The Lonely Planet co-founder writes: “So many reasons I never want to go there anymore, whether it’s murdering journalists ... Mr Wheeler visited Saudi Arabia in 2002 and Russia in 2013.

Lonely Planet co-founder Tony Wheeler, who has visited more than 170 countries worldwide, has revealed the four destinations he won't be returning to for reasons as diverse as war and bad traffic ...

Tony Wheeler, the co-founder of Lonely Planet, has spent more than 50 years travelling to over 170 countries but says there are four destinations he won't be returning to ...

Lonely Planet's 78-year-old co-founder says he doesn't want to return to Russia, Saudi Arabia, USA and Bali any time soon. The 78-year-old adventurer has put the world’s biggest country at the ...

For many of us, the first thing we do when planning a trip abroad is to look up the place on Lonely Planet – or buy one of the company’s guide books. The publisher has been running since 1973 ...

For many of us, the first thing we do when planning a trip abroad is to look up the place on Lonely Planet – or buy one of the company’s guide books. The publisher has been running since 1973 ...

Lonely Planet's Best In Travel 2025 book crowns the top ten ... Saudi Arabia gets short shrift from Lonely Planet co-founder Tony Wheeler in his latest list of places that he says he has ...