Magazines

Magazines remain one of the most trusted, engaging, and aspirational advertising channels for tourism brands, DMOs and visitor attractions. While digital platforms offer immediacy, magazines deliver depth, inspiration, and high attention - a perfect combination for showcasing the experiences and stories that make people want to travel.

At The Destination Agency, we specialise in magazine advertising for tourism, attractions and destinations. From glossy national travel titles to regional lifestyle magazines and niche interest publications, we help you select, plan and deliver campaigns that inspire audiences, build credibility and drive visits.

Why magazines matter in tourism marketing

Tourism is about imagination, and magazines offer the perfect environment for that. Readers are immersed, receptive, and engaged with content that sparks ideas and future plans.

  • Trusted environment: Magazine ads are perceived as credible and authoritative, ideal for destinations seeking to build reputation.

  • Long shelf life: Issues are kept, re-read, and shared, extending exposure beyond publication week.

  • Targeted audiences: Travel, lifestyle and special-interest magazines attract readers who are actively seeking inspiration.

  • High attention: Readers spend more time with magazines than with most online platforms, increasing message retention.

For DMOs and attractions, magazine advertising offers both a broad national reach and highly targeted access to specific traveller segments.

Visit Monmouthshire

Over 140,000 visitors

We worked on the launch of the Eisteddfod in Monmouthshire which attracted over 140,000 visitors to the county.

Catch the Breeze Retreats

857% return on ad spend

Catch the Breeze Retreats, a luxury holiday brand, tasked us to drive bookings. So far we have delivered almost £10 on every £1 of advertising spend.

Dwr Cymru Visitor Centres

Record attendance at Dwr Cymru's visitor centres across Wales

We helped to drive record attendance to Dwr Cymru's visitor centres located across Wales.

Our magazine advertising services

We provide a complete service for magazine campaigns in tourism and attractions, covering strategy, creative, buying and measurement.

1. Campaign strategy and planning

We start by defining your goals—do you want to increase awareness of your region, drive ticket sales, or attract international tourists?

Our planning process includes:

  • Audience profiling with TGI, YouGov and other insight tools.

  • Title selection across travel, lifestyle, family, outdoor and cultural magazines.

  • Media planning that balances large-scale reach with niche targeting.

  • Seasonal planning to align with school holidays, festivals and tourism peaks.

  • Integration with press, digital and OOH campaigns for consistent messaging.

2. Creative design and storytelling

Magazine advertising is visual storytelling. We help destinations and attractions create adverts that capture the imagination:

  • Full-page, half-page and double-page spreads with striking imagery.

  • Advertorials and sponsored content that allow for deeper storytelling.

  • Multi-page destination features combining editorial and advertising.

  • Bilingual or multilingual creative for international audiences.

Our aim is to ensure your brand doesn’t just appear in magazines, but stands out.

3. Media buying and placement

As a DMO magazine advertising agency, we negotiate placements and secure the best value across:

  • National travel and lifestyle titles (e.g. National Geographic Traveller, Condé Nast Traveller, Good Housekeeping).

  • Regional magazines to target nearby visitors and domestic tourists.

  • Special-interest publications (family, outdoor, culture, heritage).

  • International travel magazines for overseas markets.

4. Advertorials and editorial partnerships

Advertorials are a powerful tool for tourism brands. We develop and place long-form content that blends inspiration with practical visitor information—perfect for building itineraries and highlighting unique experiences.

5. Measurement and reporting

Magazine advertising can be tracked and evaluated. We may provide:

  • Readership and circulation data.

  • Brand recall and uplift surveys.

  • Tracking codes and QR integrations to measure website traffic and bookings.

  • Cross-channel reporting to show magazine activity alongside other campaign results.

This is why you should choose us

We’re specialists in magazine campaigns for destinations, attractions and tourism brands. Our expertise means we understand:

  • The importance of matching your brand to the right publications.

  • How to plan campaigns around seasonality and tourism cycles.

  • The balance between visual impact and storytelling depth.

  • How to integrate magazine advertising with digital, social and OOH for maximum impact.

We treat magazine advertising not as a stand-alone tactic, but as part of a broader tourism marketing strategy that delivers measurable outcomes.

Want to find out more about magazine advertising?

Get in touch today, and we could be seeing you in the glossy pages very soon!

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