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From a kitchen table, Lonely Planet has grown to become the largest independen! tSvel publisher in the world, with offices in Melbourne (Australia), Oakland (USA), London (UK) and Pans (France).
Today Lonely Planet guidebooks cover the globe. There ,s an evergrowing list of books and information in a variety of media. Some things Len't changed. The main aim is still to make it possible for adventurous travellers to get out there - to explore and better understand the world.
At Lonely Planet we believe travellers can make a positive contn-bution to the countries they visit - if they respect their host communities and spend their money wisely Since 1986 a percentage of the income from each book has been donated to aid projects and human rights campaigns, and, more recently, to wildlife conservation.
Although Inclusion in a guidebook usually implies a recommendation, we cannot list every good place. Exclusion does not necessarily imply criticism. In fact, there are a number of reasons why we might exclude a place - sometimes it is simply inappropriate to encourage an influx of travellers.
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