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Totally unrelated to anything here, but pretty big news in the travel guide publishing industry today -- the BBC has just purchased 75% of Lonely Planet. Full story here.
#1 Posted: 1/10/2007 - 13:42
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Oh what?! Will this bee good for us (people that buy them) or not?
#2 Posted: 24/3/2008 - 05:30
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I doubt it will do us travellers much good. I felt for some time that the LP had lost it's way; some of their more recent guides look like the wording had been obtained from a sales bouchure and some guides totally uneccessary as it related to a totally tourisy area that backpapers wouldn't be seen dead in!
I fear it will move the LP guides away from the backpaper to the beeter heeled market. However, I just 'Rough Guides' now anyway.
#3 Posted: 24/3/2008 - 16:56
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Yeah. I expect it will turn into tourist planet. Oh well. We can only wait an see.
#4 Posted: 29/3/2008 - 23:09
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