As many of us have found whilst driving on holiday, over-reliance on a sat nav can often mean you don't take the quickest or most straightforward route to your destination, particularly when you are busy negotiating unfamiliar roads and signs.

Recent research suggests that increasingly holidaymakers are returning to the 'old school' map when travelling, using it to plan journeys in advance and to enjoy an appreciation of a country's geography that a small screen simply can't give you. Sales of overseas maps in the UK continue to grow year on year* as people move back to the security and reassurance of a physical map.

Marco Polo Travel Publishing has just launched the brand new ZOOM System Map, destined to revolutionise the traditional map market and ensure confidence whilst driving abroad.

With over 80 existing country and regional titles in their map range, Marco Polo's new ZOOM System Maps equip travellers with even better tools to navigate their way around foreign countries and cities speedily and safely.

Key features of the ZOOM System Map include:

• large urban areas are marked on the main country map and cross referenced to separate inset transit maps which 'zoom in' on the city to aid key route planning

• zoom in even further to detailed city maps, easily found in the separate booklet

• 'Marco Polo Highlights' - major sights and key points of interest are marked on the map by numbered stars and are listed in the index booklet with a brief description to help travellers pick the best places to see en route

• fully up-to-date, digitally generated full colour cartography

  Whether you want to take the fastest, or a more leisurely scenic route, Marco Polo ZOOM System Maps can help you plan ahead and find your way easily.

Austria, Belgium & Luxembourg, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain & Portugal and Romania are out now, with Europe, France, GB & Ireland, Ireland, Portugal, Sweden, Turkey, Denmark and Switzerland to be released on 22 June 2016 (RRP £6.99).

MARCO POLO MAPS AND TRAVEL GUIDES ARE AVAILABLE FOR COMPETITIONS/GIVE AWAYS 

 *sales of overseas maps up by over 3% in 2015 – Source: Nielsen BookScan