The Lonely Planet travel guide puts Derry fourth, behind San Francisco, Amsterdam, and the Indian city of Hyderabad.
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Neil Wilson has co-authored the Lonely Planet Czech and Slovak Republics guidebook.
The Lonely Planet Chinese Translator app is similar but has the advantage of being entirely offline with a dictionary tailored to the needs of travelers.
Derry's City of Culture year was a major reason for its fourth placing in the Lonely Planet list, but Tom Hall said there were other considerations.
BBC: Londonderry 'world's fourth best city to visit' in 2013
The Lonely Planet suffered from the prolonged global recession and the Australian dollar appreciating to 58% against the UK pound - 80% of Lonely Planet's revenues are generated from foreign currency.
Amy Gigi Alexander is a writer of memoir and fiction, whose work has appeared in World Hum and AlterNet, and is forthcoming in The Nervous Breakdown and the Lonely Planet anthology An Innocent Abroad.
Three years ago, a BBC Trust report said the "scale and nature of the Lonely Planet acquisition" would not be considered again but at the time, it said that Lonely Planet would not be sold off.
Rival travel writer Mike Parker who has settled in Aberystwyth, also leapt to the defence of the mid Wales town which the Lonely Planet guide labels as "rather stuffy and old fashioned - a wannabe seaside resort".
Women wave from street stalls adorned with pictures stolen from the pages of Lonely Planet, the popular backpacker guide.
Tahir Shah was in Namibia researching an upcoming story on the country for Lonely Planet Magazine.
The Florida Keys, a 113-mile-long chain of islands, is one of the five suggestions in Lonely Planet's top five day trips from Miami, but the laid-back streets feel more like they belong in the Caribbean.
Tom Hall of the travel guide publisher, Lonely Planet, said travel companies would put in place contingency plans when they knew the strike dates, such as scheduling flying from alternative airports.
Sara Benson's "Mini guide to Las Vegas" from the BBC's Lonely Planet Magazine is a good primer.
Rory Goulding is the editorial assistant at Lonely Planet Magazine.
Oliver Smith is a journalist who was named AITO Young Travel Writer of the Year for his article In Search of Lawrence's Arabia, in the May issue of Lonely Planet Magazine.
"We've stayed well away from Copacabana and the beach areas at night because of Lonely Planet, " said Sestic, referring to the famous backpackers' guidebook.
The best starting point is " Lonely Planet's top 10 Hawaiian vistas", a survey of the best spots across Maui , O'ahu and the Big Island where you will take the obligatory perfect photo and explore from there.
"Many people are surprised to find that there's a stylish downtown district, a thriving nightlife scene and even some residents who don't dress up like pirates during the day, " says Lonely Planet.
With the help of Shawn Low, travel editor of Lonely Planet's Asia Pacific edition, we highlight some of the must-see Singaporean sights for those with a few spare hours between flights, whatever the time of the day.
With the Santiago business traveler in mind, CNN asked Lonely Planet's Bridget Gleeson, co- author of Lonely Planet Chile and Easter Island Travel Guide, to lend her expertise in selecting the city's best spots.
In addition, if you are not sure how long your stay will be, Lonely Planet advises asking for the maximum amount of time: three months.
It is not easy to find critics of the new design - most guides seem to agree with London's Lonely Planet Guide that it has undergone "a remarkable transformation", making it easier to appreciate the buildings flanking it.
The article 'Going to the chapel' was published in partnership with Lonely Planet.
The article 'Going underground at the Colosseum' was published in partnership with Lonely Planet.
The article 'Tanzania without the crowds' was published in partnership with Lonely Planet.
The article 'Eat your way around the Cotswolds' was published in partnership with Lonely Planet.
The article 'The cheapest sightseeing tour in the world' was published in partnership with Lonely Planet.
Dan Savery Raz is co-author of Lonely Planet's Israel and the Palestinian Territories guide.
The article 'The Recoleta Cemetery: silent theatre and city of the dead' was published in partnership with Lonely Planet.
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