BBC Worldwide, the international arm of BBC, has acquired Lonely Planet, the Australia-based travel information group. Although the amount of the deal was not disclosed, Lonely Planet founders Tony and Maureen Wheeler get to keep a 25% share in the company.
Lonely Planet has been creating travel guides and programming for channels like Discovery.
[ Via Mashable ]
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