Lonely Planet will layoff a significant number of employees in multiple locations. The company said “its operations in London and Melbourne [will] close almost entirely, with impacts in other Lonely Planet locations around the world,” according to communications manager Adam Bennett. Managing director for publishing Piers Pickard said in an email seen by Books+Publisher that “significant numbers of roles are affected globally.” A source tells the Sydney Morning Herald that “up to 80 people would lose their jobs in Australia, ” with only three people said to be retained there. And “according to Pickard, staff in Dublin, London, Melbourne and […]
