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Lonely Planet was founded by married couple Maureen and Tony Wheeler. In 1972, they embarked on an overland trip through Europe and Asia to Australia, following the route of the Oxford and Cambridge Far Eastern Expedition.[6][7]
The company name originates from the misheard "lovely planet" in a song written by Matthew Moore.[8] Lonely Planet's first book, Across Asia on the Cheap,[9] had 94 pages; it was written by the couple in their home.[10] The original 1973 print run consisted of stapled booklets[11] with pale blue cardboard covers.[12]
The Lonely Planet guide book series initially expanded to cover other countries in Asia, with the India guide book in 1981,[14] and expanded to rest of the world later on.[15] Geoff Crowther was renowned for frequently inserting his opinions into the text of the guides he wrote. His writing was instrumental to the rise of Lonely Planet. The journalist used the term "Geoffness", in tribute to Crowther,[clarification needed] to describe a quality that has been lost in travel guides.[10]
By 1999, Lonely Planet had sold 30 million copies of its travel guides. The company's authors consequently benefited from profit-sharing and expensive events were held at the Melbourne office, at which Lonely Planet authors would arrive in limousines.[15]
In 2007, the Wheelers and John Singleton sold a 75% stake in the company to BBC Worldwide, worth an estimated 63 million at the time.[10] The company was publishing 500 titles and ventured into television production. BBC Worldwide struggled following the acquisition, registering a 3.2 million loss in the year to the end of March 2009. By the end of March 2010, profits of 1.9 million had been generated, as digital revenues had risen 37% year-on-year over the preceding 12 months, a Lonely Planet magazine had grown and non-print revenues increased from 9% in 2007 to 22%.
Lonely Planet's digital presence included 140 apps and 8.5 million unique users for lonelyplanet.com, which hosted the Thorn Tree travel forum.[16] In 2011, BBC Worldwide acquired the remaining 25% of the company for 42.1 million (A$67.2 million) from the Wheelers.[17]
In December 2020, NC2 Media sold Lonely Planet to Red Ventures for an undisclosed amount.[19] Lonely Planet offices continue to operate in Dublin, Nashville, New Delhi and Beijing. Phillippe von Borries, a former co-founder and CEO of Refinery29, was named head of the company.[20]
Lonely Planet's online community, the Thorn Tree,[23] was created in 1996. It is named for a Naivasha thorn tree (Acacia xanthophloea) that has been used as a message board for the city of Nairobi, Kenya since 1902.[24] The tree still exists in the Stanley Hotel, Nairobi. In April 2020, the forum was locked and left in read-only mode as part of Lonely Planet temporarily halting business in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In September 2021, the Thorn Tree was shut down.[25]
Lonely Planet also had its own television production company, which has produced series, such as Globe Trekker, Lonely Planet Six Degrees, and Lonely Planet: Roads Less Travelled.[27] Toby Amies and Asha Gill (both British TV presenters) took part in Lonely Planet Six Degrees.[citation needed]
Once you have gotten past the initial shock of the vast content in the books and realize how easy and accessible the world is, you will instantly be addicted to these travel guides. One of my favorite features in these books are that they have great ideas for trips and beautiful pictures to give you an idea what the specified country contains. In this post I have chosen Lonely Planet as my go-to favorite brand in travel guides; I will be showing you why I like them and how to use them to get a full grip for your next trip.
At this point you should have a better understanding of how the Lonely Planet guide book works. It is valid to keep an open mind as things may change in the life time of your current version, but you will definitely feel more confident to step on that plane and go. Unfortunately you will not fully understand why it is so valuable until you are faced with obstacles while traveling. These obstacles however will be no problem because you have brushed up on your knowledge of the country with Lonely Planet and have your copy ready with the answer to any problem. After your first trip you too will become just as addicted to these wonderful guide books and use them to fight the travel blue (period of time in between trips).
Uncharted Backpacker is a glimpse at the past eleven years of globetrotting I have done. Now at over ninety countries I share my travel knowledge for you so you too can travel the world and see what wonders it has to offer.
Id have to disagree Lonely Planet has gone way downhill in a past few years. The maps are much less quality than the old books. They just cant compete with online information. For current better print media guides Bradt for practical information and Insight Guides for planning are superior. Lonely planet old guides for reference can be found in torrent where u can get every book in pdf free
I have recently stayed at the Quality Hotel in Antwerp, Belgium, although I have forgotten the address. I found it very good value for money. My room was spacious, the bed comfortable. At 15 euros the breakfast was slightly expensive. The hotel itself is conveniently placed in the city centre,about a 20 minute walk from the train station, though at the time of writing, you have to pass some roadworks that looks like will be there for quite some time yet.
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