Departures is a luxury lifestyle magazine brand associated with American Express, covering travel, style and design, gastronomy, wellbeing, and luxe culture for affluent readers. Launched in 1984, it was for decades distributed as a print magazine exclusively to American Express Platinum Card and Centurion members in the United States and select international markets, building a reputation for long-form travel journalism and coverage of fashion, watches, art, and design.
American Express discontinued the US edition of Departures at the end of 2023, and departures.com is no longer active. The brand continues internationally: Departures International is published in print and digitally by JI Experience GmbH, curated for American Express Platinum Card members in European and other international markets, with editions and content in multiple languages.
Editorially, Departures emphasizes destination features and hotel reporting, profiles of chefs, designers, and hoteliers, guides to fine dining and shopping, and coverage of jewelry, timepieces, automobiles, and home design. Its service journalism for high-spending travelers includes city guides, seasonal travel planning, and curated recommendations across hospitality and retail, and its recommendations intersect with the American Express travel and lifestyle ecosystem, including Fine Hotels + Resorts properties.
The international edition maintains the magazine's orientation toward experienced luxury travelers, with editorial content available online alongside the member print editions.