Lonely Planet Australia in move to London

Publication Date: Thu, 12/05/2011 - 09:30 Lonely Planet is to move some operations to London at the same time as making 70 staff redundant in Australia. Staff at the Lonely Planet office in Melbourne have been told a large part of the company's web operations are moving to the UK following weakening sales and the current strength of the Australian currency. The company will keep its headquarters in Melbourne but the head of digital media and brand development, Dominic Rowell, will move to London. read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2011-05-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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