Rough Guides Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 1982

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Acquired/​Merged

  • Employees
  • 83

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • M&A

  • Financing Rounds
  • 2

Rough Guides General Information

Description

Publisher of travel and reference guides. The company publishes books, ebooks and operates a website featuring inspirational features, articles, and travel information, galleries, videos, competitions, and quizzes, providing customers with travel advice, essential tips, and up-to-date country-specific information.

Contact Information

Ownership Status
Acquired/Merged
(Operating Subsidiary)
Financing Status
Corporate Backed or Acquired
Corporate Office
  • 136 Tooley Street
  • London SE1 2TU
  • England, United Kingdom
Primary Industry
Publishing
Other Industries
Information Services (B2C)
Parent Company
American Psychological Association
Vertical(s)
TMT
Corporate Office
  • 136 Tooley Street
  • London SE1 2TU
  • England, United Kingdom

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Rough Guides Valuation & Funding

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Rough Guides Comparisons

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Publisher of travel and reference guides. The company publishes books, ebooks and operates a website featuring inspirati
Publishing
London, United Kingdom
83 As of 2023

New York, NY
 

Cambridge, MA
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Rough Guides Competitors (2)

One of Rough Guides’s 2 competitors is Lonely Planet Global, a Private Equity-Backed company based in New York, NY.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Lonely Planet Global Private Equity-Backed New York, NY
Let's Go Travel Agency Corporation Cambridge, MA
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Rough Guides Signals

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Key Data Points

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Rough Guides Former Investors

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Rough Guides FAQs

  • When was Rough Guides founded?

    Rough Guides was founded in 1982.

  • Where is Rough Guides headquartered?

    Rough Guides is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

  • What is the size of Rough Guides?

    Rough Guides has 83 total employees.

  • What industry is Rough Guides in?

    Rough Guides’s primary industry is Publishing.

  • Is Rough Guides a private or public company?

    Rough Guides is a Private company.

  • What is Rough Guides’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for Rough Guides is .

  • Who are Rough Guides’s investors?

    Pearson has invested in Rough Guides.

  • Who are Rough Guides’s competitors?

    Lonely Planet Global and Let's Go Travel Agency are competitors of Rough Guides.

  • When was Rough Guides acquired?

    Rough Guides was acquired on 02-Nov-2017.

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