US travel and guidebook writer Arthur Frommer dies at 95

US writer Arthur Frommer, known for the guidebook Europe on 5 Dollars a Day and other titles on budget travel, has died aged 95.

Pauline Frommer, his daughter, confirmed his death in a statement on his website.

The writer, who began his journalism while on military deployments abroad, passed away at home surrounded by his loved ones.

“Throughout his remarkable life, Arthur Frommer democratized travel, showing average Americans how anyone can afford to travel widely and better understand the world. I am honored to carry on his work of sharing the world with you, which I proudly do with his team of extraordinary and dedicated travel journalists around the world. We will all miss him greatly.”