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The Trouble With Lonely Planet Is....
04-24-2008
The Trouble With Lonely Planet Is....
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Dear eTN reader,
The popular travel guidebook brand Lonely Planet is having to defend itself for allegations that an author made up parts of the books he wrote about, lifted information from other publications and accepted gifts. This controversy has stemmed from a recent interview the author in question participated in, and one he is now claiming to have been taken out of context. Click to today's lead story to find how the world-renowned travel guide's publisher has reacted to the apparent gaffe.
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 By Yusof Sulaiman (eTN) - Thomas Kohnstamm, a travel writer for world-renowned Lonely Planet travel guide books, is now at the center of a controversy over the accuracy of his travel books.
To defend the accuracy of his travel guides, he has spoken to the media. "I did not make up sections," Kohnstamm told AP. "I did not plagiarize."
Kohnstamm further added his remarks during an interview with Australian newspapers were taken out of context and denied he made up parts of the books he writes about, lifted information from other publications, and accepted gifts in contravention of Lonely Planet's policies.
Adding that few travel writers are able to visit all the places they write about, Kohnstamm said, "They didn't pay me enough to go to Colombia." He, however, admitted accepting travel perks, including discounted hotel rooms and free meals, but "never traded positive editorial coverage for any sort of a freebie."
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