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France's most famous travel guide publisher
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Routard, quinqua in top form after the Covid parenthesis 29/05/2023
- Travel reduced to a minimum during the pandemic crisis.
- Le Routard is the best-selling travel guide in France.
- 55 million copies sold since its launch in 1973.
The huge success of the Routard guide 19/04/2023
- Sales of 26 million euros forecast for 2023
- 50 years of the Guide du Routard 55 million copies sold since its creation
- Between 2 and 2.5 million books sold each year
- 30% market share for the Routard in France
- More than 50 authors (22 permanent authors and some 30 freelancers)
- Around 3 million euros in annual royalties
- More than 150 editions of the Guide du Routard
- Routard website: 50% owned by Hachette and 50% by Routard
Le Routard, 50 years and 55 million copies sold 18/04/2023
- The Le Routard travel guide has sold 55 million copies in five decades.
- Between 2 and 2.5 million copies are sold annually in France
- 150 titles
- The Routard website is owned 50% by Hachette and 50% by Le Routard
- Le Routard employs 22 authors and around 30 freelancers
- Sales forecast for 2023 are 26 million euros.
Studies mentioning this company
The cultural tourism market - France
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