US. Hudson Group and Travel + Leisure, a leading travel magazine published by American Express Publishing Corporation, have jointly launched a new travel retail concept called Travel + Leisure.
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With its new retail space, Travel + Leisure now has another touchpoint to engage and service its readers |
The concept made its debut on 18 June with the first store opening at Vancouver International Airport. Additional stores are opening soon in Halifax International Airport and JFK International Airport (Terminal 2). New Hudson retail Galleries in Sanford Orlando and San Francisco International airports will feature Travel + Leisure stores-within-stores.
Travel + Leisure stores offer products aimed at enhancing the travel experience such as luggage and travel accessories, along with convenient printed materials, such as local maps and travel guides. They will also offer current editions of Travel + Leisure magazine and its sister publication, Food & Wine.
Luggage brands will vary by location and include a selection from Tumi, Samsonite, North Face, Burton, Crumpler, Eagle Creek, Jack Georges, Manhattan Portage, T-Tech and Timbuk2.
The store will also sell books from Travel + Leisure and Food & Wine, including T+L 100 Greatest Trips, T+L World’s Greatest Hotels, T+L Unexpected Italy, T+L Unexpected France, F&W Cocktail Guide, and F&W Wine Guide.
“The Travel + Leisure concept grew out of Hudson’s relationship with the magazine publishing industry through our news-stand Hudson News, which sells millions of books and magazines each year,” explained Hudson Group Executive Vice President of Marketing Hope Remoundos.
“Hudson has successfully partnered with TV networks in the past, in our CNN Newsstand and CMT Loot stores. But this marks our first partnership with a magazine. We are delighted to take this step with such a strong market presence as American Express Publishing’s Travel + Leisure brand,” Remoundos added.
“As the first magazine brand to have its own signature retail space with Hudson Group, Travel + Leisure now has another touchpoint to engage and service our readers. It also provides us with unique marketing opportunities that we can share with our advertising partners,” said Travel + Leisure Vice President and Publisher JP Kyrillos.
About Travel + Leisure
Travel + Leisure and its website www.travelandleisure.com aim to fuse expert reporting on style, culture, food, and design with photography “to transport its readers to the places – and the experiences – that matter most”. The publication claims to have the largest and most affluent audience of any travel magazine. Travel + Leisure has a network of international editions, including Travel + Leisure Mexico, Travel + Leisure Australia/New Zealand, Travel + Leisure Turkey, Travel + Leisure China, Travel + Leisure South Asia, and Travel + Leisure Southeast Asia.
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