This article is about the guidebook publisher. For the theatrical work, see Lonely Planet (play). For the song, see Lonely Planet (song). For the Lonely Planet television series, see Globe Trekker.
Lonely Planet
Parent company
Lonely Planet Global, Inc.
Founded
1973[1]
Founders
Tony Wheeler
Maureen Wheeler
Country of origin
Australia
Headquarters location
Fort Mill, South Carolina, U.S.
Distribution
Grantham Book Service (UK)
Hachette Book Group (North America)
United Book Distributors Australia
[2]
Key people
Philippe von Borries (President; November 2020 – May 2023)
Publication types
Books Mobile apps Video Magazine
Nonfiction topics
Travel guides (Worldwide)
Owner(s)
Red Ventures
No. of employees
400 staff, 200 authors[3]
Official website
lonelyplanet.com
Lonely Planet is a travel guide book publisher.[4] Founded in Australia in 1973,[1] the company has printed over 150 million books.[5]
^ ab"Lonely Planet co-founder: 'The first book was an accident'". the Guardian. 24 February 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
^"Trade". Lonely Planet.
^"About Us". Lonely Planet. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
^Fildes, Nic (2 October 2007). "BBC gives Lonely Planet guides a home in first major acquisition". The Independent. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
^"The Points Guy Owner Red Ventures Buys Lonely Planet". Skift. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
LonelyPlanet is a travel guide book publisher. Founded in Australia in 1973, the company has printed over 150 million books. LonelyPlanet was founded...
places to see and stay. BIT, under Geoff Crowther (who later joined LonelyPlanet), lasted from 1972 until the last edition in 1980. The 1971 edition...
be understood if the letters are pronounced as they are in English. Mandarin Phrasebook and Dictionary. LonelyPlanet 2012, ISBN 9781743211977, p. 16...
L. (2007). Oman, UAE & Arabian Peninsula. LONELYPLANET ARABIAN PENINSULA (in Indonesian). LonelyPlanet. p. 508. ISBN 978-1-74104-546-8. Retrieved 2017-04-11...
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Irish and Australian businesswoman, who co-founded the travel publisher LonelyPlanet with her husband, Tony Wheeler. Maureen Wheeler was born in Belfast...
Dunford, George; Sellars, Simon. Micronations: The LonelyPlanet Guide to Home-Made Nations, LonelyPlanet Publications, 2006, pp. 9–12. Zumerchik, John (2008)...
Attractions". LonelyPlanet. Archived from the original on 2021-11-05. Retrieved 2021-11-05. "Musée du Parfum | Marrakesh, Morocco Attractions". LonelyPlanet. Archived...
Caledonia. LonelyPlanet. p. 47. ISBN 978-0-86622-634-9. Wilson 1994. Bennett, Michelle; Jocelyn Harewood (2003). Vanuatu. LonelyPlanet. p. 19. ISBN 978-1-74059-239-0...
LonelyPlanet Food. LonelyPlanet Eat Malaysia & Singapore: The complete companion to Malaysia & Singapore's cuisine and food culture (LonelyPlanet Eat)...
Elliott; Nick Ray; Ryan Ver Berkmoes (2007). Indonesia (LonelyPlanet Travel Guides). LonelyPlanet Publications. p. 83. ISBN 978-1-74104-435-5. Brown, Michael...
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fastest growing city in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The travel guide series LonelyPlanet ranked Sarajevo as the 43rd best city in the world. In December 2009...
May 8, 2017. Retrieved May 16, 2017. From the Source – Japan. LonelyPlanet. LonelyPlanet Publications. 2016. pp. pt384–386. ISBN 978-1-76034-311-8. Retrieved...
before he dies. In 2022, Hemsworth is set to star in the Netflix film LonelyPlanet with Laura Dern. In October 2022, Netflix announced that Hemsworth would...
on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2019-08-15. Planet, Lonely. "Emergency & Important Numbers in Burundi". LonelyPlanet. Archived from the original on 2019-08-15...
ISBN 978-0-8108-7641-5. Richmond, Simon (2010). Malaysia, Singapore & Brunei. LonelyPlanet. pp. 74–75. ISBN 978-1-74104-887-2. Thiessen, Tamara (2012). Borneo:...
Indonesia 8th Edition. LonelyPlanet. p. 714. ISBN 9781741044355. van Berkmoes, Ryan (2010). LonelyPlanet Indonesia. Vol. 9. LonelyPlanet. p. 668. ISBN 9781741048308...
Outlook Traveller magazine. In October 2019, Kochi was ranked seventh in LonelyPlanet's list of top 10 cities in the world to visit in 2020. In November 2023...