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.
They also offer:
- Free shipping (for minimum order - usually
US$40)
- Monthly free gift with purchase (generally a Lonely
Planet or travel related product valued at over
US$20)