Editor’s Letter
Editor’s Letter
LUXURY ESCAPE is the focus
published over 400 articles,
covered stories on all seven
continents, been read in over
165 countries, and have a network
of 125 writers around the world.
We have been incredibly fortunate
to meet and work with so many
incredible people around the world.
of this February 2015 edition of
Luxe Beat Magazine. We are also
celebrating our year anniversary!
Luxe Beat Magazine released its
first issue in February of 2014.
We launched the brand in November
2013 at the International Emmy’s
and in just over a year, we have
come a long way.
We’re kicking off year two of Luxe
Beat Magazine as a subscriptionbased publication that is available
in all major online newsstands
including Apple, Amazon, Magzster,
Readr, Pressreader, etc. This will
give us exposure to over 500
Million potential readers.
The magazine concept was born
while Maralyn Hill (Executive
Editor) and I were attending a
travel show in early 2013. As a
luxury travel writer, Maralyn
brought up the fact the struggle
for journalists to find media
outlets to publish their work.
Boutique hotels, for example, bring
writers in to experience their
property and amenities and expect
proper media coverage to follow.
The fact of the matter is, space is
limited and advertising dominates
the pages of the most prestigious
publications. The conversation
progressed and my passion for
publishing kicked-in and I looked
at Maralyn and said, “Why don’t
we start our own magazine?”
She smiled and within the hour,
we had decided on the name, pulled
together a list of initial writers,
and mapped out our release date.
As we move forward we’ll be
launching our radio program,
Luxe Beat Lifestyle, and will
be releasing our book series
later this year.
Thank you to our family, friends,
colleagues and everyone who has
supported us on this journey. We
could not have come so far, in such
a big way without you.
Special thanks to my dear friend
and business partner Maralyn, for
which all of this would not be
possible, or as wonderful.
Happy Anniversary!
Over the last year and half, we
have reached just shy of one
million unique viewers. We have
Sherrie Wilkolaski
Editor-in-Chief
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