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Wanderlust’s 30th anniversary special and largest ever issue, is out now! We look back at Wanderlust through the years and look ahead to what the next 30 years will bring…with views from over 60 contributors. Sixty years on from Martin Luther King’s ‘I have a dream…’ speech, journalist and professor Lynn Brown explores the Capital Region; author and travel writer Peter Moore travels to little-visited Sierra Leone; and Francophile and travel writer Katja Gaskell uncovers the French regions and cities that inspired Impressionist art. Founding editor Lyn Hughes delves into Bosnia, and Editor-in-Chief Georgios Kipouros, takes a journey through Bhutan, a nation keeping tradition, sustainability and, above all, happiness at the heart of life. PLUS…the vibrant Chilean cities of Santiago and Valparaiso; Singapore cultural stays; safeguarding Queensland’s Great Barrier Reef; Trogit, Croatia’s medieval island city; the world-class museums of Madrid; the traditional Māori cooking method of Hāngī…and much more.   A special thanks go out to our contributors and partners as always… Jocelyn Tan, Shafik Meghji, Megan Eaves, Gary Noakes, Meera Dattani, Radhika Aligh, Rewi Spraggon, Jessica Wynne Lockhard, Sherry Rupert, John Darlington, tamara hinson, Elliot Wellsteed-Crook, Katie McGonagle, Karen Edwards, Rhodri Andrews, Mary Novakovich, Martin Symington, Dana Facaros, Robin McKelvie, Paul Bloomfield, James Draven, Jenny Southan, Holly Tuppen and Jessica Nabongo Not In The Guidebooks, SalzburgerLand Tourismus GmbH, VentureSail Holidays, Capital Region USA, Tourism and Events Queensland, VISIT FLORIDA, Visit Orlando, The Palm Beaches, TransIndus, ONLINE Visit Kingdom of Bhutan, Intrepid Travel, USAID Developing Sustainable Tourism in Bosnia & Herzegovina (Turizam), Atout France - The France Tourism Development Agency, Normandy Tourisme, Office de Tourisme d'Aix-en-Provence, Sierra Leone Tourism Board, Visit Scotland, Visit Croatia, Visit Singapore

The October/November issue of Wanderlust is out now, taking you yet again around the world in 260 pages! Our cover story on the USA’s travel secrets uncovers 52 little-known travel experiences across the States, from stargazing in off-the-radar national parks to small towns rich in art, music and heritage. Further still, our North American editor Jacqui Agate’s discovers Hawai’i through an Indigenous prism while Emma Thomson joins storm chasers across the Great Plains! Also inside: We celebrate 200 years of modern train travel with the best rail adventures for 2025; Editor-in-Chief Georgios Kipouros takes the slow route across the ancient fjords of West Greenland; Yvonne Gordon uncovers the heritage highlights of Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way on its ten year anniversary; Pat Yale traces the path of explorer Gertrude Bell through Turkey’s Abdin region; Phoebe Smith (FRGS) offers insight into what a multi-generational trip across South-East Asia can look like, plus so much more! VISIT USA ASSOCIATION (UK) State of Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism Visit Greenland Tourism Ireland Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism Greek National Tourism Organisation Malta Tourism Authority Gambia Tourism Board Qatar Tourism Visit Isle of Man

📢 Over 100,000 readers have already voted in the Wanderlust Reader Travel Awards 📢   Celebrating the most desirable destinations, tour operators and airlines, more than 2 million votes have been cast in total across 22 categories in the 23rd Edition of our reader Awards, with over a month still to go until voting closes!   The winners will be unveiled in a spectacular ceremony at The Tate Modern on Wednesday 6 November, hosted by the inimitable Jack Whitehall.   The 2024 Awards are supported by Headline Partner Visit Costa Rica plus Tour Operator Partner Exodus Adventure Travels, Insurance Partner The True Traveller, Airline Partner LATAM Airlines and Event Partner ITB Berlin   A special warm thank you also to our prize partners, offering over £70,000 worth of travel adventures (and also benefiting from a remarkable 87% opt-ins for their own contact channels!). Qatar Airways Cox & Kings HX Hurtigruten Expeditions Journeyscape Exodus Adventure Travels KE Adventure Travel Discover the World Intrepid Travel   ⏰ Voting closes on the 29th of October⏰   If you made the shortlist – good luck and remember there’s still time to share the word! Cast your vote now: https://lnkd.in/eznKNPWe

The August/September issue of Wanderlust has arrived, with our captivating cover celebrating our 2024 Destination of the Year, South Korea!    In this special issue, we help readers ride the Korean Hallyu wave with a 16-page trip planner, as well as highlighting the country’s top culture-filled stays and mouthwatering cuisine, beyond kimchi.    But that’s not all: As all eyes turn to the Paris Olympics, we discover some of the best ways to actively explore France’s great outdoors; Founding Editor Lyn Hughes explores the ancient rainforests of Sabah encountering its iconic wildlife; Editor-in-Chief Georgios Kipouros heads to little-visited Moldova to uncover its revitalised capital, monasteries and wine culture; while Mark Stratton looks to the heavens in Peru to experience a world that existed long before the Inca citadels.    And there's much more: Jacqui Agate slows down in the great outdoors of Washington State, Jessica Reid meets the thriving communities of NSW’s Sapphire Coast and beyond, and we dig deep into Jersey’s Channel Island secrets. Nicola Williams Paul Stafford Katie Scott Robyn Wilson Karen Edwards Korea Tourism Organization Destination New South Wales State of Washington Tourism Tourspain Arkansas Tourism MeetInNorway - Visit Norway Zambia Tourism Agency Sabah Tourism Board Visit Jersey National Inbound and Domestic Tourism Association of Moldova (ANTRIM) Atout France - The France Tourism Development Agency Madagascar National Tourism Board

Wanderlust’s 2024 Travel Green List returns in the June/July issue of Wanderlust, out today. A year on from our first look at the good being done in sustainable travel, we celebrate more people, places and projects making a difference around the world. Spearheaded by Wanderlust’s Sustainability Editor at Large Ketti Wilhelm, the Travel Green List is packed with a variety of trailblazing initiatives that we hope will inspire travellers to make powerful choices on their future trips. Lake Louise in Banff National Park is this issue’s captivating cover star and introduces our Alberta trip planner. This feature assists travellers in plotting their perfect route across this multifaceted Canadian province, going beyond the peaks and glaciers of the Rockies. Also in this issue: We seek out the Caribbean’s nature secrets; Andrew Eames explores the landscapes of Germany, 250 years on since the birth of the artist Caspar David Friedrich; Editor-in-Chief Georgios Kipouros untangles the influences that made Java Indonesia’s cultural centre; Special Features Assistant Editor Laura Field journeys to Valencia, 2024’s European Green Capital, North America Editor Jacqui Agate learns the backstory of Virginia’s Historic Triangle from Indigenous and Black voices, plus so much more! Lyn Hughes Mark Stratton Lebawit Lily Girma Karen Edwards Travel Alberta Destination Canada Tourspain German National Tourist Board Bamboo Travel Virginia Tourism Corporation Brand USA Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) Atout France - The France Tourism Development Agency Taiwan Tourism Administration

The April/May issue of Wanderlust is out now!   Our striking cover – captured inside Admont Abbey Library in Austria – introduces us to not one but two of this issue’s main features. The first being our trip planner to Austria, helping our readers plot their perfect route through a country of cultured cities, vine-filled countryside and Alpine grandeur. The second feature celebrates the world’s most beautiful libraries, where each architectural masterpiece tells its own spellbinding story.    Also in this issue: Wildlife presenter Kate Humble views Tanzania’s grassland from a new angle as she takes to the skies for the first-ever trans-Serengeti balloon trip; we tune into the sounds of the United States by speaking with local experts on its rich music history; editor-in-chief Georgios Kipouros delves into the customs and traditions of New Caledonia’s Indigenous Kanak communities; digital editor Jessica Reid heads to up-and-coming Albania to seek out its historic towns and protected rural areas; founding editor Lyn Hughes experiences the Indigenous history of Saskatchewan, and finally, Emma Thomson discovers how Europe’s new Capitals of Culture (Tartu, Bad Ischl, Bodø) are making a positive impact on their communities.   PLUS plenty more to inspire your travels for summer 2024 and beyond!   Rudolf Abraham Jacquie Agate Norby López Granda @Qin Xie Elliot Wellsteed-Crook Laura French Richard Constantine Arghiris Paul Bloomfield Suzy Pope Karen Edwards VISIT USA ASSOCIATION (UK) Intrepid Travel Destination Canada Österreich Werbung / Austrian National Tourist Office MeetInNorway - Visit Norway Visit Estonia Tourism Australia VisitEngland

The February/March issue of Wanderlust is out now! Inside we reveal our much-anticipated Travel Hot List for 2024: from tracking gorillas in the Congo Basin to chasing K-culture in South Korea, our editors have carefully chosen 24 dream destinations to visit in the year ahead!   The vibrant coral reefs of Fiji are this issue’s cover star and invite you to dive into a nation harnessing cultural tourism to keep the traditional ways of iTaukei communities alive and offer a greener way of travelling the archipelago.   Also in this issue: Juliet Rix heads to Malta to unravel the story of artist Caravaggio’s crucial later years, Robin-Lee Francke explores Nelson Mandela’s Cape Town, editor-in-chief Georgios Kipouros wanders the glamorous mansions and mills of the American Gilded Age in Rhode Island, and founding editor Lyn Hughes explores Tobago’s conservation secrets. Further reading includes an exclusive interview with Simon Reeve on his new Wilderness series, Emma Thomson learns why homestays in Hagi offer a chance to see a different side of Japan, and Phoebe Smith (FRGS) hopes for sightings of the mythical narwhal in the icy fjords of Baffin Island in Canada.   Here’s to a 2024 full of unique and memorable travel experiences! Lynn Brown William Gray Sherry Rupert Mark Stratton Ketti Wilhelm Sean Connolly Debbie Ward Sue Watt Alexander Robinson Jessica Reid Tourism Fiji VISIT USA ASSOCIATION (UK) Ministry of Tourism, Culture and the Arts- Trinidad and Tobago Japan National Tourism Organization Destination Canada Visit Sweden VisitEngland

At the recent 2023 PPA Independent Publisher Awards we had the honour of winning the much-coveted ‘Cover of the Year’ Award, for our invigorating April/May issue! The PPA Judging Board commented ‘there was one standout winner [among the 10 nominees] here, a brand that really knows its market with a very clear strategy, excellently executed.’ When choosing the cover image, Wanderlust Travel Media Editor in Chief Georgios Kipouros pondered: ‘Our April/May issue had to serve a dual purpose: first to highlight our comprehensive travel planner for reader-favourite Costa Rica, and then to introduce our first ever Travel Green List, celebrating champions of sustainability in tourism worldwide. What better way to combine the two than transporting our readers to the pristine Costa Rican rainforest, where they can experience one of nature's most beautiful creatures, the toucan? Costa Rica, widely regarded as a pioneer in developing sustainable tourism paradigms, is fortunate to have 6 toucan species and even better, most are quite easy to spot!’ Visit Costa Rica World Travel Market (WTM) London

On Tuesday 7th November, hundreds of the world’s foremost travel leaders convened at The British Museum for the 22nd Wanderlust Travel Awards, coinciding with our 30th anniversary! In the months running up to the awards, we received over 91,000 votes, cast by Wanderlust magazine and newsletter readers, which saw destination winners including Australia, Croatia, Cape Town, Seville, Cuba, the Greek Islands, Saudi Arabia, Ireland, and British Columbia. Wanderlust Editor in Chief Georgios Kipouros outlined the future vision and reiterated the distinct ethos of the brand while Wanderlust Founding Editor Lyn Hughes highlighted the importance of tour operators in our 3-decade journey. Tour Operator category winners included Audley, Intrepid, Exodus, Trailfinders and Journey Latin America. The full results can be found here: https://lnkd.in/e957u29t For Press Release, bespoke quotes, and images/videos, please contact christina.mullett@wanderlust.co.uk We would like to thank our event partners ENIT - Italian National Tourist Board UK & Ireland, The True Traveller, Al Balad Development Company, and World Travel Market (WTM) London for their support in making this special evening possible. Thank you to all those who attended last night, and congratulations to all our winners.