Spanish Phrases for Beginners: A Foolproof Guide to Everyday Terms Every Traveler Needs to Know

Key Selling PointsBUILDING ON SUCCESS The original publication of this book, The Pocket Idiot's Guide to Spanish Phrases, had three editions, totaling 86,261 copies in sales across all editions. It's one of the top best-selling Spanish phrases books based on Bookscan numbers. The author, Gail Stein, has written more than 25 books on foreign languages, with overall sales topping 474,000 copies.REVISIONS FOR A CHANGING WORLD More than 50% of this book will be new material-whether from additions to current chapters or from new chapters being added to the book. Diversity and inclusion; the Internet and social media; and the modern classroom are some of the additions being made. Helpful differences between peninsular Spanish and Latin America Spanish will be noted as well as specifically addressed in an appendix.TAKING ADVANTAGE OF TOURISM RANKINGS The World Economic Forum ranked Spain as the #1 destination for tourists in 2019 (tinyurl.com/yxcvunhk), with Mexico coming in at #19. The UN World Tourism Organization ranked Spain as the #2 destination for tourists for 2018 (tinyurl.com/uanl4h5), with Mexico coming it at #7.