Ulysses Travel Guides
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Ulysses Travel Guides is a Canadian publisher.
Specializing in travel guides, Ulysses publishes guides for independent travellers.
In addition to publishing its own guides, Ulysses also acts as a retailer and distributor through its two Montréal bookstores and its distribution network which supplies travel-related products throughout Canada. It also operates an online bookstore.
Ulysses began as a bookseller, and today its two Montréal bookstores offer information and travel advice to more than 100,000 travellers every year. Ulysses quickly started importing travel guides and maps.
The import of books and maps led Ulysses into wholesale distribution. Today, the company supplies more than 2,000 customers throughout North America. Ulysses’ wholesale catalogue now lists more than 12,000 products from 15 countries.
Ulysses created Ulysses Travel Guides in 1990. Ulysses’ guide collection now features over 80 titles in English and more than 100 in French, as well as 4 cartographic titles.
Ulysses’ guides are available in countries throughout the world, including Canada, the United States, Great Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Austria, France, Switzerland, Belgium, Italy, Germany and Spain.
Ulysses’ publishing house is located in Montréal, Québec, Canada, above its Saint-Denis Street bookstore.
Its titles are divided into several collections, including Ulysses Travel Guides, Ulysses Green Escapes (focusing on outdoor activities), Ulysses Phrasebooks and the Fabulous series (a cross between a practical guide and an illustrated book).
More than 95% of Ulysses’ guides cover destinations within the three Americas.
Ulysses is the largest Canadian publisher specializing in travel literature. The company also publishes in French under the "Guides de voyage Ulysse" imprint.
Most of Ulysses Travel Guides are now available in digital (PDF) format. Many individual chapters can be bought separately and downloaded.
Specializing in travel guides, Ulysses publishes guides for independent travellers.
In addition to publishing its own guides, Ulysses also acts as a retailer and distributor through its two Montréal bookstores and its distribution network which supplies travel-related products throughout Canada. It also operates an online bookstore.
History
Bookstore...Ulysses began as a bookseller, and today its two Montréal bookstores offer information and travel advice to more than 100,000 travellers every year. Ulysses quickly started importing travel guides and maps.
The import of books and maps led Ulysses into wholesale distribution. Today, the company supplies more than 2,000 customers throughout North America. Ulysses’ wholesale catalogue now lists more than 12,000 products from 15 countries.
Ulysses created Ulysses Travel Guides in 1990. Ulysses’ guide collection now features over 80 titles in English and more than 100 in French, as well as 4 cartographic titles.
Ulysses’ guides are available in countries throughout the world, including Canada, the United States, Great Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Austria, France, Switzerland, Belgium, Italy, Germany and Spain.
Ulysses’ publishing house is located in Montréal, Québec, Canada, above its Saint-Denis Street bookstore.
Its titles are divided into several collections, including Ulysses Travel Guides, Ulysses Green Escapes (focusing on outdoor activities), Ulysses Phrasebooks and the Fabulous series (a cross between a practical guide and an illustrated book).
More than 95% of Ulysses’ guides cover destinations within the three Americas.
Ulysses is the largest Canadian publisher specializing in travel literature. The company also publishes in French under the "Guides de voyage Ulysse" imprint.
Most of Ulysses Travel Guides are now available in digital (PDF) format. Many individual chapters can be bought separately and downloaded.
A few publications
- Québec
- Montréal
- Fabulous Québec
- Fabulous Montréal
- Canada
- Ontario
- Hiking in Québec
- Hiking in Ontario
- Cross Country Skiing and Snowshoeing in Ontario
- Ontario's Back Paths and Rail Trails
- Toronto
- Vancouver, Victoria and Whistler