Lonely Planet's Guidebooks Get a Glow Up

Lonely Planet turns 50 this year and, to celebrate, our guidebooks are getting a glow up! Releasing from May 2023, our traditional “bluespine” guides will now feature an all new structure and design.

Based on extensive consumer research, we've identified that today’s travelers are seeking more local content, fresh takes on ways to experience popular hotspots and off-the-beaten track recommendations.

View the new 4 section structure below to discover the new content format and key product features that have been developed to help modern travelers build their perfect trip.

Releasing from May 2023

May 2023

• Portugal 13
• Scotland 12
• Italy 16
• Florence & Tuscany 13
• Friuli Venezia Giulia 1
• Naples, Pompeii & the Amalfi Coast 8
• Sicily 10
• Southern Italy 7

June 2023

• Greece 16
• Crete 8
• Spain 14
• Andalucia 11
• Mallorca 6
• Prague & Czechia 13

July 2023

• Great Britain 15
• England 12
• Devon & Cornwall 6
• Scandinavia 14
• Denmark 9
• Finland 10
• Sweden 8
• Budapest & Hungary 9
• Malta & Gozo 9
• Cambodia 13
• Nepal 12

August 2023

• Vietnam 16
• Texas 6

September 2023

• New Zealand 21
• Fiji 11
• Tahiti & French Polynesia 11
• Borneo 6
• Taiwan 12
• Southwest USA 9
• Florida 10
• Colorado 4
• California 10
• Mexico 18
• Costa Rica 15
• Cancun, Cozumel & the Yucatan 10
• Guatemala 8
• Brazil 13
• Colombia 10
• Chile & Rapa Nui (Easter Island) 12

November 2023

• East Africa 12
• Botswana & Namibia 5
• Egypt 15
• Kenya 11
• Mauritius, Reunion & Seychelles 11
• Morocco 14
• Tanzania 8

December 2023

• Bhutan 8
• Belize 9
• Caribbean Islands 9
• Cuba 11
• Panama 10
• Puerto Rico 8
• Jamaica 9