Rhapsody (magazine)

Rhapsody
Categories Inflight[1][2]
Frequency Monthly[3]
Circulation 2 million[4][5]
First issue November 2013 (2013-11)[1]
Company Ink (for United Airlines)[1][6]
Based in Brooklyn, New York[1][2]
Website www.unitedmags.com

Rhapsody is one of United Airlines' monthly in-flight magazines, along with Hemispheres. It is centered around luxury consumers, being available in United's lounges and first- and business-class cabins.[1][3][4][2][7] Currently, the magazine is published by Ink and headquartered in Brooklyn, New York.[1][2]

Rhapsody began publishing in November 2013 and is a self-proclaimed "luxury lifestyle and literary magazine."[1][8] As of 2016, its readers' average net worth is $2,775,000 and household income is $380,700.[9] Typical issues of the magazine contain profiles of celebrities (the main cover feature); coverage of the facets of a luxury lifestyle, such as fine dining, fashion, and hotels; and travel essays and other features, often written by notable writers such as Joyce Carol Oates, Anthony Doerr, Rick Moody, Amy Bloom, and Emma Straub.[3][4][2][8][7] Monthly readership is about 2 million.[4][5]

Awards

  • Society of Publication Designers Awards, 2014: Silver Award for Photo Story, "In the Name of the Father"[10][11]
  • Content Marketing Awards, 2014: Gold Award for Best Design - New Publication and Bronze Award for Best New Publication[10][12]
  • Content Council Pearl Awards, 2015: Gold Award for Best Use of Photography[6][10]
  • Eddie and Ozzie Awards, 2016: Best Feature Design - Custom (more than six issues),[13] Best Use of Illustration - Custom,[14] and Best Series of Articles - Custom[15][10]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "About Us". United Airlines Magazines. 2010-03-29. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Alter, Alexandra (2015-05-03). "Rhapsody, a Lofty Literary Journal, Perused at 39,000 Feet". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  3. 1 2 3 "Rhapsody — Ink eMagazines". ink-live.com. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "How United Airlines' Uses 'Rhapsody' to Entice First-Class Passengers - Quietly Blog". Quietly Blog. 2015-12-18. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  5. 1 2 "Ink - Rhapsody Media Kit - Page 3". view.publitas.com. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  6. 1 2 "The Content Council Pearl Award Winners 2015" (PDF). Pearl Award Winners: 3. 2015.
  7. 1 2 Mangan, Lucy (2015-05-04). "The in-flight magazine with serious literary aspirations". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  8. 1 2 "United's Rhapsody Magazine Takes Content Marketing to New Heights". The Content Strategist. 2015-05-07. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  9. ↑ "Ink - Rhapsody Media Kit - Page 5". view.publitas.com. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  10. 1 2 3 4 "Ink - Rhapsody Media Kit - Page 7". view.publitas.com. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  11. ↑ "The SPD 50 Gold and Silver Medal Winners". SPD.ORG: Grids. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  12. ↑ "Content Marketing Awards 2014 Winners List" (PDF). Content Marketing Awards Winner List: 19, 22. 2014.
  13. ↑ "2016 Folio: Ozzie Awards Winners - Page 3 of 12 - Folio:". Folio:. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  14. ↑ "2016 Folio: Ozzie Awards Winners - Page 9 of 12 - Folio:". Folio:. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  15. ↑ "2016 Folio: Eddie Award Winners - Folio:". Folio:. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
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