The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only one page.
—Saint Augustin

Send your guests & clients traveling with Destination Fiction

• build revenue streams



• give distinctive, memorable bon voyage gifts



• provide authentic guest experiences



• support indigenous writers



• create lucrative affinity groups



• enhance marketing to affluent travelers

Stowaway Books offers a fresh paradigm for tour companies, cruise lines & travel agents specializing in authentic, destination-oriented itineraries. We offer a fusion of object and experience that generates revenue while providing unique, authentic and organic guest experiences.

Stowaways are objects, mini-traveler's libraries that offer the finest in Destination Fiction for bon voyage gifts & guest purchases.

• We keep our finger on the pulse of contemporary world fiction to find novels that capture the sense of a destination — its landscape, history, and people. Books that inspire readers to discuss and explore together. These select novelists are awarded our Destination Fiction Prize, honored not only by inclusion in our offerings, but in our publicity and advertising campaigns as well as by our Prize Sponsors.
• We make these books keepsakes of your company with customized bookmarks, journals, book covers, and dedication pages.

Stowaways are experiences as your guests and clients get more from their adventures when immersed in the fiction of their destinations.

We offer Destination Fiction Experience Programs that increase your Stowaway sales, customer loyalty, and affinity group building tools. From private reading plans to author events, from traveling book clubs to raucous book events, your guests and clients will revel in the magic of Destination Fiction.

• builds espirt de corps



• capitalizes on book club movement



• brings multi-generation travelers together



• provides both communal & private enrichment

To learn more about what Destination Fiction can do for you ...

Read an interview with Stowaway founder Mark McGlenn

Peruse the Why Pages. One caution, these pages detail some of the most common criticisms of cruise and packaged tours, which may not be the opinion of Stowaway Books.

Visit the Affinity Salons with tools for travel agents who wish to build a vibrant, lucrative portfolio of group travel offerings.

Visit our Customers Page to see who's using Destination Fiction and what it's doing for them.

Travelers have the luxury of time and attention. And naturally they want to read.

Ah, but what to read?

That is the question.

We have the answer.

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