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Lonely Planet began in the early 1970s after founders Tony and Maureen Wheeler completed an overland journey from London through Asia and on to Australia. Since then it has grown to be the world's leading travel guide publisher. Lonely Planet publish over 600 titles in English and cover every corner of the planet. The guidebooks are also published in a number of languages, including French, Italian, Spanish, Korean and Japanese. The Lonely Planet catalogue includes Country Guides, City Guides, Activity and Theme Guides, Maps, Phrase Books, Pictorials, Travel Literature, Diaries, Calendars, and gift products.

Lonely Planet also has a strong online presence, with LonelyPlanet.com attracting over 5 million unique users per month. In addition to destination content, travel features and user generated content, the website also features an online shop. The online shop stocks the entire Lonely Planet catalogue and ships globally.


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About Lonely Planet

Lonely Planet Publications is one of the largest travel guidebook publishers in the world. It was the first popular series of travel books aimed at backpackers and other low-cost travellers. As of 2008, it published about 500 titles in 8 languages, with annual sales of more than six million guidebooks, as well as TV programs, podcasts and websites. Lonely Planet is headquartered in Footscray, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia, with affiliate offices in London and Oakland, California. 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.


Customer Advantage
  • Easy-To-Navigate Website with Search Option
  • Find things you love & save them for later in favorites
  • Automatic Trip Planner
  • Sign up for Newsletter, Mobile or RSS Feeds
  • Online FAQ and Help Sections
  • Customer Care:
    800-275-8555 in USA, (44) 20 7106 2100 in UK, or (61) 3 8379 8000 in Australia
Customer Reviews:

“I bought an excellent "Lonely Planet" guidebook to Malaysia and Singapore. The strength of the guidebook is the detail it gives you about the countries -- their historical and cultural background, the practical emphasis on how to get from one place to another, descriptions of the small out of the way places you might miss otherwise, the sidebars that tell interesting tales. Based on my experience, I highly recommend "Lonely Planet" guidebooks.” -- Samuel R.

“I was looking for information on Seoul in prepations for my next trip. After making a research for a while, I came to the conclusion there is no better place than LonelyPlanet.com to find news updates on Korea as well as the latest traveller's reports and suggestions.” -- Sue L.


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