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Tony Wheeler
He is envied by rival publishers and revered by low-budget travelers, who regard his books as bibles and Tony as god.
- Esquire Magazine
As the founder and principal author of Lonely Planet Publications, Tony Wheeler's advice is sought after by independent travelers all over the world. New York Times Magazine recently called him "the trailblazing Patron saint of the world's backpackers and adventure travelers" (June 30, 1996). In Travel & Leisure's 25th Anniversary Issue (September 1996), Tony was included in the "What's Ahead" feature as one of the people who has changed the way the world travels.
Tony has written a number of Lonely Planet books including: Bali & Lombok, Britain, California & Nevada, Cambodia, Dublin city guide, India, Ireland, Japan, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Papua New Guinea, Paris city guide, Rarotonga & the Cook Islands, San Francisco city guide, Singapore city guide, South-East Asia on a shoestring, Sri Lanka, Tahiti & the French Polynesia, and Western Europe on a shoestring.
On the research strategy employed by Lonely Planet, Tony says, "At Lonely Planet we like to say that our writers go to the end of the road. And they had damn well better. Because I go to the end of the road."
Tony Wheeler and Lonely Planet have been featured in Esquire, The New York Times Magazine, Forbes, Smithsonian, Qantas In-flight Magazine, the San Francisco Examiner and Travel & Leisure.
Read Tony Wheeler's work online:
Excerpt from Chasing Rickshaws
Excerpt from Time & Tide
