Articles tagged “bbc”

Media and PR

How and Why the BBC Messed Up its Acquisition of Lonely Planet

However BBC Trust wants to apportion the blame, the reality is the management screwed-up badly here: the people who BBC entrusted to make this happen, and the integration, and the the top management it brought in to run it. It should have named names.

Jason Clampet, Skift | 10 years ago

How and Why the BBC Messed Up its Acquisition of Lonely Planet

Airlines

Filming is Under Way for Three-Part BBC Documentary on British Airways

The documentary gives British Airways an opportunity to boost branding and announce new initiatives as the legacy carrier competes with low-cost airlines across Europe.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 11 years ago

Filming is Under Way for Three-Part BBC Documentary on British Airways

Media and PR

Lonely Planet hires CTO from within in first leadership move in post-BBC world

LP has a formidable challenge ahead of it as Google has signified that it wants to own travel and has the resources to reach consumers at every step of the way as well as hire whoever it wants to make this happen.

Jason Clampet, Skift | 11 years ago

Lonely Planet hires CTO from within in first leadership move in post-BBC world

Media and PR

Twitter agrees: BBC screwed up its Lonely Planet business

BBC is taking the heat of a £80m loss in the office and very publicly online, which could lead to guide book acquisitions be approached with greater caution in the future. What are your thoughts on the sale?

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 11 years ago

Media and PR

BBC’s governing body criticizes Lonely Planet sale price for being too low

BBC Worldwide and Lonely Planet moved too slowly on digital, failed on mobile, and didn't anticipate the very rapid decline of guidebook after Kindle and e-readers took off. BBC Trust is right to criticize.

The Daily Telegraph | 11 years ago

Media and PR

BBC confirms sale of Lonely Planet to U.S. billionaire

The most recognizable travel brand in the world just sold for less than half of what it was worth two years ago despite growing revenues. Here's hoping the new ownership will be able to better harness the brand's tremendous value.

Jason Clampet, Skift | 11 years ago

BBC confirms sale of Lonely Planet to U.S. billionaire

Media and PR

Exclusive: BBC selling Lonely Planet to Kentucky cigarette billionaire Brad Kelley

This sale is a headscratcher, but BBC was keen on finding a buyer and looks like Kelley is the most price-elastic buyer it could find. Remains to be seen how the travel market and LP's shrinking-but-loyal userbase responds to this sale.

Rafat Ali, Skift | 11 years ago

Exclusive: BBC selling Lonely Planet to Kentucky cigarette billionaire Brad Kelley

Media and PR

BBC shuts down Lonely Planet’s Thorn Tree forums in pedophilia scare

The best user forum in travel has always battled with trolls. This time, its parent company's own sins are forcing it to take drastic actions where some careful pruning would do.

Skift | 11 years ago

BBC shuts down Lonely Planet’s Thorn Tree forums in pedophilia scare

Media and PR

Has BBC finally made up its mind on selling a stake in Lonely Planet, post Google-Frommers?

The world's largest publisher of English-language guidebooks and one of the most trusted brands in travel would be a prize to any buyer who didn't purchase it in 2007 and wasn't part of a national broadcast empire in the middle of an identity crisis and mired in political scandal.

Rafat Ali, Skift | 11 years ago

Has BBC finally made up its mind on selling a stake in Lonely Planet, post Google-Frommers?

Hotels

Ex-BBC broadcasting office returns to its roots and reopens as a luxury hotel

Inheriting a property’s history is one way to allure guests, especially when it once housed a BCC hub and hunting lodge for European royalty.

John O' Ceallaigh, The Daily Telegraph | 11 years ago