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The publisher says: Take the work out of planning any trip with DK's Eyewitness Top 10 Travel Guides. Branded with DK's trusted and familiar "Eyewitness" style, these compact guides make finding the best every destination has to offer easier than ever before! Perfect for business travel and vacation, searching for the finest cuisine or the least expensive places to eat, the most luxurious hotels or the best deals on places to stay, the best family destination or the hottest nightspot, Eyewitness Top 10 Travel Guides provide current, useful information based on the insight of local experts to find the best of everything that each destination has to offer.

Details:
Title: Top 10 Berlin
Publisher: DK Publishing
Pub. date: Jan. 21, 2008
Paperback; 192 pages
List price: $12.00
ISBN-10: 0756623952
ISBN-13: 978-0756623951

The publisher says: Visit the historic thermal baths of Budapest, and the wonderful Art Noveau architecture of Prague. With Rick Steves' Best of Eastern Europe 2008, travelers can experience Rick's favorite destinations in Eastern Europe, including Berlin, Vienna, Prague, Budapest, Krakow, Ljubljana and Dubrovnik -- economically and hassle-free. Completely revised and updated, the guide includes: opinionated coverage of both famous and lesser-known sights; friendly places to eat and sleep; suggested day plans; walking tours and trip itineraries; clear instructions for smooth travel anywhere by car, train or foot. America's #1 authority on travel to Europe, Rick offers time-tested recommendations for safe and enjoyable travel in Europe, which have been used by millions of Americans in search of their own unique European travel experience.

Details:
Title: Rick Steves' Best of Eastern Europe (5th edition)
Publisher: Avalon Travel Publishing
Pub. date: March 28, 2008
Paperback; 880 pages
List price: $22.95
ISBN-10: 1566918510
ISBN-13: 978-1566918510

BERLIN is Europe’s third most visited city after London and Paris. By the end of the year, its tourist office expects an increase of 10% in overnight stays in hotels compared with last year. The city attracts the culturally inclined, and knows how to make the most of its dramatic history. Berliners are adept exploiters of Ostalgie—nostalgia for the former East Germany. This winter, fans of communist kitsch can sleep in a so-called "Stasi suite" or under a portrait of Erich Honecker at the Ostel (Ost means "East" in German), a new hotel in a concrete communist tower block near the former site of the Wall, and is furnished with vintage relics from the era of the Iron Curtain.

Economist.com Cities Guide has just updated its guide to Berlin, with new hotel, restaurant and sightseeing reviews.