As billions of would-be tourists remain at home, cancelling or postponing travel plans, they are not buying guidebooks – nor are they browsing destination websites stuffed with advertising and multimedia material provided by specialist publishers. “The impact of Covid-19 on Lonely Planet has been both swift and severe,” a spokeswoman for the US-based company told The Currency. While the guidebooks and phrasebooks at the core of its business remain safe for now, it has stopped commissioning new titles for other collections, such as children’s books, and has scrapped its monthly magazine. These cuts are translating into redundancies and office closures.…

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