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.
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.
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.[1] 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[2] His descriptions of Amityville drew objections.[3]
| 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 |