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Lonely Planet vs Wikivoyage

Pick Lonely Planet when

  • Budget backpackers
  • Broad multi-country trip planning
  • Offline readers preferring print guides
  • First-timers wanting curated itineraries

When Lonely Planet is not a fit

  • Businesses buying software . this is consumer travel content, not a tool
  • Travelers needing real-time, current info
  • Anyone wanting hyperlocal, fast-changing tips
  • Fans of the old guides . Reddit sentiment says they've declined

Sources

  1. Lonely Planet homepagelonelyplanet.com
    official
  2. Lonely Planet Membershiplonelyplanet.com
    official
  3. Lonely Planet Shopshop.lonelyplanet.com
    official
  4. Lonely Planet Trustpilot reviewstrustpilot.com
    review
  5. PilotPlans: Lonely Planet Travel Guide & App Reviewpilotplans.com
    review
  6. Reddit: Lonely Planet is dead to mereddit.com
    review
  7. Reddit: Are Lonely Planet guides getting worse?reddit.com
    review
  8. Reddit: Is Lonely Planet still the 'go to' guide?reddit.com
    review
  9. Rick Steves: Comparing Guidebook Seriesricksteves.com
    review
  10. Red Ventures Acquires Lonely Planetredventures.com
    news
  11. Forbes: How Lonely Planet Was Builtforbes.com
    news
  12. Lonely Planet engineering: Heartbleedengineering.lonelyplanet.com
    security
  13. Lonely Planet product security pagelonelyplanet.com
    security
  14. Lonely Planet author page, Amazonamazon.com
    official