UPDATED: Time Inc. Is Shutting Down Executive Travel Magazine
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Despite the quality of its content, Executive Travel's infrequent publication and poor digital presence meant it played a small role in the fast-moving world of frequent travelers.
Time Inc. will shut down Executive Travel magazine, which it acquired in October when it purchased American Express Publishing, Skift has learned.
Updated below with statement from Time Inc.
Time Inc. is the largest magazine publisher in the U.S. and is preparing to spin off from parent company Time Warner Inc. in the first quarter of 2014. The Executive Travel shutdown is consistent with press speculation about a large round of layoffs on both the editorial and business sides of Time Inc. titles prior to this spin off.
A Time Inc. representative would not comment on the matter. [see comment below]
Executive Travel was one of three travel magazines Time purchased from American Express -- incl
