Vagabond (magazine) explained

Vagabond
Editor:Fredrik Brändström
Editor Title:Editor-in-chief in Sweden
Category:Travel magazine
Frequency:Monthly
Circulation:20,100 (2014)
Publisher:Egmont Publishing AB
Company:Egmont Group
Country:Sweden
Based:Stockholm
Language:Swedish
Website:Vagabond

Vagabond is a travel magazine published in Sweden, Norway and Denmark. The magazine is one of the earliest travel magazines in the Scandinavia and publishes travel-related articles.

History and profile

Vagabond was started in 1987.[1] The swedish magazine is owned by Egmont Group and is published by Egmont Publishing AB, a subsidiary of the group, on a monthly basis.[1] [2] Its headquarters is in Stockholm.[2] [3] Fredrik Brändström is the editor-in-chief of the magazine which is also distributed in Finland in Swedish.[4] The Norwegian magazine is owned and published by Vagabond Forlag AS, a private publishing house with headquarters is Oslo, Norway. Julie Luneborg is the editor-in-chief of the magazine. Vagabond is also published in Denmark.

During its initial phase its target audience was backpackers, who visit foreign countries in a low-cost way, but later Vagabond began to target more affluent readers.[5] The magazine encourages its readers to meet local people in their daily life.[5]

In 2014 the circulation of Vagabond was 20,100 copies.[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Vagabond. Egmont Publishing. 2 May 2015.
  2. Web site: Vagabond (Sweden). Publicitas. 2 May 2015.
  3. Web site: Vagabond interior by Smånsk. De zeen Magazine. 2 May 2015. 20 October 2008.
  4. Web site: Vagabond, Resemagasinet. Sveriges Tidskrifter. 2 May 2015. Swedish.
  5. Book: Emilia Ljungberg. Global Lifestyles. 2012. Lund University. Gothenburg. 2 May 2015. Ph. D. Thesis.