Culture+Travel
The award-winning May /June 2008 edition cover, by Emily Crawford.
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| Editor-in-Chief | Robert Michael Poole |
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| Former editors | Kate Sekules, Michael Boodro |
| Categories | Travel, Lifestyle, Art |
| Frequency | Bi-monthly |
| Publisher | Louise Blouin Media |
| Founder | James Truman |
| First issue | October 1, 2006 |
| Final issue | 2014 |
| Country | United States |
| Based in | New York City, New York |
| Language | English |
| Website | www |
| ISSN | 1939-4853 |
Culture+Travel (formerly Culture & Travel) is a travel magazine based in New York City, New York. Published by Louise Blouin Media and founded by former Conde Nast editorial director James Truman, it was launched in 2006 as a bi-monthly print magazine. It was later incorporated into art and lifestyle media Artinfo.com, and relaunched as an online publication in 2014, providing original articles and travel destination guides.
Print editions of its stories appear in both Art+Auction and Modern Painters magazines. Its main competitors are Condé Nast Traveler and Travel + Leisure. The editor-in-chief since 2014 is Robert Michael Poole.
Culture+Travel was launched in 2006, a joint project between James Truman, former head of Conde Nast, and Louise Blouin, a Canadian businesswoman who had created a publishing house of multiple art magazines and books. Truman, originally from Nottingham, England, had wanted to launch an art magazine at Conde Nast, but failed to gain the support of then chief Samuel Irving “Si” Newhouse. Truman subsequently left Conde Nast in January 2005 after 11 years at the publishing house. After meeting Blouin in London, Truman was officially appointed chief executive officer and managing editor of Blouin’s investment holding company LTB Holding in October 2005. He aimed at first to launch a new art and travel magazine in the UK, but relocated to Manhattan where the new title, Culture & Travel, launched in October 2006.
Truman’s editorial vision was to create a "very, very particular take on travel, for people who travel because they’re interested in art, history and culture." The concept was for artists to write articles and for curators to select destinations, rather than hire travel journalists and food critics. The publication began with six full-time staff, with most content provided by well-known freelancers, authors and artists, including award-winning author and screenwriter Peter Feibleman, writer and literary critic William Zinsser, critically acclaimed Irish author Jamie O’Neill, and American architecture critic Herbert Muschamp.
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