Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guidepublisher* Follow up to the best-selling Not-For-Parents TravelBook, Extreme Planet is a whirlwind tour of the globe,seeking out the highest, deepest, widest, narrowest, coolest,hottest, scariest, smelliest... things on the planet. What's thelongest place name? The oldest fossil? Most treacherous road in theworld? Most dangerous food to eat? Scariest place to stand becauseyou're most likely to be struck by lightning? It's all here! Authors: Written and researched by Lonely Planet About Lonely Planet: Started in 1973, Lonely Planet hasbecome the world's leading travel guide publisher with guidebooksto every destination on the planet, as well as an award-winningwebsite, a suite of mobile and digital travel products, children'sbooks, and a dedicated traveller community. Lonely Planet's missionis to enable curious travellers to experience the world and totruly get to the heart of the places where they travel. TripAdvisor Travellers' Choice Awards 2012 and 2013 winner inFavorite Travel Guide category 'Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no other.' -New York Times 'Lonely Planet. It's on everyone's bookshelves; it's in everytraveller's hands. It's on mobile phones. It's on the Internet.It's everywhere, and it's telling entire generations of people howto travel the world.' - Fairfax Media (Australia) *#1 in the world market share - source: Nielsen Bookscan.Australia, UK and USA. March 2012-January 2013
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Lonely Planet is the largest travel guide book and digitalmedia publisher in the world. The company is owned by BBCWorldwide, which bought a 75% share from the founders Maureen andTony Wheeler in 2007 and the final 25% in February 2011. Originallycalled Lonely Planet Publications, the company changed its name toLonely Planet in July 2009 to reflect its broad travel industryoffering and the emphasis on digital products. After Let's GoTravel Guides, it was one of the first series of travel books aimedat backpackers and other low-cost travellers. As of 2010, itpublishes about 500 titles in 8 languages, as well as TV programs,a magazine, mobile phone applications and websites.
Lonely Planet also has its own television production company,which has produced numerous series: Lonely Planet Six Degrees, TheSport Traveller, Going Bush, Vintage New Zealand, BluelistAustralia and Lonely Planet: Roads Less Travelled. Lonely Planet isheadquartered in Footscray, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia, withaffiliate offices in London and Oakland, California. As of 2009, itwas increasing its digital, online presence greatly.
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