Lonely Planet Announces Free WP7 App

You probably all know the travel and trip planning site LonelyPlanet.com by now. Well in 5 days they were able to put together a Windows Phone 7 application that will launch for free in November. “Lonely Planet’s TOP CITIES 2011 is an extract from Lonely Planet’s eagerly awaited sixth annual print edition of BEST IN TRAVEL 2011 – the world’s best trends, destinations, journeys and experiences for the upcoming year published in November 2010.” The feature list is:

• Users can look forward to being taken on spontaneous adventures through our favorite cities by Lonely Planet’s expert authors
• Each of the cities listed in the app links back to more detailed travel planning information, book products and community activity on lonelyplanet.com
• Inspirational travel photography is featured
• One has the ability to shake or slide their way to a new city
• Users who enjoyed the free app will be able to purchase the full printed guide with a simple click through to shop.lonelyplanet.com

Very nice…