National Geographic Traveler is a magazine published by NG Media in Armenia, Belgium, the Netherlands, China, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Germany, Greece, Indonesia, Latin America, Poland, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, and the UK. The US edition was published from 1984 to 2019.
History
National Geographic Traveler was launched as a quarterly publication in the Spring of 1984 by the National Geographic Society under the leadership of president Gilbert M Grosvenor.[2] Vice president for publications Robert L. Breeden oversaw the launch.[3] Joan Tapper was the first editor.[3] The final US print edition appeared in December 2019, with George Stone as editor.[4] In its 35-year run, the US print edition had six editors:
In September 2013, the National Geographic Society formed National Geographic Travel group by consolidating its travel assets, including National Geographic Traveler magazine, National Geographic Expeditions, its travel books, digital travel content, maps, apps and travel community. National Geographic Traveler editor Keith Bellows was named senior vice president of the newly-formed group.[8]
On September 9, 2015, the National Geographic Society announced that it would reorganize its media properties and publications (including National Geographic Traveler) into a new company known as National Geographic Partners LLC. 21st Century Fox paid $725 million to own 73% of this new, for-profit, corporation.[9]
The acquisition of 21st Century Fox by The Walt Disney Company began December 14, 2017 and continued to March 20, 2019.[10] Among other key assets, the acquisition of 21st Century Fox by Disney included a 73% stake in National Geographic Partners (including National Geographic Traveler). As of August 2019 NG Media publishing operations were assumed by Disney Publishing Worldwide. Disney ceased the National Geographic Traveler print edition with the December 2019 issue.
Notable contributors
- Eric Andersen (born 1943), writer
- Wade Davis (born 1953), anthropologist, photographer and writer
- Macduff Everton (born 1947), contributing editor and photographer
- Jennifer Eaton Gökmen (born 1971), writer
- Adrian Kubicki (born 1987), journalist
- Rudy Maxa (born 1949), contributing editor
- Andrew McCarthy (born 1962), editor at large
- Nathan Myhrvold (born 1959), photography
- Howard Norman (born 1949), writer
- Addison O'Dea (born 1979), contributing editor
- Steven Raichlen (born 1953), culinary writer
- Sarah Rose (born 1974), writer
- Kate Russell (born 1968), columnist
- Solomon Shulman (1936–2017), writer
- Annick Smith (born 1936), writer
- John Tierney (born 1953), journalist
- Martyna Wojciechowska (born 1974), editor in chief
- George W Stone, Editor In Chief, Travel Media[11]
External links
References
- AAM: Total Circ for Consumer Magazines 18 April 2014^
- Robert M. Poole. Explorers House Penguin Press, 2004^
- National Geographic to Publish Quarterly 'Traveler' Magazine retrieved 17 January 2022^
- George Stone Appointed Editor-in-Chief, National Geographic Travel National Geographic Partners, 28 January 2016, retrieved 17 January 2022^
- Margaret Hunter. A new trip for Traveler; shaking up the old guard at the Society has raised competition in the travel field again IndexArticles, Folio: The Magazine for Magazine Management, 1 July 2021, retrieved 17 January 2022^
- Arnie Weissmann. Bellows leaves National Geographic Traveler, as another consumer editor moves on www.travelweekly.com, retrieved 17 January 2022^
- National Geographic Traveler Reveals Its New Editor-in-Chief Skift^
- Dennis Schaal, Skift September 4th. National Geographic Forms Travel Group and Keeps Print Central to Strategy Skift, 4 September 2013^
- Paul Farhi. National Geographic gives Fox control of media assets in $725 million deal Washington Post, 9 September 2015^
- Georg Szalai, Paul Bond. Disney Closes $71.3 Billion Fox Deal, Creating Global Content Powerhouse The Hollywood Reporter, 19 March 2019^
- Traveler Staff and Contributors National Geographic Traveller, retrieved 2026-04-20^