Lonely Planet

Lonely Planet
Parent companyLonely Planet Global, Inc.
Founded1973[1]
Founders
Country of originAustralia
Headquarters locationFort Mill, South Carolina, U.S.
Distribution
Key peoplePhilippe von Borries (President; November 2020 – May 2023)
Publication typesBooks
Mobile apps
Video
Magazine
Nonfiction topicsTravel guides (Worldwide)
Owner(s)Red Ventures
No. of employees400 staff, 200 authors[3]
Official websitelonelyplanet.com
Maureen Wheeler and Tony Wheeler, the two co-founders of Lonely Planet, in 2008

Lonely Planet is a travel guide book publisher.[4] Founded in Australia in 1973,[1] the company has printed over 150 million books.[5]

  1. ^ a b "Lonely Planet co-founder: 'The first book was an accident'". the Guardian. 24 February 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Trade". Lonely Planet.
  3. ^ "About Us". Lonely Planet. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
  4. ^ Fildes, Nic (2 October 2007). "BBC gives Lonely Planet guides a home in first major acquisition". The Independent. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
  5. ^ "The Points Guy Owner Red Ventures Buys Lonely Planet". Skift. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2022.

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