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| frequency = 4 per year-1984-1988<br />6 per year-1989-1998<br />8 per year-1998-2016<br />6 per year-2016-2019<br />
| total_circulation = 735,453 <ref>{{cite web |title=AAM: Total Circ for Consumer Magazines |url=http://abcas3.auditedmedia.com/ecirc/magtitlesearch.asp |website= |date=18 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140418200356/http://abcas3.auditedmedia.com/ecirc/magtitlesearch.asp |archive-date=18 April 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
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| firstdate = Spring, 1984<br />
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| company = [[National Geographic Partners|NG Media]]<br />([[Disney Publishing Worldwide]])<br />
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'''''National Geographic Traveler''''' is a magazine published by [[National Geographic Partners|NG Media]] in [[Armenia]], [[Belgium]], the [[Netherlands]], [[China]], [[Croatia]], the [[Czech Republic]], [[Germany]], [[Greece]], [[Indonesia]], [[Latin America]], [[Israel]], [[Poland]], [[Romania]], [[Slovenia]], [[Spain]] and the [[UK]]. The US edition was published from 1984 to 2019.<br />
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==History==<br />
''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|Gilbert M Grosvenor]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Poole |first1=Robert M. |title=Explorers House |date=2004 |publisher=Penguin Press |location=New York |isbn=1594200327 |page=281}}</ref> Vice president for publications, [[Robert L. Breeden]] oversaw the launch.<ref name="National Geographic">{{cite news |title=National Geographic to Publish Quarterly 'Traveler' Magazine |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/business/1983/11/21/national-geographic-to-publish-quarterly-traveler-magazine/06139c42-6ad0-47cb-b9b1-2959d33fcc26/ |access-date=17 January 2022}}</ref> Joan Tapper was the first editor.<ref name="National Geographic"/> The final US print edition appeared in December, 2019 with George Stone as editor.<ref>{{cite web |title=George Stone Appointed Editor-in-Chief, National Geographic Travel |url=https://nationalgeographicpartners.com/2016/01/george-stone-appointed-editor-in-chief-travel/ |website=National Geographic Partners |access-date=17 January 2022 |date=28 January 2016}}</ref> In its 35-year run, the US print edition had six editors:<br />
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* Joan Tapper, 1984-1989<br />
* Richard Busch, 1988-1998 <ref>{{cite web |last1=Hunter |first1=Margaret |title=A new trip for Traveler; shaking up the old guard at the Society has raised competition in the travel field again |url=https://indexarticles.com/business/folio-the-magazine-for-magazine-management/the-magazine-for-magazine-management-a-new-trip-for-traveler-shaking-up-the-old-guard-at-the-society-has-raised-competition-in-the-travel-field-again/ |website=IndexArticles |publisher=Folio: The Magazine for Magazine Management |access-date=17 January 2022 |date=1 July 2021}}</ref><br />
* Keith Bellows, 1998-2015 <ref name="Bellows leaves">{{cite web |last1=Weissmann |first1=Arnie |title=Bellows leaves National Geographic Traveler, as another consumer editor moves on |url=http://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Travel-Agent-Issues/Bellows-leaves-National-Geographic-Traveler |website=www.travelweekly.com |access-date=17 January 2022 |language=en}}</ref><br />
* ''Norie Quintos, Acting Editor'', 2015 <ref name="Bellows leaves"/><br />
* Maggie Zackowitz, 2015-2016 <ref name="skift">{{cite news |url=http://skift.com/2015/04/29/exclusive-national-geographic-travelers-new-editor-in-chief-is-digital-expert-and-brand-veteran/|title=National Geographic Traveler Reveals Its New Editor-in-Chief|work=Skift}}</ref><br />
* George Stone, 2016-2019<br />
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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.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Schaal |first1=Dennis |last2=September 4th |first2=Skift |title=National Geographic Forms Travel Group and Keeps Print Central to Strategy |url=https://skift.com/2013/09/04/national-geographic-forms-travel-group-and-keeps-print-central-to-strategy/ |website=Skift |date=4 September 2013}}</ref><br />
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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|National Geographic Partners LLC]]. [[21st Century Fox]] paid $725 million to own 73% of this new, for-profit, corporation.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Farhi |first1=Paul |title=National Geographic gives Fox control of media assets in $725 million deal |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/national-geographic-magazine-shifts-to-for-profit-status-with-fox-partnership/2015/09/09/7c9f034e-56f0-11e5-8bb1-b488d231bba2_story.html |newspaper=Washington Post |date=9 September 2015}}</ref><br />
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The acquisition of 21st Century Fox by The Walt Disney Company began December 14, 2017 and continued to March 20, 2019.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Szalai |first1=Georg |last2=Bond |first2=Paul |title=Disney Closes $71.3 Billion Fox Deal, Creating Global Content Powerhouse |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/disney-closes-fox-deal-creating-global-content-powerhouse-1174498/ |website=The Hollywood Reporter |date=19 March 2019}}</ref> 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.<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/travel/ Official ''National Geographic Traveller (UK)'' website]<br />
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