platform that transports travelers through visual storytelling
Overview
From in-depth storytelling, to destination and hotel tours, to snackable and shareable travel tips, Afar’s videos are designed to inspire the traveler at every stage.
• 200%+ YoY increase in views
• 74%+ YouTube subscriber growth
• Comprehensive YouTube, social media, and streaming distribution
• Targeted amplification to reach the right audience
Partnership Opportunities
Editorial destination coverage, branded integration into editorial content, development of episodic series distributed across streaming partners, plus custom solutions tailored to our partners' goals.
2025 Afar Platforms
Afar Email
Deliver your message directly to the inboxes of travelers who care
Overview
Afar’s high-performing email products offer our partners the chance to connect with a growing database of engaged travelers via customized messaging and targeting.
• 1.2MM+ opt in subscribers
• 4 editorial newsletters, 7 dedicated emails
Partnership Opportunities
Newsletter sponsorships and custom integrations; dedicated email sends, specialized high interest lists, geotargeting, polls/surveys, and more.
Our Products
• Editorial Newsletters:
• Daily Wander Newsletter
• From the Editor Newsletter
• Stay Here Next Newsletter
• Advisor Newsletter
• Dedicated Sends:
• Wanderlust
• Dream Deals
• Front Desk
• On Deck
• Spotlight On
• Journeys Itinerary
• Advisor Dedicated
Afar Social
Bringing travelers together through click-worthy content and a curated visual aesthetic
Overview
Moving travelers from inspiration to action with traffic-driving content, newsworthy updates, and dreamy travel inspiration
• 600K+ followers across all our channels
• Above-industry average engagement
Partnership Opportunities
Social content integration and original storytelling across YouTube, Instagram, Tik Tok, Facebook, Pinterest, and/or LinkedIn.
Afar Events
Bringing industry thought-leaders and influential travelers together through curated experiences
Overview
Highly bespoke event experiences that bring your brand to life among industry thoughtleaders, editors, advisors, and/or consumers in key markets.
Partnership Opportunities
Intimate seated dinner or cocktail party with industry VIPs at a private venue, custom concert series, Tour Operator booking challenges, custom panel-style events, bespoke parties and product launch events in key target markets, retail store pop-up experiences, custom activations at consumer or industry events/festivals, curated trips.
“In a genre that can feel stodgy and pretentious, Afar brings a distinctly modern sensibility into the mix.”
- Society Of American Travel Writers
Afar Creates
Full-service content marketing, consulting, and creative solutions from Afar's award-winning creative studio
Overview
Guided by research, data-led insights, and client needs, we create full-service content solutions for our partners.
Who We Work With
• Visit California
• Chase Ultimate Rewards
• Holland America Lines
• United Airlines
• Marriott
Partnership Opportunities
• Creative direction and design
• Licensing and syndication
• Photography, video, and podcasts
• Technology and platforms
• Production, distribution, marketing, and analysis
• B2B + B2C communications
2025 Afar Platforms
Overview
Afar Partnerships
Tap into unique partners that share the same nimble, creative spirit as Afar
Afar has developed a network of collaborative partnerships that bring brands to life through different platforms including video, audio, and curated events.
Who We Work With
• Odyssey Studios
• Spotify
• Sofar Sounds
• Outstanding in the Field
• 787 Coffee
Partnership Opportunities
• Best-in-class video and TV production, such as Jim Root’s Just Landed
• Dynamic streaming capabilities and distribution
• Highly bespoke event programming
“Learning
Afar runs to the core of everything we do. We want to empower students to live with curiosity and an open mind, and develop the ability to push past boundaries.”
— Joe Diaz, Afar Co-founder
Learning Afar
Providing students with travel scholarships to help them explore the world
Overview
To date, Learning Afar has sent 1,500 diverse students from under-resourced communities on trips to destinations all over the world, including Ghana, Costa Rica, Belize, the American Southwest, Cambodia, Mexico, Peru, and China.
Program Impact
• 98% of students graduate high school
• 94% leave the program feeling they have the skills to make a positive impact
• 90% college acceptance rate
Partnership Opportunities
• Fund a class scholarship
• Be a travel partner
• Launch an impact study
• Make a corporate donation
• PR and content opportunities
I. Editorial Calendar & Close Dates
II. Print Advertising Rates
III. Print and Digital Specs
IV. Key Afar Contacts
Issue Close: June 17
Materials Due: Aug 29
On Sale: Oct 28
Materials Due: June 24 Issue On Sale: Aug 19 Issue Close: Oct 28
Spread*
Full pg*
2/3 pg Vertical**
1/2 pg Horizontal**
Afar Magazine Specs
16-1/4”w x 10-5/16”h 7-7/8”w x 10-5/16”h 4-13/16”w x 10-5/16”h 7-7/8”w x 4-15/16”h
16-3/4”w x 10-13/16”h
8-3/8”w x 10-13/16”h 5-1/16”w x 10-13/16”h 8-3/8”w x 5-3/8”h
17”w x 11-1/16”h 8-5/8”w x 11-1/16”h 5-3/16”w x 11-1/16”h 8-5/8”w x 5-1/2”h
*Perfect alignment of type or image across two pages cannot be guaranteed. If boundaries of the ad are not defined by artwork or a rule, publisher may add .30 rule around fractional ad.
**Size requirements in decimals and/or metric are available upon request.
The safety area for spreads with a critical crossover of primary image or type should be 3/8” all around (rather than 1/4”) to allow for the possibility of gutter pull out.
