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Greece Named Top Sustainable Food Destination for 2021

2021-01-18 by Delia Gavrilescu

Cretan Diet

According to Lonely Planet’s ‘Best in Travel 2021’ list, Greece is the top sustainable food destination in the world.

Tags: best of, crete, culinary destinations, culinary travel, destinations, Filoxenia, food destination, food travel, foodie destinations, gastronomy, lonely planet

BBC Abandons Lonely Planet, Or Is It the Other Way Round?

2013-03-19 by Phil Butler

Lonely Planet

Lonely Planet, one of the world’s most recognized names in digital travel, will now be owned by Nashville billionaire Brad Kelley’s NC2Media. BBC reported the deal for some $77.3 million, about half of what the British broadcasting giant paid for the business back in 2007. Despite the reported £80 million loss BBC will take, some say there are lessons worth learning still.

Tags: BBC travel, lonely planet, mobile travel, online travel, printed guides, travel apps, travel guides

BBC Worldwide Bids a Bitter Farewell to Lonely Planet

2013-03-19 by Liliana Steffens

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BBC Worldwide sold Lonely Planet at £51.5m, after paying a total of £130.2m for it, in two stages in 2007 and 2011. For BBC Worldwide, this is a significant loss.

Tags: BBC Worldwide, Brad M. Kelley, lonely planet

Rumors Bin: Lonely Planet to Be Bought by Brad M. Kelley

2013-03-05 by Liliana Steffens

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BBC Worldwide, which owns 75% stake in the company since 2007, hasn’t confirmed the deal, but did not deny the rumors.

Tags: BBC Worldwide, Brad M. Kelley, lonely planet

Lonely Planet Lays Off Chunk of Online Staff

2011-05-13 by Tavis J. Hampton

Lonely Planet headquarters in Footscray

Just a few days ago, we covered a story about Lonely Planet’s lovely new E-book, and today the news from the travel guide company is that a good portion of its web staff has been given pink slips.  The majority of Lonely Planet’s web team is moving to London, while 17 percent will be looking […]

Tags: australia, digital, economy, job cuts, lonely planet, online travel, print market, travel guide

Lonely Planet Bloggers Release E-book

2011-05-06 by Tavis J. Hampton

lonely planet photo ebook

Lonely Planet announced this week a photo ebook from 40 bloggers.  Around the World with 40 Lonely Planet Bloggers is a free ebook representing the “love and passion for travel” expressed by members of the Lonely Planet community. In 2008, Lonely Planet began to feature blogs from around the world in program called “Blogs We […]

Tags: bloggers, ebook, lonely planet, PDF, photo ebook, photos, travelers

Indochina – A Land of Contrasting Cultures

2011-05-06 by Mike Wheatley

Vietnamese women

Indochina is a land of contrasts, where foreign cultures clash with ancient values and technological advancement goes hand in hand with a centuries old way of life. Rice paddy fields and buffalos meet bustling urban metropolises, where hand drawn carts jostle for space with motorbikes – nowhere else in the world quite exhibits the contrast […]

Tags: Angkor Wat, Cambodia, Cao Daism, Cu Chi Tunnels, Ho Chi Minh, Indochina, lonely planet, longboat trip, Luxury Vietnam Travel, Mekong Delta, Rice paddy fields, Saigon, Siem Reap, southeast asia, Tonle Sap, Vietnam, Vietnam War

Robert Reid, Eastern Europe Travel Writer and Lonely Planet Voice

2010-10-06 by Mihaela Lica Butler

Robert Reid is the US Travel Editor for Lonely Planet.

Robert Reid the US Travel Editor for Lonely Planet, and one of the most celebrated travel writers of our time.

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