Interesting move from Lonely Planet last week with the unveiling of a startup to develop social mobile travel guides
Lonely Planet takes startup route for mobile development, no equity for BBC owner
September 27, 2011 By 4 Comments
Lonely Planet founder Tony Wheeler: Ten tips for building a brand
May 14, 2011 By 2 Comments
Tony Wheeler and his wife Maureen started Lonely Planet in 1972 and grew it to be the largest guidebook seller in the world and one of the most recognized brands in travel.
Lonely Planet slashes web team, moves rest to London
May 12, 2011 By 5 Comments
Bad news for the web and digital folk at Lonely Planet with the team taking the brunt of widespread redundancies at the same time as the entire department heads north to London.
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British Airways to get Cruise and Cruz, not Lonely Planet
October 28, 2010 By 2 Comments
British Airways passengers will be getting a raft of new programmes included in their in-flight entertainment systems as part of a deal signed with the BBC.
Lonely Planet plugs tech jobs via video, but two key staffers go
September 1, 2010 By 3 Comments
Pretty commonplace for companies these days to produce a video clip to outline how wonderful it can be to take a job within the organisation.
Bringing travel and history to life on a map near you
August 17, 2010 By 1 Comment
Ever wondered how far the Great Wall of China would stretch it it snaked across Western Europe? Or the size of Stonehenge it it were in New York’s Central Park?
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BBC to integrate Lonely Planet content on new global website
July 16, 2010 By 6 Comments
Fans of the BBC around the world – but not the UK – will see an overhauled website in the coming months, complete with a new travel section courtesy of Lonely Planet.
Lonely Planet CEO – more integration, premium content works, mobile push
March 25, 2010 By 5 Comments
Lonely Planet is planning on a string of developments around its overall content strategy as it looks to carve out a dominant position across digital platforms as well as guidebooks.
No proposed change to BBC ownership of Lonely Planet
March 3, 2010 By 5 Comments
Those hoping a strategic review by the BBC of core services and involvement in other commercial services will see the end of its interest in Lonely Planet will be disappointed.
We love Lonely Planet and want to see it get better says the BBC
October 29, 2009 By 6 Comments
The ownership structure of Lonely Planet seems to trigger all manner of angst and hand-wringing, especially from the mainstream media in the UK and in particular from the BBC-hating Rupert Murdoch-owned press.
Our article yesterday from Tim Hughes gave a number of recommendations to those at top of Lonely Planet for what they should next given that digital seems to be huge focus.
But what does the BBC have to say about its troublesome (from a corporate perspective) cousin and the continued criticism it receives from other media players?
