International Travel News Magazine

Pros: Depth and substance
Cons: Butt-ugly look and feel

The mailman brought me a little gift the other day: a sample issue of ITN: International Travel News. And ya know what? If someone had sent me a free case of ice cold beer, I couldn't have been more pleased. (Well, maybe just a little more ...

Pros: Full of good, useful travel information.
Cons: Multiple discussions of the same tour or tour company.

This is the best publication on international travel that I have found. It is printed in a low key, black and white format, on newspaper stock. Each monthly issue contains almost 200 pages of travel information. There are regular columns, one of which is...

Pros: Honest, often critical opinions
Cons: Flimsy paper

I've found this to be the most enlightening travel magazine for ordinary budget travelers. Not that all trips described are on the cheap--far from it. Some are to exotic places that could be expensive to reach. But the emphasis is on unique trips...

Pros: readers provide most of the information, no fluff, free issue to anyone that asks
Cons: newsprint format

ITN is the best available travel magazine! Let me say that I am a lifetime subscriber. Bought a lifetime subscription about 5 years ago.

I have received many tips, leads, sources, and great stories from ITN. I also have contributed my own...

Pros: Helpful, inexpensive
Cons: None

This is the best travel magazine. Most travel magazines are slick and expensive. This one is not "slick" but it is much more helpful to the ordinary traveler. It contains helpful travel ideas. I frequently travel alone so I really like the...