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Oaxaca Named One of Lonely Planet's Top 10 Regions to Visit for 2010...of Oaxaca from atop the ancient Zapotec ruins of Monte Alban. "It is an honor for Mexico to be recognized once again, by Lonely Planet as one of the Top 10 Regions in the world. Oaxaca is one of Mexico's richest cultural regions, and we are... In this article: Lonely Planet, Oaxaca, Mexico, Puerto Escondido, Tequila, E mail, and Zipolite |
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Sydney Morning Herald - Business | November 04, 2009
Blimey, it's bargain: London becomes best-value destination
...meals up to half the price they were a few years ago." South Africa, India, Malaysia, Mexico, Bulgaria, Kenya and Las Vegas rounded out the top 10 in Lonely Planet's annual snapshot. The economic collapse in Iceland meant the country was...
In this article: London, Iceland, Las Vegas, Thailand, Malaysia, Mexico, Kenya, and South Africa
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L.A. Times - Latin America | November 08, 2009
Traveling in Mexico despite drug violence, H1N1 flu
...federal Centers for Disease Control: wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/content/novel-h1n1-flu.aspx Robert Reid, who has contributed to Lonely Planet's Mexico volumes and serves as the New York-based U.S. travel editor for the guidebook publisher, likes...
In this article: Mexico, FLU, U.S. State Department, U.S., Chihuahua, Tijuana, Ciudad Juarez, and E mail
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Lonely Planet - Press Room | January 07, 2009
Lonely Planet Names Mexico City One of Top 10 Cities in the World!
People watching doesn't get any better than this. In fact, Mexico City is so ready to pop, that Lonely Planet just released a brand new guidebook to the city, its first since 2000. Its two authors-one, a long-time Mexico City resident...
In this article: Mexico City, BBC, Mexico, Melbourne, North America, and Latin America
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L.A. Times - Travel | November 01, 2009
A tour of literary Manhattan
...example, is one shelf over from Thomas Mann's "Death in Venice." A Lonely Planet offering on Mexico sat one shelf above "Mexican Enough," a memoir by Stephanie Elizondo Griest. The store, with its big and bright second-floor space...
In this article: Manhattan, New York City, Pete's Tavern, Strand Bookstore, Truman Capote, Broadway, and Library Hotel
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lonelyplanet.tv - Destination Low-down | March 26, 2009
Oaxaca, Mexico - On the Road with Greg Benchwick: Lonely Planet Travel Video
Oaxaca, Mexico - On the Road with Greg Benchwick: Lonely Planet Travel Video You must have the Flash player installed to view this content. About Oaxaca, Mexico - On the Road with Greg Benchwick: Lonely Planet Travel Video Greg Benchwick...
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Huffington Post | June 04, 2009
Valerie Tarico: My Abortion Baby
...we had made to ourselves during our first months together. He quit his job and I closed my psychology practice, and we put on our backpacks for a year of Lonely Planet travel. We swam in travertine pools in Mexico, crewed on a sail boat in...
In this article: George Tiller, Toxoplasmosis, LeRoy Carhart, Costa Rica, Complaints, and Gorgonzola
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Lonely Planet - Press Room | October 07, 2008
Lonely Planet Press Room Viva La Mexico!
...past a colony of Baja California sea lions- all these are Mexico. No matter what your idea of a Mexico vacation, Lonely Planet has a guide that will suit your needs. If you want to relax by the ocean or see ancient ruins, pick up a copy...
In this article: Mexico, Mexico City, Baja California, Howler monkey, Art history, Cancun, and Yucatan
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USATODAY.com | January 01, 2009
New guidebooks predict the best trips for 2009
...Kiev, Ukraine; Nagano, Japan; and Tasmania, Australia. And from Lonely Planet comes Best in Travel 2009: 850 Trends, Destinations, Journeys & Experiences For the Year Ahead. The guidebook publisher's top 10 countries for the new year...
In this article: All rights reserved, Travel + Leisure, USA Today, Oaxaca, Brooklyn, N.Y, Hershey, and Provincetown, Mass.
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International Herald Tribune | August 07, 2009
36 Hours in Tulum, Mexico
...forays to Thailand for Ko Samui's full moon festival or maybe just those who wish they'd hit that Lonely Planet trail when their knees could still take it. You might call Tulum "Ko Samui-lite" a strip of beach and jungle peppered with stylish...
In this article: Tulum, Massage, Mexico, Coulis, Reflexology, Margarita, Dog, and Coriander
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Description from Wikipedia:
Lonely Planet is the largest travel guidebook and digital media publishers in the world. Originally called Lonely Planet Publications, the company changed its name to Lonely Planet in July 2009 to reflect its broad travel industry offering and the emphasis on digital products. After Let's Go Travel Guides, it was one of the first series of travel books aimed at backpackers and other low-cost travellers. As of 2009, it published about 500 titles in 8 languages, with annual sales of more than six million guidebooks, as well as TV programs, a magazine, mobile phone applications and websites.
Lonely Planet has a television production company, which has produced four series: Lonely Planet Six Degrees, The Sport Traveller, Going Bush, Vintage New Zealand and Bluelist Australia. Lonely Planet is headquartered in Footscray, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia, with affiliate offices in London and Oakland, California.
Since 2007, the company has been controlled by BBC Worldwide, which owns a 75% share, while founders Maureen and Tony Wheeler own the remaining 25%.
In 2009 Lonely Planet began publishing a monthly travel magazine called Lonely Planet Magazine.
The company name comes from a misheard line in "Space Captain," a song by Joe Cocker and Leon Russell. The actual words are "lovely planet" but Tony Wheeler heard "lonely planet" and liked it.
- Name:
- Lonely Planet
- Type:
- British government-owned (subsidiary of BBC Worldwide)
- Location City:
- Footscray, Victoria
- Location Country:
- Australia
- Region:
- Worldwide
- Founder:
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- Maureen Wheeler
- Tony Wheeler
- Founded:
- 1972
- Industry:
- Multi media
- Key People:
- Matt Goldberg
- Products:
- Travel guidebook, digital applications, online travel community
- No. of Employees:
- 450 staff, 350 authors
- Parent Company:
- BBC Worldwide
- Website:
- http://www.lonelyplanet.com/
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