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| Editor-in-Chief | Jacqui Gifford[1] |
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| Frequency | Monthly |
| Total circulation (2024) | 955,897[2] |
| First issue | 1937 |
| Company | People Inc. |
| Country | United States |
| Based in | New York City,New York |
| Language | English |
| Website | travelandleisure |
| ISSN | 0041-2007 |
Travel + Leisure is atravelmagazine based inNew York City,New York. Published 12 times a year, it has 4.8 million readers, according to its corporate media kit. It is published byPeople Inc., a subsidiary ofIAC, with trademark rights belonging toTravel + Leisure Co., a timeshare company that licenses its trademark to IAC. Its main competitor isCondé Nast Traveler.
Initially published in 1937 asU.S. Camera and Travel, the magazine later assumed the nameTravel + Leisure in 1971.[3][4] The predecessor titles focused ontravel 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 fromAmerican Express Publishing byTime Inc. (which would later be acquired byMeredith Corporation) on October 1, 2013.[6][7]
In 2021, Wyndham Destinations acquired Travel + Leisure from Meredith Corporation. TheTravel + Leisure magazine is published independently by People Inc. 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.[citation needed]
Current and defunct international editions:[9]
