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class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lonely_Planet" title="Lonely Planet – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Lonely Planet" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%84%D9%88%D9%86%D9%84%DB%8C_%D9%BE%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA" title="لونلی پلانت – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="لونلی پلانت" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lonely_Planet" title="Lonely Planet – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Lonely Planet" data-language-autonym="Français" 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Planet" data-language-autonym="Kapampangan" data-language-local-name="Pampanga" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kapampangan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%9A%E1%83%9D%E1%83%9C%E1%83%9A%E1%83%98_%E1%83%9E%E1%83%9A%E1%83%90%E1%83%9C%E1%83%94%E1%83%A2%E1%83%98" title="ლონლი პლანეტი – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="ლონლი პლანეტი" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lonely_Planet" title="Lonely Planet – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Lonely Planet" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lonely_Planet" title="Lonely Planet – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Lonely Planet" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lonely_Planet" title="Lonely Planet – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Lonely Planet" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AD%E3%83%B3%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%97%E3%83%A9%E3%83%8D%E3%83%83%E3%83%88" title="ロンリープラネット – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="ロンリープラネット" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li 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For the film, see <a href="/wiki/Lonely_Planet_(film)" title="Lonely Planet (film)"><i>Lonely Planet</i> (film)</a>. For other uses, see <a href="/wiki/Lonely_Planet_(disambiguation)" class="mw-disambig" title="Lonely Planet (disambiguation)">Lonely Planet (disambiguation)</a>.</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vcard"><caption class="infobox-title fn org">Lonely Planet</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Lonely_Planet.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/cb/Lonely_Planet.svg/240px-Lonely_Planet.svg.png" decoding="async" width="240" height="34" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/cb/Lonely_Planet.svg/360px-Lonely_Planet.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/cb/Lonely_Planet.svg/480px-Lonely_Planet.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="845" data-file-height="118" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Parent_company" class="mw-redirect" title="Parent company">Parent company</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Lonely Planet Global, Inc.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data">1973<sup id="cite_ref-guardian_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-guardian-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founders</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Wheeler" title="Tony Wheeler">Tony Wheeler</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Maureen_Wheeler" title="Maureen Wheeler">Maureen Wheeler</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country of origin</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia">Australia</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Headquarters location</th><td class="infobox-data label"><a href="/wiki/Fort_Mill,_South_Carolina" title="Fort Mill, South Carolina">Fort Mill, South Carolina</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Distribution</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Grantham_Book_Service" class="mw-redirect" title="Grantham Book Service">Grantham Book Service</a> (UK)</li><li><a href="/wiki/Hachette_Book_Group" title="Hachette Book Group">Hachette Book Group</a> (North America)</li><li><a href="/wiki/United_Book_Distributors" class="mw-redirect" title="United Book Distributors">United Book Distributors</a> (Australia)</li><li><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Key people</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Philippe_von_Borries" title="Philippe von Borries">Philippe von Borries</a> (President; November 2020 – May 2023)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Publication types</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Book" title="Book">Books</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Mobile_app" title="Mobile app">Mobile apps</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Video" title="Video">Video</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Magazine" title="Magazine">Magazine</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Nonfiction topics</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Guide_book" title="Guide book">Travel guides</a> (Worldwide)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Owner(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Red_Ventures" title="Red Ventures">Red Ventures</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> of employees</th><td class="infobox-data">400 staff, 200 authors<sup id="cite_ref-about_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-about-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Official website</th><td class="infobox-data url"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.lonelyplanet.com/">lonelyplanet.com</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Lonely Planet</b> is a travel <a href="/wiki/Guide_book" title="Guide book">guide book</a> publisher.<sup id="cite_ref-Fildes_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Fildes-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Founded in <a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia">Australia</a> in 1973,<sup id="cite_ref-guardian_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-guardian-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the company has printed over 150 million books.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lonely_Planet&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:2008TIBE_Day4_Hall1_AustraliaPavilion_TheWheelers.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/2008TIBE_Day4_Hall1_AustraliaPavilion_TheWheelers.jpg/220px-2008TIBE_Day4_Hall1_AustraliaPavilion_TheWheelers.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/2008TIBE_Day4_Hall1_AustraliaPavilion_TheWheelers.jpg/330px-2008TIBE_Day4_Hall1_AustraliaPavilion_TheWheelers.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/2008TIBE_Day4_Hall1_AustraliaPavilion_TheWheelers.jpg/440px-2008TIBE_Day4_Hall1_AustraliaPavilion_TheWheelers.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3648" data-file-height="2736" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Maureen_Wheeler" title="Maureen Wheeler">Maureen Wheeler</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tony_Wheeler" title="Tony Wheeler">Tony Wheeler</a>, the two co-founders of Lonely Planet, in 2008</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="20th_century">20th century</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lonely_Planet&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: 20th century"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Lonely Planet was founded by married couple <a href="/wiki/Maureen_Wheeler" title="Maureen Wheeler">Maureen</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tony_Wheeler" title="Tony Wheeler">Tony Wheeler</a>. In 1972, they embarked on an overland trip through Europe and Asia to Australia, following the route of the <a href="/wiki/Oxford_and_Cambridge_Far_Eastern_Expedition" title="Oxford and Cambridge Far Eastern Expedition">Oxford and Cambridge Far Eastern Expedition</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-bailey_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bailey-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-MacLean_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MacLean-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The company name originates from the <a href="/wiki/Mondegreen" title="Mondegreen">misheard</a> "lovely planet" in a song written by <a href="/wiki/Matthew_Moore" title="Matthew Moore">Matthew Moore</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Wheeler1_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wheeler1-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Lonely Planet's first book, <i>Across Asia on the Cheap</i>,<sup id="cite_ref-fundinguniverse_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fundinguniverse-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> had 94 pages; it was written by the couple in their home.<sup id="cite_ref-Car_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Car-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The original 1973 print run consisted of stapled booklets<sup id="cite_ref-Emily_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Emily-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with pale blue cardboard covers.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Wheeler returned to <a href="/wiki/Asia" title="Asia">Asia</a> to write <i>Across Asia on the Cheap: A Complete Guide to Making the Overland Trip</i>, published in 1975.<sup id="cite_ref-Wheeler1975_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wheeler1975-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Lonely Planet guide book series initially expanded to cover other countries in Asia, with the India guide book in 1981,<sup id="cite_ref-Steves_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Steves-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and expanded to rest of the world later on.<sup id="cite_ref-Out_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Out-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Geoff_Crowther" title="Geoff Crowther">Geoff Crowther</a> 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,<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="margin-left:0.1em; white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Please_clarify" title="Wikipedia:Please clarify"><span title="The text near this tag may need clarification or removal of jargon. (June 2023)">clarification needed</span></a></i>]</sup> to describe a quality that has been lost in travel guides.<sup id="cite_ref-Car_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Car-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>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.<sup id="cite_ref-Out_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Out-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="21st_century">21st century</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lonely_Planet&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: 21st century"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Lonely_Planet_Australia_travel_guide_16th_Edition.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/9b/Lonely_Planet_Australia_travel_guide_16th_Edition.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="251" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="150" data-file-height="251" /></a><figcaption>The 16th edition of Lonely Planet's <i>Australia</i> guide, published in 2011</figcaption></figure> <p>In 2007, the Wheelers and <a href="/wiki/John_Singleton_(Australian_entrepreneur)" title="John Singleton (Australian entrepreneur)">John Singleton</a> sold a 75% stake in the company to <a href="/wiki/BBC_Worldwide" title="BBC Worldwide">BBC Worldwide</a>, worth an estimated £63 million at the time.<sup id="cite_ref-Car_10-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Car-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 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 <i>Lonely Planet</i> magazine had grown and non-print revenues increased from 9% in 2007 to 22%. </p><p>Lonely Planet's digital presence included 140 apps and 8.5 million unique users for lonelyplanet.com, which hosted the Thorn Tree travel forum.<sup id="cite_ref-Mark_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mark-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2011, BBC Worldwide acquired the remaining 25% of the company for £42.1 million (A$67.2 million) from the Wheelers.<sup id="cite_ref-smh-business_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-smh-business-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="BBC's_sale_to_NC2"><span id="BBC.27s_sale_to_NC2"></span>BBC's sale to NC2</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lonely_Planet&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: BBC's sale to NC2"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:LonelyPlanetBuildingFootscray.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/LonelyPlanetBuildingFootscray.jpg/220px-LonelyPlanetBuildingFootscray.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="88" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/LonelyPlanetBuildingFootscray.jpg/330px-LonelyPlanetBuildingFootscray.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/LonelyPlanetBuildingFootscray.jpg/440px-LonelyPlanetBuildingFootscray.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="598" /></a><figcaption>Lonely Planet's former headquarters in <a href="/wiki/Footscray,_Victoria" title="Footscray, Victoria">Footscray, Victoria</a>, in 2006</figcaption></figure> <p>By 2012, <a href="/wiki/BBC" title="BBC">BBC</a> wanted to divest itself of the company and in March 2013 confirmed the sale of Lonely Planet to <a href="/wiki/Brad_M._Kelley" title="Brad M. Kelley">Brad Kelley</a>'s NC2 Media for <a href="/wiki/United_States_dollar" title="United States dollar">US$</a>77.8 million (£51.5 million), at nearly an £80 million (US$118.89 million) loss.<sup id="cite_ref-Eric_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Eric-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Red_Ventures">Red Ventures</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lonely_Planet&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Red Ventures"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In December 2020, NC2 Media sold Lonely Planet to <a href="/wiki/Red_Ventures" title="Red Ventures">Red Ventures</a> for an undisclosed amount.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Lonely Planet offices continue to operate in <a href="/wiki/Dublin" title="Dublin">Dublin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nashville,_Tennessee" title="Nashville, Tennessee">Nashville</a> and <a href="/wiki/New_Delhi" title="New Delhi">New Delhi</a>. Phillippe von Borries, a former co-founder and CEO of <a href="/wiki/Refinery29" title="Refinery29">Refinery29</a>, was named head of the company.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2022, Lonely Planet bought Elsewhere, a website that links travellers directly with experts who assist in designing trips.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2024, Lonely Planet announced that it withdrew from the market in China and ceased publishing travel guides in simplified Chinese.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Products">Products</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lonely_Planet&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Products"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Lonely Planet's online community, the Thorn Tree,<sup id="cite_ref-ThornTree_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ThornTree-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> was created in 1996. It is named for a Naivasha thorn tree (<i><a href="/wiki/Acacia_xanthophloea" class="mw-redirect" title="Acacia xanthophloea">Acacia xanthophloea</a></i>) that has been used as a message board for the city of <a href="/wiki/Nairobi" title="Nairobi">Nairobi</a>, Kenya since 1902.<sup id="cite_ref-FitzpatrickBewer2009_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FitzpatrickBewer2009-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The tree still exists in the <a href="/wiki/Stanley_Hotel,_Nairobi" title="Stanley Hotel, Nairobi">Stanley Hotel, Nairobi</a>. 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 <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic" title="COVID-19 pandemic">COVID-19 pandemic</a>. In September 2021, the Thorn Tree was shut down.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2009, Lonely Planet began publishing a monthly travel magazine called <i>Lonely Planet Traveller</i>. It is available in digital versions for a number of countries.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Lonely Planet also had its own television production company, which has produced series, such as <i><a href="/wiki/Globe_Trekker" title="Globe Trekker">Globe Trekker</a></i>, <i>Lonely Planet Six Degrees</i>, and <i>Lonely Planet: Roads Less Travelled</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-natgeotv_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-natgeotv-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Toby Amies and Asha Gill (both British TV presenters) took part in Lonely Planet Six Degrees.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Controversies">Controversies</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lonely_Planet&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Controversies"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>In 1996, in response to a "Visit Myanmar" campaign by the <a href="/wiki/State_Peace_and_Development_Council" title="State Peace and Development Council">Burmese military government</a>, the Burmese opposition <a href="/wiki/National_League_for_Democracy" title="National League for Democracy">National League for Democracy</a> (NLD) and its leader <a href="/wiki/Aung_San_Suu_Kyi" title="Aung San Suu Kyi">Aung San Suu Kyi</a> called for a tourism boycott.<sup id="cite_ref-smh-opposition_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-smh-opposition-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As the publication of Lonely Planet's guidebook to <a href="/wiki/Myanmar" title="Myanmar">Myanmar</a> (<a href="/wiki/Burma" class="mw-redirect" title="Burma">Burma</a>) is seen by some as an encouragement to visit that country, this led to calls for a boycott of Lonely Planet.<sup id="cite_ref-NewsLimited_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NewsLimited-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Lonely Planet's view is that it highlights the issues surrounding a visit to the country, and that it wants to make sure that readers make an informed decision.<sup id="cite_ref-responsible_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-responsible-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2009, the NLD formally dropped its previous stance and now welcomes visitors "who are keen to promote the welfare of the common people".<sup id="cite_ref-smh-opposition_28-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-smh-opposition-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <ul><li>Lonely Planet popularity in the 21st edition means a mention in a Lonely Planet guidebook is likely to inspire large numbers of travellers to that location. In 2010, for instance, Lonely Planet was blamed<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="margin-left:0.1em; white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Please_clarify" title="Wikipedia:Please clarify"><span title="The text near this tag may need clarification or removal of jargon. (September 2024)">clarification needed</span></a></i>]</sup> for the rise of what is sometimes referred to as 'the <a href="/wiki/Banana_Pancake_Trail" title="Banana Pancake Trail">Banana Pancake Trail</a>' in <a href="/wiki/Southeast_Asia" title="Southeast Asia">Southeast Asia</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-hackwriters_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hackwriters-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Priestley_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Priestley-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <ul><li>In March 2019, Lonely Planet posted a video on <a href="/wiki/Facebook" title="Facebook">Facebook</a> falsely claiming that the <a href="/wiki/Banaue_Rice_Terraces" title="Banaue Rice Terraces">Banaue Rice Terraces</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Philippines" title="Philippines">Philippines</a> were created by the Chinese, leading to criticism. The magazine later posted on <a href="/wiki/Twitter" title="Twitter">Twitter</a> in April 2019 that their Facebook video was indeed "misleading", and that they would update the next Philippines book edition, but will not scrap current editions that already wrongfully state that the terraces were made by the Chinese.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="In_popular_culture">In popular culture</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lonely_Planet&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: In popular culture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>In April 2008, American writer <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Kohnstamm" title="Thomas Kohnstamm">Thomas Kohnstamm</a> published the memoir <i><a href="/wiki/Do_Travel_Writers_Go_to_Hell%3F" title="Do Travel Writers Go to Hell?">Do Travel Writers Go to Hell?</a></i> in which he described research shortcuts he employed while writing guidebooks for Lonely Planet. In a follow-up interview, he first claimed that in one case he had not even visited the country he wrote about, but subsequent to the ensuing publicity boost for his new book, Kohnstamm clarified that, in this particular edition, he was only contracted to update the five-page history section.<sup id="cite_ref-sundaytelegraphsydney_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sundaytelegraphsydney-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After a review of Kohnstamm's guidebooks, Lonely Planet's then-publisher Piers Pickard stated that he had "failed to find any inaccuracies" in them.<sup id="cite_ref-sundaytelegraphsydney_35-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sundaytelegraphsydney-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <ul><li>In 2009, Australian author and former Lonely Planet guidebook writer <a href="/wiki/Mic_Looby" title="Mic Looby">Mic Looby</a> published a fictional account of the guidebook writing business, titled <i>Paradise Updated</i>, in which the travel guide business was satirised.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lonely_Planet&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output 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