LONELY PLANET’S TOP 10 REGIONS 2010

SOUTHWEST WESTERN AUSTRALIA

LONELY PLANET’S BEST IN TRAVEL 2010

Lonely Planet has chosen Southwest Western Australia as one of the world’s Top 10
Regions for next year in LONELY PLANET’S BEST IN TRAVEL 2010.

BEST IN TRAVEL 2010 is Lonely Planet’s fifth eagerly-awaited annual collection of the
best places to go and the best things to do around the world for the year ahead.

As one of the Top 10 Regions to visit in 2010, Southwest Western Australia “offers
variety in spades,” Lonely Planet’s book says. “Well-heeled Perth weekenders make the
three-hour trek from the big city to the gourmet paradise of Margaret River; families hit
the Busselton beaches; walkers make for the tracks and trails that join Cape Naturaliste and
Cape Leeuwin.”

“While word is out about the southwest,” the book says, “distance still dissuades
many Aussie east-coasters – take the opportunity to make it here before they do.”
However, Lonely Planet does acknowledge that “old-timers mutter darkly about ongoing
development. Many locals have been priced out of the housing market and fear for a sustainable future for the region.”

To order Lonely Planet's Best in Travel 2010 go to www.lonelyplanet.com