Lonely Planet story: how travel guide ruled before Tripadvisor and what's next for founders

Lonely Planet has sold more than 145 million travel guidebooks but its fortunes turned in recent years with competition from websites like Tripadvisor. Co-founder Tony Wheeler reflects on its legacy and details his future plans.
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Three years ago, Tony Wheeler was asked what might eventually happen to Lonely Planet, the multimillion-dollar guidebook company he founded on a shoestring with his wife, Maureen, in 1973.

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