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- Founders: Tony Wheeler, Maureen Wheeler
- Year established: 1974
- Industry: Travel/publications
- Phone: (800) 275-8555
- Fax: (510) 893-8572
- HQ: Footscray, Victoria, Australia
- U.S. HQ: Oakland, California
- CEO: Judy Slatyer
- Staff: 500+
- First Book: Across Asia on the Cheap
- Offices in Melbourne, London, and Oakland
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Lonely Planet Publications is a company that specializes in travel guides and travel-related information. Among their ventures are a web site, a guidebook production arm, and a television production unit. In 2007, Lonely Planet was bought by BBC Worldwide and made into a subsidiary.
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Controversy
In his 2008 memoir, Lonely Planet writer Thomas Kohnstamm admitted to plagiarizing or fabricating parts of his travel guides. The company claimed that after reviewing his work, no inaccuracies were found. -
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Lonely Planet Questions
Which US online travel guide has better expert content - Frommers, TripCart.com, Fodors, Concierge.com, LonelyPlanet, TripAdvisor, IgoUgo? 3 AnswersTripcart is my favorite because it combines the things I like to see - Expert advice, map-driven, concise highlights and a touch of community...I would like to ... read more
Which is better? Berlitz or Lonely Planet? 3 AnswersThey're aimed at different types of people, or at least different types of travel. Lonely Planet is better for more adventurous, out of the way, backpack types.... read more
which planet do you like? 5 AnswersI like Jupiter, mysterious, menacing and bigger that the rest of the planets in the our solar system. Jupiter seems to hold so many secrets and I can't wait to ... read more
Is there a greater chance that humans will destroy our planet than other planets? 1 AnswerWell... there is a great chance humans can destroy this planet, some believe Climate Change could do us in, others think Nuclear Weapons. Regardless, whatever h... read more
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