Northstar Travel Media Launches Travel Weekly PLUS

SECAUCUS, N.J., Oct. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Northstar Travel Media is extending the 54-year history of Travel Weekly's success as the industry's leading B2B media brand with the introduction of Travel Weekly PLUS.

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Travel Weekly PLUS launches Oct. 3 as a weekly paid-subscription digital publication for senior-level executives and decision makers across all industry verticals including cruise, hospitality, aviation, tour operators, car rental, technology, distribution (retail and online) and destination management.

The proprietary content in Travel Weekly PLUS will feature illuminating analysis, fresh perspectives, and compelling commentary and case studies from executives, experts and innovators inside and outside of the travel industry.  

"We have been encouraged by business owners and high-level executives in the industry to launch something that complements the ongoing news, opinion and research in Travel Weekly," said Northstar Travel Group senior vice president/editorial director Arnie Weissmann.  "With Travel Weekly PLUS, we've created a platform that will give sophisticated business people a deep dive on issues that are especially relevant and important to them."

"Travel Weekly PLUS is uniquely positioned to support the executives and decision makers who are shaping the direction of the U.S. travel industry," added Bob Sullivan, executive vice president of Northstar's Travel Group. "Its thought-provoking insights will provide essential intelligence in an increasingly competitive environment."  

Travel Weekly PLUS developer and Editor-in-Chief Diane Merlino has been involved with the travel industry as an editor, reporter and media innovator for more than 25 years. She has held previous positions as Editor-in Chief of www.travelmarketreport.com, Editor-in Chief of Travel Professional magazine, and Editorial Director of the Retail Travel Group at Miller Freeman. She was also lead reporter on the startup of Business Travel News and subsequently worked as Editorial Director of Leisure Travel News. Her first journalism job in travel was as a reporter for TravelAge West.

For more information or to subscribe, visit www.travelweekly.com/PLUS.

About Travel Weekly (www.travelweekly.com)

Online or in print, Travel Weekly brings depth, context and perspective to events in the industry. By providing news, research, opinion, analysis and information found nowhere else, Travel Weekly maintains its position as the most important and influential source of news, data and commentary to the travel industry.

In addition to a weekly print publication, TravelWeekly.com is updated multiple times every day and is the most-visited industry website. (It was recently honored as one of the "10 Greatest Business Media Websites" by Media Business magazine). Additionally, TravelWeekly.com's Hotel Search – powered by HTI – includes more than 130,000 hotel listings and the Cruise Search features over 18,000 cruise sailings.

Diane Merlino, Northstar Travel Media, 415 643 3938, [email protected]

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SOURCE Travel Weekly