Particularly noted for their coverage of Latin America, their South American Handbook, first published in 1924, is in its 90th edition and is updated annually.
[3] When Globe Pequot was sold by parent Morris Communications to Rowman & Littlefield, Footprint was retained.
[5] The company was incorporated in December 1922 as Trade and Travel Publications Ltd.[6] In 1924 the company published the South American Handbook, a new edition of a guide for business travellers first published in 1921 by the Federation of British Industry and entitled the Anglo-South American Handbook.
It continued to include data for businessmen, but by the 1970s was increasingly aimed at leisure travellers, particularly backpackers following the Gringo Trail.
The series grew quickly and in 2004, Footprint launched its first thematic guide: Surfing Europe.