I love travelling and just recently got back from a trip to Colombia (Bogota & Cartagena) and it was an absolute amazing vacation (1 100% recomend it)!
When heading out on a new adventure, one of my favourite things to do is the planning. I’m not a “figure out when I get there” kind of gal, I’m a planner. I really enjoy browsing the web and see what people are saying about my country / city of choice and I always pickup my Lonely Planet travel book for more ideas. It adds to the excitement of the trip.
These days it’s super easy to get travel info right from the web, but before the internet one would visit a travel agency to get travel brochures on locations they wish to travel too. For today’s post, I’m going to show off some of the cool looking 1950s travel pamphlets that showcase travel destinations for destinations all over the world.
Let the fun begin!
1939 Travel Brochure (I liked the imagery) Source: Etsy
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Vintage 1950s Travel Brochures & Pamphlets
1953 Happiness Tours brochure – Over 40 vacation suggestions.
Visit places like the Canadian Rockies, Yellowstone, Nassau and so much more!
Source: Etsy
1950s travel brochure for visiting Central Ontario for your Canadian Vacation (avail as of May 2023 HERE).
I live in Ontario (Toronto) and so I always love seeing vintage content like this on my home province.
Fun map of Central Ontario (Toronto is in the bottom right) and my family is on Lake Huron to the left (but in Southwest Ontario).
Source: Etsy
Let’s Talk About Your Trip to Europe. – 1953 published by Pacific Motor Sales – Covers what a tourist should know about traveling there. How to plan an Itinerary, how much money to bring and what’s wrong with Europe.
See Spain by Motor Coach – early 1950s inclusive or package or tours. Published by Autotransporte Turistico Espanol S.A. Madrid. Several package tours by bus with hotel and meals included. First Class and Luxury level.
Traveling Economically in Great Britain – 1954 published for the British Tourist and Holiday’s abroad in London. Great color graphics along with what to do and not to do in England (avail as of May 2023 HERE).
Source: eBay
1950s Brochure: What to see and do in Fabulous Los Angeles! (avail as of May 2023 HERE)
Source: eBay
Trip Through Italy, circa 1954.
This vintage tourist brochure promoting travel to Italy is written in English and was compiled and edited by Roberto De Gasperis of ENIT (Ente Nationale Industrie Turistiche (National Tourist Industry Department).
The content prepares the traveler with what they need to know both before and during the trip, including what clothes to pack, advice about hotel facilities, import information, tourists’ assistance, motorists’ and railroad itineraries, guarded camping sites, specialized repair shops, and more.
When completely unfolded the inside has two maps of Italy, one showing airlines and highways, the other showing railway lines and maritime routes.
Source: Etsy
1952 Hawaiian Islands Travel Brochures for Inter Island Air Cruises and United Airlines (avail as of May 2023 HERE).
Source: Etsy
Time to visit Champagne – Ardennes – France.
When I was in Paris a few years back, I wanted to visit the Champagne region so bad but we just did not have time. Another Time! (avail as of May 2023 HERE)
Source: Etsy
1958 vintage travel brochure for a Pan American trip to Bermuda & Nassau (avail as of May 2023 HERE).
Source: Etsy
Visit the French Alps! Travel brochure for The French Alps, with vintage maps and travel information (avail as of May 2023 HERE).
Source: Etsy
1950s Key West, Florida vacation guide from the Chamber of Commerce .
Further Reading: Vintage Photos of Key West, Florida
Source: Etsy
I am going to end this post with a fun little brochure for Hotel Rates in Cuba from 1955 before America left the country. I love the font.
Source: eBay
I hope you enjoyed checking out these fun vintage travel brochures & pamphlets. Let me know in the comments section below which ones you enjoyed the most!
Further Reading: Collection of my Vintage Travel Posts
Thanks for dropping by!
Here are a couple of photos from our visit to Bogota, Colombia in April / May 2022.
Liz