Lonely Planet was founded in 1972 by Tony and Maureen Wheeler to provide in-depth travel guides on countries around the world. Now controlled by BBC Worldwide, they are the world's leading publisher of travel books and digital media with over 500 titles in 8 languages, covering every corner of the planet. Their simple website details their extensive product range of country guides, discover guides, multi-country & region guides, shoestring guides, city guides, encounter guides, pick & mix digital chapters, general travel guides (reference & pictorials), language guides, activity guides and US trips guides. You can search by product or by region, by type or bestsellers, you can browse their online shop for gift ideas and custom guides plus travel goods and DVD�s. They also produce phrasebooks and a number of non-destination specific products such as pictorials, travel literature and coffee table books. An essential travel investment, this globally loved brand has now branched out in to TV programs, a magazine and mobile phone applications.

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