Les Routiers is a company that provides travel
guide book
A guide book or travel guide is "a book of information about a place designed for the use of visitors or tourists". It will usually include information about sights, accommodation, restaurants, transportation, and activities. Maps of varying det ...
s for eating out and hotels.
History
It began in France in 1935.
In 1970 it opened a UK-based company.
In 2002 an article in ''
The Daily Telegraph
''The Daily Telegraph'', known online and elsewhere as ''The Telegraph'', is a national British daily broadsheet newspaper published in London by Telegraph Media Group and distributed across the United Kingdom and internationally.
It was f ...
'' claimed that the company charged up to £900 for an entry in their guide book, with the reviews written by sales managers.
[Alderson, Andrew & Freinberg, Tony (2002)]
How to star in the top travel guides: pay
, ''The Daily Telegraph
''The Daily Telegraph'', known online and elsewhere as ''The Telegraph'', is a national British daily broadsheet newspaper published in London by Telegraph Media Group and distributed across the United Kingdom and internationally.
It was f ...
'', 7 July 2002. Retrieved 15 December 2012
The British franchise is headquartered near
Claygate railway station.
The company presents annual 'Les Routiers in Britain Awards'.
[Anstruther Fish Bar Judged 'Batter' by Far]
, Fife Today, 15 September 2005. Retrieved 15 December 2012
References
External links
Les Routiers UKNo longer active
Slava Bazarski
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French companies established in 1934
1970 establishments in the United Kingdom
Book publishing companies of the United Kingdom
Companies based in Surrey
Borough of Elmbridge
Food and drink awards
Gastronomical societies
Hotel guide books
Organizations established in 1934
Publishing companies of France
Restaurant guides
Tourism organisations in the United Kingdom
British companies established in 1970