The travel industry is more diversified than ever before. So beware…
How to test your way to giving a better online travel booking experience
December 20, 2011 By 1 Comment
Lonely Planet brings competitors into launch of Wenzani iPhone app
December 5, 2011 By 8 Comments
Lonely Planet today launched a limited public beta of Wenzani, an iPhone app combining local recommendations from Lonely Planet, Frommer’s Travel, BBC Travel, Time Out, Hearst, DK Eyewitness and others.
Backpackmojo wants to take budget travellers off the Lonely Planet path
November 30, 2011 By 3 Comments
TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring France-based Backpackmojo, a social platform to create, share and print professional-looking personal travel guides.
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Lonely Planet watch out — TripAdvisor launches free mobile city guides
October 11, 2011 By 3 Comments
Travel guide publishers such as Lonely Planet have a new competitor to deal with — TripAdvisor.
Lonely Planet takes startup route for mobile development, no equity for BBC owner
September 27, 2011 By 4 Comments
Interesting move from Lonely Planet last week with the unveiling of a startup to develop social mobile travel guides
Tnooz Nuggets – Monday 15 August 2011
August 15, 2011 By Leave a Comment
In the latest edition: Vayable heads to New York, JAC Travel turns attention to US and Canada, Visa and Lonely Planet unite for microsite, Skyscanner unveils cross-platform mobile website.
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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.
Yahoo unveils new travel site in UK, other European countries to follow
February 21, 2011 By 4 Comments
Yahoo has rolled out its new travel platform for users in the UK, with an emphasis on trip planning and travel guide content from the likes of Lonely Planet.
How to decide Paid versus Free for mobile travel apps
December 10, 2010 By 7 Comments
Having worked in the publishing industry for over a decade as a designer, author and editor, I have witnessed some pretty swift transitions from old-style publishing to new.
