Travel guides are written to provide information about destinations, regions or topics. There are travel guides that focus on cultural and historical aspects or attractions of a place whereas others provide information about dining and lodging facilities, route maps and transportation details. An ideal travel guide is a combination and balance of these two types. Writing a travel guide, especially in this cyber age has become simple with lots of information available online. However, some travel guides written by travelers have their own flavor. If you are assigned to write a travel guide review it may be a memorable or boring depending on the quality of writer and place of visit.

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Here are some tips to help you write a review of travel guide:

Before you start with the review of travel guide make a note of the points that you would like to cover extensively and the points that may be just mentioned. While taking note allot a paragraph each for the sub-heads of a topic. Maintain a narrative mood. The reader should feel that you are telling a story of the book. Mention about the author and title in the first paragraph. Begin the review with a synopsis of the subject the travel guide covers and let the reader know who can benefit from it and how.

Think about the genre of book. Is it a travelogue of a famous writer giving details of places or a guide compiling information of a destination? Is it theme based like adventure safari or highlights historical or ancient places?  Think about the points that you dislike in the travel guide and find out the points that are omitted. Tell your reader how you felt about the writing style and narrative of the writer and use short quotes from the books as examples. This may give your reader a sense of writing style of the author. Make sure to share your personal feelings and opinion about the book.

Remember it is not about the author or the destination; you are giving opinion about the travel guide while writing travel guide review. Your reader should be influenced by your opinion to read on. It may be useful to provide information about author and previous works that are revered among travelers. This would give your readers an idea about the capability of the author.

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Describe the setting of travel guide and how it is different from other guides on similar topic. Reveal the setting and attractions of the guide. How useful it is for the traveler or how a passionate traveler can get the feel of the tour by reading it. Describe the main sections of the guide and how useful it is for planning and executing travel in that destination. Give some idea to your reader by quoting short descriptions from the guide.

Revise your draft. Go back to the note sheet where you have noted the points to be covered and check if you have omitted any crucial point. Go through the writing to check grammatical mistakes and try to frame simple sentences.