`Our travellers' out there on the road: Lonely Planet and its readers, 1973-1981. (Visualising Place and Space). From: Journal of Australian Studies | Date: January 1, 2002| Author: Kenny, Gillian | COPYRIGHT 2002 University of Queensland Press. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Tourism has become one of the largest industries in the western world, and one of the most recognised images within this industry is the logo of the Australian-born Lonely Planet guides. (1) Just as Karl Baedeker's guides became an icon of nineteenth century travel, Lonely Planet has become an icon of travel and tourism in the late twentieth century. During its early years Lonely Planet articulated an `alternative' form of tourism which many of the contemporary commentators were st...

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