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With snow and freezing conditions – aka ‘snowmageddon’ – stranding people in the US and Canada, Lonely Planet has made 13 of its US & Canada iPhone City Guides free to travelers. That way, even if the snow has trapped you, you can at least explore the city you’re in – or use the guide to get practical info on the ground.

The 13 guides will be free in the iTunes App Store from 6pm PST on Tuesday, February 1st to 6pm PST Friday, February 4th 2011. Here are the cities available for free download:

•         San Francisco
•         New York City
•         Boston
•         Washington DC
•         Chicago
•         Seattle
•         New Orleans
•         Vancouver
•         Las Vegas
•         Miami
•         Toronto
•         Los Angeles
•         Montreal

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1. February 3, 2011 ashmantoronto Report this comment

   Thanks Lonely Planet!

2. February 3, 2011 manonthelam Report this comment

   These are awesome! Thanks!!

3. February 3, 2011 sanctuary2 Report this comment

   Thanks! BUT Montreal link leads to Amsterdam.

4. February 3, 2011 Andy Murdock Report this comment

   Thanks for catching that – we’ve fixed the Montreal link now.

5. February 3, 2011 midwestdiva Report this comment

   I have been trying to grab it on my phone but it keeps saying “An unknown error has occurred.” :(

6. February 3, 2011 Jane Nethercote Report this comment

   Hi midwestdiva – are you able to tell us the nature of the specific problem? I’ll try and find out what could be happening. Jane.

7. February 3, 2011 anyssen Report this comment

   I love the LP guides. Any for Droid?

8. February 4, 2011 sanctuary2 Report this comment

   Apple’s iTunes terms and conditions refer to “auto-renewal” of “subscriptions.” You must accept these terms and conditions before downloading the Lonely Planet guides. It’s great that you’re offering them for free for a limited time, but can these guides auto-renew and be billed to the credit card # that the user has on file with Apple?

9. February 4, 2011 Jane Nethercote Report this comment

   Thanks sanctuary2. You won’t be charged in future for the app.

   This is a standard ‘re-agreement’ to Apple’s latest Terms and Conditions that they make users click ‘I Agree’ to every now and again and which, in this case, includes stuff about subscription services.

   Our apps are not subscription based, and no, users downloading our free apps (or paid apps) will not incur any charges later on down the track.

10. February 4, 2011 vivekw Report this comment

    @anyssen – we do have Compass guides (http://www.lonelyplanet.com/mobile/android/) and phrasebooks (http://www.lonelyplanet.com/mobile/android/phrasebooks.php) for Android. Unfortunately, they’re not included in the free offering currently.