Lonely Planet

72-82 Rosebery Avenue
London EC1R 4RW
United Kingdom

Website:	www.lonelyplanet.com
Phone:	+44 20 7841 9000
Fax:	+44 20 7841 9001

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Summary

Industry:

Travel Agencies & Services

Description

Lonely Planet is the world's leading independent global travel information provider and publisher headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, with regional offices in the US and UK. Founded in 1973 by husband and wife team Tony and Maureen Wheeler, the company publishes over 600 titles in English and sells more than 6.5 million books a year in 118 countries. Lonely Planet has an award-winning website and online stock photography library and more than 300 authors from over 20 countries research the world over and provide expert information. Lonely Planet's Business Services Unit is dedicated to leveraging this travel expertise to create travel content for new distribution channels and business clients.

Products & Services

travel content, travel guide, travel books, factual programming

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Monthly Unique Visitors:	769,301
Site Rank:	2,476
Trust Rating:	Trusted
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News Archive

Lonely Planet and Qantas help Tourism Australia with G'DayUK week.(Qantas Airways Ltd.)(Brief article)
New Media Age; 6/18/2009
...joined forces with Qantas and Lonely Planet for an online campaign promoting...starts on Monday (22 June). Lonely Planet has launched a G'DayUK site...Twitter feed allows users to ask Lonely Planet writers for advice about travelling... ...more

Lonely Planet hires global online head to unify products.(appointment of Kelly Brough and Lonely Planet as global online directors)
New Media Age; 6/25/2009
...Brough as global online director Lonely Planet has appointed its first global...major task will be the launch of Lonely Planet Groups, a community network where...s community section alongside Lonely Planet's other major community platform... ...more

WHEN the global travel bible 'Lonely Planet' names any city as a must-see destination, it usually results in a surge of hometown pride and increased visitor numbers.
Irish Independent (Dublin, Republic of Ireland); 11/3/2009
...WHEN the global travel bible 'Lonely Planet' names any city as a must-see...social behaviour among its ills, 'Lonely Planet' has singled out Cork as one...for inclusion in the new book 'Lonely Planet's Best In Travel 2010' with... ...more