Prior to Google's purchase of Frommer's for an undisclosed fee last year, it was owned by fellow publishing business Wiley and Sons.
BBC: Google 'sells Frommer's guides business back to founder'
The Frommer's deal is too small to trigger an automatic review by antitrust authorities.
Google, which bought Frommer's last August, confirmed to AP that it had returned the brand to its founder.
BBC: Google 'sells Frommer's guides business back to founder'
Alexis Lipsitz Flippin is a travel journalist living in New York and a former senior editor at Frommer's Travel Guides.
The founder of travel guidebook company Frommer's has said that he has reacquired the rights to the brand from internet giant Google.
BBC: Google 'sells Frommer's guides business back to founder'
The Frommer's deal could put Google at odds with other website publishers.
There were reports last month that Google was to cease production of Frommer's print guides, and move the business to an online-only operation.
BBC: Google 'sells Frommer's guides business back to founder'
Arthur Frommer told the AP news agency that he will publish the guides in both print and electronic form, in addition to operating the Frommer's website.
BBC: Google 'sells Frommer's guides business back to founder'
"In addition to the animal exhibits, Gator Jumparoo, a signature show since the park opened in 1949, and Gator Wrestlin' are worth a look, " Frommer's says.
The 200-year-old Wiley doesn't publish War and Peace, but it has a firm position in consumer books (CliffsNotes, the For Dummies series and Frommer's guidebooks) and textbooks.
Google also told the news agency that the travel content it had gained from Frommer's had been integrated into its various services, such as Google Plus and Maps, which offer users advice on local services such as hotels and restaurants.
BBC: Google 'sells Frommer's guides business back to founder'
In fact, Frommer likes the U.K. government's travel advisories better because they are time-stamped and more detailed, such as giving the number of pickpockets over what period of time in a country.
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"I think it's impossible to pick the very best five, " Frommer said.
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