Frank Barrett (writer)
Introduction '''Frank Barrett''' (born 9 October 1953 in Panteg, Monmouthshire, Wales) is a travel writer, editor and author. He worked for ''The Mail on Sunday'' in London from May 1994 until September 2018.
Background Born in Pontypool, his father was a policeman and he spent most of his childhood living in the Police Station, Tintern in the Wye Valley. He was educated at Monmouth School and the Polytechnic of North London.He is married with two children.
Career After graduation Barrett worked as a trainee at ''Travel Trade Gazette'' for three years. After two years at ''Business Traveller'' magazine and three years freelancing for the ''Sunday Times Magazine'', ''Daily Telegraph'' and other publications he was the first Travel Editor of ''The Independent'' newspaper when it was launched in 1986.He became Travel Editor of ''The Mail on Sunday'' in 1994, and Simon Calder took over for him at the ''Independent''. He won the 1989 British Press Travel Writer of the Year award and was nominated on a further three occasions.His work includes writing about Long Island, New York His descriptions of Amityville drew objections.
Bibliography  Book  Publisher  Year Countdown: The Great Guide to London and Heritage Cities  Countdown PLC  1999 Where Was Wonderland? : Traveller's Guide to the Settings of Classic Children's Books  Hamlyn young books  1997  The Mountain Biker's Guide to the Lake District  Hutchinson  1991 Family Spain: How to Choose the Right Holiday  Boxtree Ltd  1994 Family USA  Boxtree Ltd  1994 Family Italy: How to Choose the Right Holiday  Boxtree Ltd  1994 Family France  Boxtree Ltd  1993 "Independent" Good Holiday Guide 1993  Headline Book Publishing  1993 The Mountain Biker's Guide to the Ridgeway  Hutchinson  1991 "Independent" Guide to Real Holidays Abroad   1990 Consumer's Guide to Air Fares (A Family money-go-round special)   1986 Spain's Hidden Country: A Traveller's Guide to Northern Spain  Telegraph Publications in association with Brittany Ferries  1986
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