Topic - Lonely Planet

Lonely Planet is the largest travel guide book publisher in the world. The company is owned by American billionaire Brad Kelley's NC2 Media, which bought it in 2013 from BBC Worldwide for US$77 million (the equivalent of £45.5 million in May 2014) after it was valued at US$250 million in 2008. - Source: Wikipedia

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This undated photo shows the cover of Lonely Planet's new guide to cruising in Scandinavia and Northern Europe. It's the first time the guidebook publisher has brought out books devoted to cruising, and it's one of three. The others are guides to ports in Alaska and the Caribbean. (Lonely Planet via AP)

Lonely Planet has launched its first guidebooks to cruising

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FILE - This March 2, 2017, file photo, shows then Lonely Planet CEO Daniel Houghton at a rooftop bar in in New York. Houghton took over the venerable travel publishing company Lonely Planet at age 24 in 2013. On Tuesday, May 8, 2018, the company said Houghton &quot;has stepped away from Lonely Planet to take on a CEO role at another company.&quot; (AP Photo/Beth J. Harpaz, File)

Lonely Planet CEO departs; reports of a possible sale

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California Redwood Coast tops Lonely Planet 2018 best in US

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

In this Friday, Oct. 20, 2017 photo, the streets of Old San Juan are dark after sunset one month after Hurricane Maria in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Tourism, a rare thriving sector on the island in a deep economic slump, is practically nonexistent a month after Hurricane Maria swept though. (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti)

Clarification: Hurricane Maria-Tourism story

By COLLEEN LONG - Associated Press

This screenshot taken from a mobile phone and provided by Lonely Planet shows a post from the company's new app &quot;Trips.&quot; You can use the free app to get inspiration for trips by viewing other travelers' posts, or you can use the platform to create photos, video and text about your own travels. (Lonely Planet via AP)

Lonely Planet app Trips: Be inspired or tell your own story

By BETH J. HARPAZ - Associated Press

This undated image provided by Crown Publishing shows the cover of &quot;Footsteps.&quot; The new book is a collection of essays that explores the places that served as settings and inspirations for great writers, from Elena Ferrante's Naples to Dashiell Hammett's San Francisco. (Crown Publishing via AP)

Travel books, from literary pilgrimages to beer tours

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

This March 2, 2017 photo shows Lonely Planet CEO Daniel Houghton at a rooftop bar in in New York. Houghton was just 24 when he became head of Lonely Planet in 2013. Since then he's restructured the company, expanded its digital presence and to the surprise of many who feared he'd kill off Lonely Planet guidebooks, he's grown the print side of the business. (AP Photo/Beth J. Harpaz)

A chat with the man who took over Lonely Planet at age 24

By BETH J. HARPAZ - Associated Press

FILE - In this Wednesday, May 13, 2015 file photo, worshipper throw flower petals at the statue of the Our Lady of Fatima as it is carried at the Our Lady of Fatima shrine, in Fatima, central Portugal. The centennial of the miracle will be observed in 2017 with a visit by the pope, and it’s one reason that Portugal has turned up on several lists for where to go in the new year. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco, File)

Where to go in 2017: Best destinations around the world

By BETH J. HARPAZ - Associated Press

This Nov. 4, 2016 photo shows a massive Christmas tree covered in lights outside The Biltmore House in Asheville, N.C. Lonely Planet has named Asheville the No. 1 destination on its 10 best in the U.S. list for 2017.(LeeAnn Donnelly/The Biltmore via AP)

Lonely Planet names Asheville best in US despite LGBT flap

By BETH J. HARPAZ - Associated Press