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LonelyPlanet.com adds Personal Travel Websites as select travel service

Oakland, CA (May 5, 2004) - Lonely Planet™, the world's leading independent
travel company, today added Personal Travel Websites as a core travel
service offered to visitors to Lonely Planet's website,
www.lonelyplanet.com. The service is provided and powered by MyTripJournal™
of Vancouver, Canada.

"We are pleased to add to our travel services an innovative product that
allows travelers to record their adventures online. Interested friends,
family and colleagues can participate in the journeys, and the traveler has
a permanent interactive record of the trip," said Julie Yamato, Travel
Services manager for LonelyPlanet.com. "Working with MyTripJournal to
distribute Personal Travel Websites helps us serve the communication needs
of our travelers and those who want to follow virtually in the footsteps of
travelers."

MyTripJournal is a premium set of tools that allows travelers to easily
create a personal website to document their travels and communicate with
family and friends while on the road, as well as archive it for future
interactive viewing and printing. In just a few clicks you can:
* plot your journey on maps you choose with the MyTripJournal
IntelliMap System
* store and display your photos, stories and experiences
* control who views your personal travel website
* automatically alert your friends when an entry is added to your
journal
* download a free permanent archive when your trip ends
* be assured there is no advertising on your website

"MyTripJournal is committed to providing travelers with innovative solutions
that combine state-of-the-art communication tools with its customisable
patent-pending IntelliMap System, all in a 'spam-free' environment," said
Paul Melhus, co-founder of MyTripJournal. "By working with a small number of
key distribution partners, MyTripJournal can accommodate traveler demands
and offer the complete array of MyTripJournal products."

This joint project demonstrates MyTripJournal's continued commitment to
enhance the availability of its Personal Travel Websites. LonelyPlanet.com
is an ideal platform for MyTripJournal's product, as LP.com provides the
world's most comprehensive online source of information and communication
for international travelers.

Visitors to LonelyPlanet.com can create their own 30-day Personal Trip
Website for free. It takes less than five minutes, no credit card is
required and there is no obligation.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:

Julie Yamato, Travel Services Manager
Julie.Yamato@LonelyPlanet.com or 510-893-8556 ext. 157

Dan Parlow, Co-founder, MyTripJournal.com
dparlow@MyTripJournal.com or 604-728-5500

About Lonely Planet
Lonely Planet creates and delivers the most compelling and comprehensive
travel content in the world, giving travelers trustworthy information,
engaging opinions, powerful images and informed perspectives on destinations
around the globe. While known primarily for its 600+ travel guidebooks
published in 15 languages, Lonely Planet also offers an award-winning
website, photographic image library, television production and distribution
and digital travel content licensing. With a global staff of over 400,
Lonely Planet is headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, and has regional
offices in Paris, London and the San Francisco Bay Area. For more
information about Lonely Planet, visit our website at www.lonelyplanet.com.