Forget the binary of whether tourist guides are a sub-part of romantic inspiration; it's a false dichotomy that ignores each one's true role.
Travel inspiration through fiction and guides are distinct entities that complement each other, but do not underpin each other.
Fiction ignites an ember, an abstract desire, but guides provide the concrete roadmap to achieve it.
A patient inspired by a documentary on meditation doesn't come to me for a travel guide, but for a medical action plan; the guide provides practical tools, not the initial flame.
The challenge is to see how these two sources of information work together, rather than hierarchize them arbitrarily.