Skift Take
Now that this issue is slowly being solved, will the BBC now speed up the sale process for LonelyPlanet? 2013 may be the year LP will have a new owner.
The controversial closing of Lonely Planet's online Thorn Tree travel forum has entered a new stage, with its re-opening earlier today. It was down for exactly 15 days, closed by its parent BBC around Christmas amidst reports that it took the action because of sexually related threads and other inappropriate language.
For now, the forum has opened with only its most popular sections, and rest will open over the coming weeks,
