AMSTERDAM, October 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Mobile travel application developers Steape have partnered with Lonely Planet, the world's leading travel publisher, to develop audio phrasebooks for java-enabled mobile phones. Steape has worked with Lonely Planet to develop mobile phrasebooks in 10 languages, with translations from English into Mandarin, Vietnamese,...
TELECOMWORLDWIRE-19 August 2008-Nokia distributes Lonely Planet content via Nokia MapsC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com Finnish telecomms solutions provider Nokia (NYSE:NOK) (OMX Helsinki:NOK1V) said on Tuesday (19 August) that it has teamed up with Lonely Planet to distribute Lonely Planet content via Nokia Maps. Travellers can purchase and download...
NORDIC BUSINESS REPORT-19 August 2008-Nokia distributes Lonely Planet content via Nokia MapsC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com Finnish telecomms solutions provider Nokia (NYSE:NOK) (OMX Helsinki:NOK1V) said on Tuesday (19 August) that it has teamed up with Lonely Planet to distribute Lonely Planet content via Nokia Maps. Travellers can purchase...
Tony Wheeler's bad lands. Wheeler, Tony. Lonely Planet 2007 327 pages $14.99 Paperback G465 Wheeler, founder of the Lonely Planet, recounts his tourist experiences in countries known in the group "axis of evil," including Afghanistan, Albania, Burma, Cuba, Iraq, Iran, Libya, North...
THE US, helped by the strength of the pound against the dollar, has replaced Australia as backpackers' favourite. America is also the country UK and Irish travellers were most likely to visit next, a Lonely Planet survey found.
THE US, helped by the strength of the pound against the dollar, has replaced Australia as backpackers' favourite. America is also the country that UK and Irish travellers were most likely to visit next, a survey by guidebook company Lonely Planet found.
In a new book, a former Lonely Planet writer has outed himself as a rogue researcher. But travel guides inevitably contain errors, says Simon Calder. Get over it - and get on the road Regrets? I've had a few. But mistakes? I've made a million. And some of...
The bosses of the Lonely Planet guides are shocked - shocked! - by the revelations of an ex-contributor called Thomas Kohnstamm. Mr Kohnstamm, a 32-year-old American, has claimed that in his time as a Lonely Planet guidebook writer he financed some of his trips by selling drugs, including ecstasy; and...
I believe that NI is wrong to call for a boycott of Lonely Planet over the Burma guide (Ethical Travel, NI 409). [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Lonely Planet has not hidden the record of the Burmese regime, and they are entitled to present both sides of the argument. NI's dogmatism...
Tourism is a major source of foreign exchange for Burma, despite the military regime's brutal human rights record. The junta has been actively promoting tourism since 1995. Since then more than a million people have been displaced by 'beautification' schemes near tourist attractions while others have been pushed aside for...
PEOPLE AND PLACES For designer Wayne Hemingway, the best way to bond as a family is to travel together. This year's adventure took them to Australia, New Zealand and the Cook Islands It wasn't easy to sell Red or Dead in 1999, the brand I...
In 1958 the prolific science tact and fiction writer Isaac Asimov published "Our Lonely Planet," an article in which he reasoned that given the tremendous distances--four light-years even to the nearest star after the Sun, Proxima Centauri--interstellar space travel would take too long to be practical. But with more than...
NEW YORK -- Looking for a holiday gift for someone who loves to travel? Here are recommendations from experts across the travel industry, from cruise specialists and Web site editors to Lonely Planet founder Tony Wheeler and Delta flight attendant David Lang. (Retail prices may vary.) ...
We're not sure what makes linguistic gaffes so funny. They just are. From the well-intentioned but mangled message to intentional roadside levity, a simple sign can elicit unexpected laughs. World traveler Doug Lansky came to understand that years ago while on a protracted jaunt. He would...
THE plan to rebuild Iraq was so vague that those given the job of reconstruction turned to an out-of-date Lonely Planet guide book for help and inspiration. Former American ambassador Barbara Bodine, who was given the job of helping to reconstruct Iraq, said: "It is a great...
Ireland has topped the list of the World's Friendliest Vacation destinations in the new edition of "Lonely Planet Bluelist 2008," the annual title which captures the best in travel for the coming year. "The Bluelist," which is now in its third year, is a collection of the world's hottest...
Byline: GARETH DEIGHAN TRAVEL guidebook Lonely Planet's Bluelist, drawn up every year, is said to capture the best in travel experiences for the coming year from around the world. And the North East has made it onto the list, alongside Eritrea in Africa and Damascus in Syria. ...
By Andy McSmith The British have rarely been complimentary about the Irish down the centuries. There have been the Irish jokes, insulting nicknames and the attitude that much that went on the neighbouring island was simply beyond the pale. Perhaps the greatest insult of all was that the...
Paul Fellows, 26, call centre officer, Swalwell: People come for the attractions and Newcastle has a good nightlife and is getting more cultured Matthew Mo, 25, mechanical engineer, Shieldfield: Things are cheap and there is a good employment with Newcastle a major city Amy Abraham, 16, student, Wallsend:...
As one journey ends, another begins. The world's two best-known brands of travel guide have done their bit to confirm the ancient wisdom of the fortune cookie over recent days. While Rough Guides has waved goodbye to the series' co-founder Mark Ellingham after 25 globe-trotting years, Lonely Planet's originators Tony...
