Travel + Leisure Explained

Travel + Leisure
Editor:Jacqui Gifford[1]
Editor Title:Editor-in-Chief
Frequency:Monthly
Total Circulation:984,302[2]
Circulation Year:June 2012
Company:Dotdash Meredith
Firstdate:1937
Country:United States
Based:New York City, New York
Language:English
Issn:0041-2007

Travel + Leisure is a travel magazine based in New York City, New York. Published 12 times a year, it has 4.8 million readers, according to its corporate media kit. It is published by Dotdash Meredith, a subsidiary of IAC, with trademark rights belonging to Travel + Leisure Co., a timeshare company capitally separate from IAC but licensing trademark to. Its main competitor is Condé Nast Traveler.

History

Initially published in 1937 as U.S. Camera and Travel, the magazine later assumed the name Travel + Leisure in 1971.[3] [4] The predecessor titles focused on travel photography. Still, the name change signaled a shift toward travel coverage in general.

The magazine specializes in leisure travel and often features articles written by novelists, poets, artists, designers, and non-travel journalists. It is known for its travel photography and covers featuring models lounging in upscale environments.

Its World's Best Awards, an annual reader survey rating airports, cities, cruise ships, hotels, and islands, have been announced every August since 1995. Votes added by the magazine's readers are taken into consideration to recognize and give out the awards.[5] Other annual features include the T+L 500, a list of the world's top 500 hotels, and America's Favorite Cities, where readers rank U.S. cities in different categories.

Travel + Leisure magazine was purchased from American Express Publishing by Time Inc. (which would later be acquired by Meredith Corporation) on October 1, 2013.[6] [7]

In 2021, Wyndham Destinations acquired Travel + Leisure from Meredith Corporation. The Travel + Leisure magazine is published independently by Dotdash Meredith under a long-term license agreement.[8] Travel + Leisure Co. sells rights to manufacture, market, and sell products bearing the Travel + Leisure trademark to licensees.

International editions

Current and defunct international editions:[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jacqueline Gifford Named New Editor in Chief of Travel + Leisure . adweek . 2014-10-08 .
  2. Web site: eCirc for Consumer Magazines . June 30, 2012 . Alliance for Audited Media. December 2, 2012.
  3. Web site: Top 100 U.S. Magazines by Circulation. PSA Research Center. 4 June 2016.
  4. Web site: Our History. American Express Publishing. 15 February 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20090302075533/http://www.amexpub.com/about.html. 2 March 2009. dead. dmy-all.
  5. Web site: Methodology: How We Conduct the World's Best Awards (2018).
  6. Web site: Media It's Official: Time Inc. Buys AmEx's Food & Wine, Travel & Leisure Magazines. Ad Age. 10 September 2013. Crain Communications. 11 October 2013.
  7. Web site: Meredith Is Buying Time Inc. for $1.8 Billion.
  8. Web site: Wyndham Destinations Acquires Travel + Leisure Brand from Meredith Corporation in Strategic Alliance; Wyndham Destinations to Be Renamed Travel + Leisure Co.. 2021-04-22. investor.travelandleisureco.com. en-US.
  9. Web site: interesting travel articles=. 28 January 2018.
  10. Web site: Bam | Nature Is An Idea | 自然是个概念 . Bam-usa.com . 4 December 2010.
  11. Web site: Kate Joynes-Burgess. Katejb. 4 December 2010.
  12. Web site: Bangkok is No.3 in Travel + Leisure Survey. Nation Multimedia. 15 July 2009. 4 December 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090718224318/http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2009/07/15/travel/travel_30107500.php. 18 July 2009.
  13. Web site: Indiatimes Shopping. Indiatimes. 1 August 2009. 4 December 2010.
  14. Web site: Home . travelandleisureindia.in.