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Insight Guides, founded by Hans Johannes Hofer, is a travel company based in London with offices in New York, Hong Kong, Singapore and Warsaw. They're best known for curating and selling customized travel packages, as well as travel guides for both commerce and domestic purposes. They also produce maps, globes and travel gadgets for everyone from the savvy jetsetter to the novel traveller. Insight Guides is especially noted for their fresh, pioneering technique of merging stunning, full-colour photography with essays written by local experts. 〔Dar, Alyse ed. by: Insight Guides Japan 5th ed., 2009, pages 2-3, Apa Publications〕 〔(World of Maps )〕 〔Insight Guides ()〕 Giving readers reliable, practical information was the driving force behind the concept, but Insight Guides also puts a historical and cultural spin on their content. Hofer's first book, published in 1970, was based on the island of Bali, and was funded by a local hotel. From there, he built his publishing empire, exceeding 400 guide books on over 100 destinations. In the late 1990s, he sold his share of the company to Langenscheidt KG. In 2014 Insight Guides was acquired by the company Apa Publications UK Ltd. The company launched a new site 〔(Insight Guides Is Changing )〕 in September 2015 that focuses on selling customized travel packages prepared by local experts. They also frequently publish travel-related articles and news on their blog. ==References== 〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Insight Guides」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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