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Air France Magazine: Like U.S. In-Flights, Only Fatter and More Artsy
We recently flew Air France between Dulles and Charles de Gaulle, giving me the chance to pore through one more in-flight magazine, the aptly-named Air France Magazine. As it turns out, Air France Magazine is a lot like an American in-flight, only fatter. It's fatter, of course, because every article is published in both French and English, a polite gesture to passengers such as me. But other than that, it seems to cater to the same demographic, rich (or aspirational) travelers obsessed with health, beauty, and duty-free items.
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New 'AFAR' Travel Magazine Promises More Than The Expected
One can never have too many travel magazines; after all, we need something to read while we’re flying to our destination—you know, after the iPhone battery dies. Launching later this month is AFAR, a magazine focused on places and people off the beaten path. The founders are hoping to bring cultural connections and new experiences to the masses, but we’ll have to wait for their inaugural issue to see if they deliver.
They’ll be all about experiential travel at AFAR, and their team will look to hit the Internet in 2010, assuming the magazine hits the newsstand running. Some of their upcoming regular features include: The A(FAR) List, which will reveal destinations around the world that are a little less common than the local state fair, and Spin the Globe, featuring a writer's musings after she's been randomly sent to a location—sounds like something we'd read for sure.
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Travel + Leisure Opening Very Suave Airport Retail Stores
Glossy travel magazine Travel + Leisure, American Express Publishing's upper class answer to Lonely Planet, has decided to enter the retail market and launch stores in several North American airports. The first store opened its doors at Vancouver International last month, just in time for the Olympic hype. Halifax International and JFK are slated for the next two openings, with further stores in the works at Orlando and San Francisco.
The T+L shops, done in partnership with airport newstand brand Hudson News Group, will "sell products aimed at enhancing the travel experience" which means a typical array of luggage—Samsonite, North Face, etc. plus Travel + Leisure's own printed materials, two of the more prominent selections being T+L magazine, of course, and its sister publication Food & Wine. Although we haven't figured out why T+L gets a plus sign and F&W gets the ampersand, we're sure the explanation is very refined and sophisticated.
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Hemispheres Sticks to the Classics, Sky Gets Busy
Airlines have cut out just about every perk imaginable, but for now, you'll still find an in-flight magazine in the seat pocket in front of you, tucked between the barf bag and SkyMall catalog. As a service to those readers who choose airlines based on the quality of their in-flight magazines, Jaunted is publishing a series that takes a look at the flagship magazines from airlines big and small. In the fourth installment, Victor Ozols notices a sharp difference in style between United's Hemispheres and Delta's Sky.
I've recently had the good fortune to get my hands on the April, 2009 issues of both United's Hemispheres magazine and Delta's Sky magazine, and a casual comparison reveals some sharp differences in editorial philosophy. One represents a traditional approach to in-flight reading, while the other seems determined to provide a digital experience in a paper format.
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In-Flight Magazine Extravaganza, Part III: A Double Dose of Continental
Airlines have cut out just about every perk imaginable, but for now, you'll still find an in-flight magazine in the seat pocket in front of you, tucked between the barf bag, emergency procedures card, and SkyMall catalog. As a service to those readers who choose airlines based on the quality of their in-flight magazines, Jaunted is publishing a multi-part series that takes a look at the flagship magazines from airlines big and small. In the third installment, Victor Ozols pores over the December, 2008 and January, 2009 issues of Continental, the in-flight magazine of Continental Airlines.
We flew Continental round-trip to Phoenix from Newark over the holidays, and were rewarded with not one but two issues of their surprisingly high-quality in-flight magazine, which is cleverly titled Continental. I didn't expect too much when I pulled out the December issue (left), with its "Hurricane Fighters" cover. Hey, I'm not saying Houston Mayor Bill White and Judge Ed Emmett aren't sexy as hell, but the cover didn't really "pop," to use the lingo of the graphic designers I know. But once I started thumbing through it, I quickly came to the conclusion that Continental could almost be a "real" travel magazine, escaping the confines of the seat pocket and crawling to the racks at Barnes & Noble under its own power.
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In-Flight Magazine Extravaganza, Part II: Delta Sky
Airlines have cut out just about every perk imaginable, but for now, you'll still find an in-flight magazine in the seat pocket in front of you, tucked between the barf bag, emergency procedures card and the SkyMall catalog. As a service to those readers who choose airlines based on the quality of their in-flight magazines, Jaunted is publishing a multi-part series that takes a look at the flagship reads from airlines big and small. Today, Brendan Spiegel gets hopped up on Delta Sky.
I usually don't spend much time flipping through in-flight mags--SkyMall is my preferred source for ogling unnecessary luxury items I'll never be able to afford. But on a recent Delta shuttle from BWI to Logan, Delta Sky actually grabbed my attention.
The reason was the theme of the November issue, which focuses on my drug of choice: Coffee. I was impressed that the magazine committed itself so fully to the cover subject. Almost every item in the book is java-centric, from notes on Costa Rican coffee tours, to coffee cocktail recipes (note to self: remember to check out Rosa Mexicano's Patron-and-dulce-de-leche concoction) and even a "coffee break" crossword puzzle. This seems like a risky business decision: If a tea drinker picks up Delta Sky this month, you've lost them at hello. But for my caffeine-obsessed self, it was perfect.
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In-Flight Magazine Extravaganza, Part I : American Way
It's an all-too-common scenario. You've made it to your seat, stowed your carry-on bag in the overhead bin, and fastened your seat belt securely when you realize that you've forgotten to bring any reading material. What will you do to pass the time? Don't worry: airlines have cut out just about every perk imaginable, but for now, you'll still find an in-flight magazine in the seat pocket in front of you, tucked between the barf bag, emergency procedures card, and SkyMall catalog. As a service to those readers who choose airlines based on the quality of their in-flight magazines, Jaunted is publishing a multi-part series that takes a look at the flagship magazines from airlines big and small. In the first installment, Victor Ozols pores over the November 15, 2008 issue of American Way, the in-flight magazine of American Airlines.
I'll admit to being a fan of in-flight magazines. Though generally bland and inoffensive, there's a cheerful peppiness inherent to them that makes every flight seem like it's going to Disney World. I nabbed a copy of American Way on a recent trip on American Airlines and found plenty of nifty articles on food, destinations, and quirky attractions. But, as is the case with every in-flight magazine I've ever read, the best part is the route map at the end.
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Business Travel Column Struggling To Maintain Relevancy
Joe Brancatelli is a long-time business traveler, a print media consultant and the guy who writes the Seat 2B column for Portfolio. At least for now, anyway: The magazine recently decided to cut 20 percent of its total staff, scale back its print production schedule to 10 issues a year and chop its web crew from 35 people to 5.
So with the magazine struggling to make good on a rumored $100 million start-up investment, business travel spending on the wane thanks to a global recession and a historic election taking place, you know, right now, what did Joe write about today? Ultra-premium loyalty programs so exclusive you can't even sign up for them.
After a seven-paragraph anecdotal lede, Brancatelli finally starts outlining some of the outrageous perks that travel companies apparently still shower on a small group of guests who, despite being important enough to earn unimaginable coddling from airlines and hotels, still need an extra ego boost. Of course, reading about the "secret societies" won't get you any closer to joining them because "If you have to ask, you don't qualify."
So, what's the point of the article then? We're not 30-year veterans of the publishing industry, but at least we try to be relevant and interesting on a daily basis.
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· Empty Nast Syndrome [NYO]
· It's Nasty over at Conde [NYP]
[Photo of Conde Nast HQ: Tone Walker]
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Russian LCC Travel: Sky Express Launches Express Magazine
Just as other airlines are ditching in-flight magazines because they weigh too much (and secretly, we think, because they know they're full of rubbish), the colorful Russian low-cost carrier Sky Express is just starting one up.
We don't know too much about Sky Express, which flies from a Moscow hub to 11 other Russian cities. Given our own experience with non-low-cost Russian airlines, we're not sure we want to know much.
But in case you want to fly on the cheap around Russia, you'll now be able to read Express Magazine as you do it. The big plan is to revolutionize the Russian in-flight magazine market. If they're talking revolutions, perhaps they're in the right place.
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· Sky Express [Official Site]
· Ink Connects with Sky Express [Peanuts]
· This Week at Emirates: Whither the In-Flight Magazine? [Jaunted]
[Photo: Sky Express]
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This Week at Emirates: Whither The In-Flight Magazine?
We've never been huge fans of in-flight magazines but they do tend to while away a good half an hour or so, or even more on long flights when we're fighting boredom. But flavor-of-the-month Emirates, in their eternal wisdom, has now decided to ditch its in-flight magazine completely.
Apparently this will save them one ton of weight per flight--we get it, lower fuel consumption and less emissions--so they're crowing about both cost and environment savings. Environment? This from the airline which thinks an in-flight shower is a necessity for some passengers?
Problem number two: What will passengers do instead of reading the in-flight mag? Stare at the screen in front of them even after watching all the movies? Hopefully not chat on their cell phones for an extra half hour.
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· Emirates Ditch Their In-Flight Magazine [Travel Rants]
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· Emirates and the In-Flight Shower [Jaunted]
[Photo: TelstarLogistics]
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TimeOut Launches in Kuala Lumpur
The magazine that showed us the ins and outs of New York, London and even Beirut has launched in Kuala Lumpur. TimeOut has been one of the few stand-out travel publications over the years, so we're excited to hear about their new magazine and website featuring this bustling Southeast Asian hub. Now you can fly there on the cheap and know where to go.
TimeOut's KL web site covers happenings and happening spots around the city -- from bookstores to bars, from comedy clubs to clearance sales. It's a great tool for expats and even locals, but what we wish it had is maps; addresses don't mean much to the unfamiliar traveler.
Either way, it's a cool addition. And we'll be looking out for seven more launches from TO in 2008, including titles from Hong Kong, Bangkok and Jakarta.
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· TimeOut KL [Official Site]
· TimeOut launches KL site [Journalism.co.uk]
· KL Travel coverage [Jaunted]
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Romania's Page 5 Girls
There are so many interesting things to see in Romania that we're sure the next Jaunted field trip will just have to go to Dracula's land. To add to the country's natural scenic attractions, Transylvania, the Black Sea coast and an interesting history, there are also the sexy nurses and the marijuana-eating cows. But wait, as they say...there's more.
There are also great-looking Page 5 girls. In fact, the Page 5 girls in Romanian tabloid Libertatea are some of the prettiest around. But they're not happy. The reason is probably obvious already: they want to be Page 3 girls. And they're protesting and threatening to withdraw their services if their section isn't relocated two pages closer to the front. One clever model stated: "It's a lot easier to open the paper to Page 3 then to Page 5." Romania: history, sex, mountains, drugs, and intelligent models. Let's go!
[Photo: jessica louise]
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· Models Face Off Over Picture Placements [All Headline News]
· Sexy Romanian Nurses [Jaunted]
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