Departures (magazine)

Departures is an American quarterly lifestyle magazine.[2]

Magazine subscription is automatic, mandatory and exclusive to the holders of the American Express Platinum charge card, who receive it for free. As of June 2019, there is no self-service way to unsubscribe from Departures except by manually contacting an American Express customer service representative; in other words, the benefit is different from most other benefits of the Platinum Card, in that it requires no prior activation or enrolment, and also cannot be deactivated through the online account management, either; cardholders are generally not informed about the requirement of receiving the ad-filled magazine apart from the fine print.

As of 2009, the editor-in-chief is Richard David Story.[2]

European, South American, Asian, and Australian Platinum Card members receive the international edition of Departures magazine,[3] while Centurion members outside the US receive a dedicated Centurion magazine,[4] both published by Journal International GmbH in Munich, Germany.[5][6]

Departures was purchased from American Express Publishing by Time Inc. on 1 October 2013, along with sister publication Travel + Leisure.[7]

On 24 February 2014, the former New York Times T Magazine online director, Horacio Silva, joined Departures as the newly created fashion and style director.[2] Also, Amanda Ross, the contributing fashion director, left.[2]