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Fodor's Travel company history timeline

1949

In 1949 he settled in Paris and founded Fodor’s Modern Guides, Inc., to publish detailed, easy-to-understand travel guides to specific countries.

1952

In 1952, the world's first ever jet airliner made its maiden flight from London to Johannesburg.

1964

He returned to the United States in 1964, and many of the later Fodor guides were written about the United States.

1968

Fodor sold his company in 1968.

1969

The first flight of the supersonic passenger jet airliner Concorde, which featured a maximum speed over twice the speed of sound, takes off in 1969.

1971

Walt Disney World opens in 1971.

1974

In 1974, the New York Times reveals that CIA money was used to underwrite Fodor's travel guides in an interview with E. Howard Hunt, the infamous Watergate burglar.

1978

Along with William and Orville Wright, Eugene Fodor is inducted into the Travel Hall of Fame in 1978 (joining the likes of Charles Lindbergh and Neil Armstrong).

1986

The company is renamed Fodor's Travel in 1986.

1988

Massimo Vignelli, the renowned graphic designer behind the famous Bloomingdale's and American Airlines logos, creates a new logo and covers for Fodor's Travel in 1988.

Australia celebrates its bicentennial in 1988.

1991

Eugene Fodor passes away at the age of 85 on February 18, 1991.

1996

In 1996 Fodors.com, one of the first travel sites on the web, goes live.

2001

Fodor's Travel publishes its first ebook in 2001, earning accolades for its digital New York City guide.

2004

Find out how pirates, Cuba and bartenders relate to the storied past of this iconic Caribbean concoction, and how Caribe Hilton was officially dubbed the birthplace of this Puerto Rican staple in 2004.

While many thought grand ocean liners were things of the past, the Queen Mary 2, the largest, tallest, and longest ocean liner ever, was launched in 2004.

2008

While Airbnb was started in 2008, its popularity peaks a few years later and creates new lodging options for travelers.

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