Executive Travel is published six times a year by American Express Publishing. Our 135,000 readers (subscription only) are very, very frequent business travelers. The magazine’s tagline, “Savor the journey,” reflects our notion that business travel can be an extraordinary lifestyle for those who are well informed.

Our goal is to have the magazine reflect the complete lifestyle of the reader—which is much broader than travel. So, we also have a strong emphasis on management and leisure topics. The magazine is 95 percent freelance-written and when we look for a freelancer for a story, we look for someone with a strong background in the subject area. Writers with business/financial writing experience are especially well suited for the magazine.

Most story ideas are generated by staff, and ideas submitted by query are rarely used. So, sending a brief message about your relevant experience and a few clips is a great way to introduce yourself to us. Of special note: It is our policy for destination stories to use local writers only. On the following page is a calendar of the cities and themes we will cover in 2009. Unless you live in one of those cities, please do not propose writing a story on it. Neither editors nor contributors may accept free travel.

To contact us, please email Nancy Branka, managing editor: nbranka@sbcglobal.net.