Case Study: Lonely Planet achieves offline map support and improved traveler discovery with Mapbox

Lonely Planet - Customer Case Study

Lonely Planet, the decades-old travel publisher known for hand-drawn maps, needed to bring that same curated, local-first experience to mobile while solving discovery and navigation challenges for travelers—especially where connectivity is limited. They needed maps that not only highlighted areas of interest but also worked offline and integrated seamlessly across their apps.

Using Mapbox, Lonely Planet plots points of interest in its Trips app and provides turn-by-turn access in its Guides app, delivering custom, high-quality maps and offline functionality. The result: offline maps and map features are cited by over 90% of Guides users as a reason they use the app, helping travelers discover destinations and navigate like a local.

Lonely Planet

Diego Jiménez

Head of Mobile Product & Design