradt City Guides series Plus one-off titles such as 100 Animals To See Before They Die; Weekends to Write Home About.
 
Chastleton Travel
Chastleton Travel are perhaps best known for their well-respected Traveller´s History series which now comprises over 25 titles. But they are more than a publisher of travel history books, with their Art for Travellers books covering European cities, and other lifestyle titles including the sumptuous 100 Best Paintings in London book by Geoffrey Smith.
 
Conde Nast Johansens
A series of glossy, upmarket coffee table accommodation guides covering the UK, Europe and the Americas. For serious pampering or a business venue these guides cover everything.
 
Crimson Publishing
Founded by serial entrepreneur, David Lester, Crimson Publishing´s travel books include the Vacation Work imprint, and has also the high-profile British travel guide series - Best of Britain.
 
Estragon Press
Produced by husband and wife team, Sally & John McKenna in Ireland, the Bridgestone guides to eating, drinking and staying in Ireland are quite simply the best guides to finding the best places.
 
Explorer
Explorer books are easily identified by their strong branding. They use bright, bold colours on the covers and are structured with easy navigation in mind, whether it´s a Resident´s Guide, Mini Guide or Off-Road Guide. All show incredible attention to detail, clean design style, high quality research and writing, as well as top quality images and maps.
 
Filmer Ltd
Publishers of the cult, lifestyle guidebook series, A Hedonist´s Guide to These books with their discreet black covers have attracted massive media media attention around the country "Maybe one day all guides will be like this – says the London Evening Standard". Started in 2004 these guides have gone on to develop into a substantial series with a massive online presence and a possible TV show.
 
Formac Publishing
Excellent, colourful regional guides to Canada, produced by a Canadian publisher.
 
Gault Millau
The Gault Millau annual restaurant guide, produced in France, in French, is the bible for all Francophile gourmands.
 
Greenwood Guides
Publishers of guides to hand-picked accommodation in South Africa, Namibia, Mozambique, Australia, New Zealand and Canada. Unstuffy and selective.
 
Harden's Guides
Publishers of the London and the UK's most authoritative restaurant guides. Harden's London Restaurants and Harden's UK Restaurants are most highly respected.
 
Hudson's
Hudson's Historic Houses & Gardens is an annual guide to the best historic houses, gardens, castles and heritage sites in Britain. It covers over 2,000 heritage properties, historic gardens, stately homes, ancient monuments and castles that are open to the public. This best-selling guide was started 20 years ago by Norman Hudson.
 
Kintore
The Best Bed & Breakfast Guide has been produced annually for over 27 years and covers budget accommodation in small seaside guesthouses, through to family-run small hotels, to castles on elegant country estates.
 
Kirkdale Books
Publishers of books on France: Selling French Dreams, A Normandy Tapestry and the 30 Great Days Out in Brittany.
 
Lifestyle Press
Lifestyle Press have published the extremely popular Bare Beaches and Bare Britain books.
 
Luxe Life
Brand new series for 2007. Highly attractive illustrated guides to the finest hotels in South East Asia entitled "I love it here".
 
Malnoue Publications
Publishers of The Vendee - the only guide to that very popular area in France - and an extremely practical guide to Northern France.
 
Metro Publications
Very well produced guide series to sites, tastes and experiences of London.
 
Monster Media
Producers of the Independent Store Guide - all the chic shops of London in one book.
 
Naklada Ljevak
Authoritative guides to Croatia, Slovenia and Montenegro - in the style of the DK - crammed with photographs - from publishers based in the Balkans.
 
Nicholas Brealey Publishing
Bestselling travel writing, including Paul Carter and John Mole.
 
Norton Wood Publishing
Publishers of "Where to Ski & Snowboard", the bestselling annual ski guide in the UK.
 
Original Travel
Original Travel are an Award-winning travel company who started publishing in 2007, with a book called The Big Short Break. This book is of life-changing trips that you can do in a long, extraordinary weekend.
 
Priory Publications (Signpost)
Publishers of the Signpost UK hotel guide which has been published now for over 70 years. Covers 400 selected premier hotels in the UK and Ireland.
 
Punk Publishing (Cool Camping series)
The Cool Camping guide series from Punk Publishing took the UK camping and outdoors market by storm and became an instant cult phenomenon. Started in 2006 with the Cool Camping:England coffee-table book, this has now become a series of where to camp in style in England, Wales and Scotland. In 2007 they added the Cool Camping Cookbook.
 
Scotland's Garden Scheme
Annual guide to all the gardens in Scotland open to the public for charity.
 
Seven Holidays
Illustrated guide to the finest resorts in the Maldives.
 
Shopping Secrets
Publishers of the "Deck of Cards" series. Each "book" in the series comprises a deck of cards, with each card carrying details of a bar, a restaurant, or a shop with a map of how to get there on the reverse. Available from Portfolio, the decks feature Bar Secrets and Resort Secrets for various European Cities.
 
St Christophers Publishing (Heaven on Earth)
Publishers of Heaven on Earth and Heaven on Earth Kids. These books, with lavish photography, show you outstanding places to stay around the world.
 
Studio Cactus
Home of the "Tip Top" series of small guides to the 100 best. Beaches, Fish & Chip Shops, Gardens and Teashops in England.
 
Sunflower Books (Sunflower Plus, Walk & Eat, Landscapes)
Sunflower Books publish travel guide books with topographical maps for walking, picnicing and touring in southern Europe, specialising in Mediterranean and Atlantic islands. The Landscapes series has been published for over 25 years.
 
Survival Books (Buying a Home, Living & Working, Culture Wise, Lifeline)
Survival Books are one of Portfolio´s longest-standing publishers. Their acclaimed Living & Working series is for anyone planning to live abroad and work abroad. The Buying A Home is the most up-to-date available in this sector with books covering over 10 countries. The other series published by Survival are: Lifeline series, Aliens Guides, Retiring Abroad, Best Places, Renovating & Maintaining your Home
 
Swallow Press
Publishers of the Good Holiday Cottage Guide since its inception in 1983. All properties are inspected and include cottages, apartments, timber lodges, mansions, converted windmills and other interesting places.
 
Tomorrow's Guides
Portfolio handles the Weather to Travel guide published by Tomorrow's Guides. Weather to Travel provides a country-by-country review of the world's weather, guiding you through local seasons and advising you on what clothes to take, when best to go, and when you should definitely stay away.
 
Touring Club Italiano (TCI)
The Touring Club Italiano (TCI) is the equivalent in Italy to the AA in this country. They have been producing top quality maps on Italy for many years and have recently introduced guidebooks in English too. The series published by TCI are the "Authentic" guides on Italian regions and also guides on specific topics such as Italian Food Guide, Italian Truffle Guide, Italian Wine Guide.
 
Trailblazer Publications
Trailblazer´s extremely well respected books include overseas trekking guides, adventure guides (such as the Adventure Motorcycle Handbook), rail guides (including the Trans-Siberian Handbook), and their highly-acclaimed British Walking Guides series.
 
Travel Publishing
Travel Publishing publish over 40 national and local travel guides in full colour covering England, Scotland Wales and Ireland, under the imprints of Hidden Places, Hidden Inns, Off the Motorway, Country Living Rural Guides, Country Pubs & Inns, Garden Centre & Nursery Guide.
 
Ultimate Sports Publications
Ultimate Sports publish illustrated guides for sports and adventure travel enthusiasts. They are well researched and beautifully presented, lavishly illustrated books.
 
World Leisure Corporation
The publishers of the ever-popular skiing guides Ski Snowboard America and Ski Snowboard Europe.
 
World Music Network
Founded in 1994 World Music Network produces hugely successful music compilations with Rough Guides on CD, fund-raising albums with Oxfam and Amnesty International and artist releases on Riverboat Records. WMN has been releasing the Rough Guide music series in association with the Rough Guide travel book publishers for over 10 years.