Profile of Tony Wheeler, founder of Lonely Planet. The Lonely Planet guides are changing to cater to richer folks while their original "shoestring" series makes up a tiny portion of their current sales.

Profile of Tony Wheeler, founder of Lonely Planet. The Lonely Planet guides are changing to cater to richer folks while their original "shoestring" series makes up a tiny portion of their current sales.
This entry was published on May 06, 2005 at 07:54 am.
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