2009 TRAVEL RATES

Better Homes and Gardens® Travel Sections feature travel advertising of interest to readers in the East, Great Lakes, South, Central and West areas in the March, April, May, June, September, and October issues. Included in each travel section is a Travel Planning Guide coupon for advertisers to list promotional literature available.

CIRCULATION INFORMATION

Travel East: 1,498,000 circulation in the states of Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington, D.C.

Travel Great Lakes: 1,257,000 circulation in the states of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin.

Southern Travel: 1,775,000 circulation in the states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, West Virginia, and Virginia.

Travel Central: 1,484,000 circulation in the states of Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, and Texas.

Travel West: 1,524,000 circulation in the states of Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana/Wyoming, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, and Washington.

Travel Sections Information

Travel Planning Guide: The Travel Planning Guide is a free listing of promotional material available from advertisers. The guide contains a return-response coupon to allow readers to order the literature. BH&G® provides advertisers with their leads. All national and regional travel advertisers are eligible for a listing in the Travel Planning Guide. The listing appears in the total circulation of 7.6 million. Advertisers are responsible for submitting their listings of up to 15 words in length before closing date.



  Frequency Rates*
  1 Issue 2 Issues 3 Issues 6 Issues
4-Color
Page
$123,740
$117,550
$111,370
$105,180
2/3 Page
92,030
87,430
82,830
78,230
1/2 Page/Digest
71,770
68,180
64,590
61,000
1/3 Page
54,120
51,410
48,710
46,000
4" (56 Lines)
21,550
 
 
 
Large Brochure 2-1/4" x 3"
11,710
 
 
 
Small Brochure 1-1/8" x 3"
6,810
 
 
 
 
Black & White
Page
$97,050
$92,200
$87,350
$82,490
2/3 Page
68,200
64,790
61,380
57,970
1/2 Page/Digest
53,080
50,430
47,770
45,120
1/3 Page
35,860
34,070
32,270
30,480
4" (56 Lines)
15,420
14,650
13,880
13,110
2" (28 Lines)
7,850
7,460
7,070
6,670

*Ads must be the same size and coloration to qualify for the frequency level rates.

Rates are based on frequency of use of one or more travel sections for a single advertised travel service or destination

USING LIKE UNITS OF SPACE IN SIZE AND COLORATION IN A CONTRACT YEAR. No other discounts apply.

Copy variations are permitted but continuity must be maintained through a single agency of record.

2-color production — Contact your representative for availability and cost if a special ink or 2-color process is required.



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