Suitcase (magazine)

{{Short description|British travel magazine}}

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|name = Suitcase Magazine

|industry = Travel magazine

|location_country = United Kingdom

|location_city = London

|foundation = 2012

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|founder = Serena Guen

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Suitcase Magazine is a multimedia travel magazine, first published in 2012 by Serena Guen. The magazine is available as a quarterly print magazine, iPad and iPhone app, and a daily updated travel website.

Each quarterly print volume includes global travel destinations by theme such as, rhythm, myths & legends, and art, and includes travel stories, city guides and fashion editorials.

In 2023, Suitcase removed their shop and went into liquidation following filing for insolvency.{{cite web |title=Companies House Filings |url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/07866400/filing-history |website=Companies House services |publisher=Companies House (HMRC) |access-date=October 31, 2023 |date=January 6, 2023}}

Founder and chief executive officer

Serena Guen founded Suitcase Magazine during her final year at New York University.{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/b/fc2a16ab-a1b0-42db-89c7-2637ccf1880e|title=How Suitcase Magazine Started in a Dorm Room|work=Bloomberg News|date=20 February 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304110842/http://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/b/fc2a16ab-a1b0-42db-89c7-2637ccf1880e|archivedate=4 March 2016}}

Book

  • Cook For Syria: Recipe Book. Suitcase, 2016. Curated by Clerkenwell Boy. Edited by Serena Guen. {{ISBN|978-1527203341}}.
  • Bake for Syria. Suitcase, 2018. Curated by Clerkenwell Boy. Edited by Serena Guen. ISBN 978-1527221963.

Awards

  • Magazine of The Year and Travel Magazine of The Year, Digital Magazine Awards 2016{{cite web |title= Digital Magazine Awards, Winners 2016 |url= http://digitalmagazineawards.com/winners |work= Digital Magazine Awards}}
  • Travel Writer of the Year, Association of Independent Tour Operators{{cite web |title= AITO, Winners of the prestigious 2016 AITO Travel Writer of the Year Awards |url= https://www.aito.com/media-area/awards|work= Association of Independent Tour Operators}} for staff writers and contributors Emily Ames, Guen, Maria Alafouzou and Hannah McKeand
  • Nominated, best website, Awwwards{{cite web |title= Awwwards, Site of the Month |url= https://www.awwwards.com/sites/suitcase-magazine|work= Awwwards}}
  • Winner, Best Art Direction, Buenos Aires International Fashion Film Festival{{cite web |title=Buenos Aires International Fashion Film Festival |url= http://www.baifff.com/indexENG.html }} for The Getaway, a video starring Suki Waterhouse and Poppy Jamie
  • Winner, Flight Centre's Best Travel Publication, Travel Blog Awards 2017.{{cite web |title= Flight Centre, Travel Blog Awards 2017 |url= http://www.flightcentre.co.uk/travel-blog-awards/2017 |work= Flight Centre|date= 18 April 2017 }}

See also

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