The Ritz-Carlton is more than just a hotel. To the ladies and gentlemen who frequent the company's properties worldwide, it's a lifestyle — a desire to experience the best life has to offer, whether at home or while traveling.

To meet this expectation, The Ritz-Carlton magazine caters to its readers with compelling articles on the people, places, products and pastimes that make the modern world an interesting place to be. Like The Ritz-Carlton brand itself, the magazine mixes elegance and sophistication with a sense of energy and service that's unmatched.

The Ritz-Carlton magazine's modern design differentiates it from its competitors while also communicating the hotel company's No. 1 position in the marketplace. Not only will our magazine build and strengthen the relationship between The Ritz-Carlton and its guests, it will support and enhance the positioning of the brands within its pages.

Created around articles that are timely and relevant, The Ritz-Carlton magazine takes a fresh, original approach to imagery and typography with a color palette that makes reading each page a pleasure. Indeed, our magazine resonates deeply with discriminating readers — and its presence is undeniable. Guests are drawn to The Ritz-Carlton magazine and, in turn, to your advertisements. Without a doubt, products and services featured in The Ritz-Carlton magazine get noticed.

Essentials

• The Ritz-Carlton magazine is the largest in-room publication in the Five-Star Deluxe category
• The Ritz-Carlton is among the top five hotels in brand loyalty, as ranked by Business 2.0
• Published jointly by McMurry (No. 1 custom publisher in the U.S.) and Reader's Digest (most successful magazine in publishing history reaching 100 million readers around the world each month)

Recognition

• 2007, The Luxury Institute in its Annual Survey of Affluent Consumers awarded The Ritz-Carlton with the Number One Rating for "Best Customer Experience"
• Two-time winner of most prestigious luxury brand hotel per the Luxury Brand Status Index survey of Luxury Hotels from a sample of more than 500 households of America's wealthiest
• Two-time winner of the Malcolm Baldridge National Quality Award, an honor received by only one other American company
• Recipient of Folio's prestigious Gold Ozzie for "Best Custom Publishing Magazine Redesign", 2007 Maggie Awards "Best Color Editorial Feature", and 13 awards in 2007 and 2006 for outstanding design and editorial
• J.D. Powers ranked The Ritz-Carlton highest in guest satisfaction in the luxury market in 2007

Distribution

• More than 65 Ritz-Carlton properties worldwide
• A bonus distribution to all The Ritz-Carlton Clubs and Ritz-Carlton Residences
• Available for sale at all Ritz-Carlton boutiques and gift shops

Offering

• Award-winning design and editorial
• Local and global advertising opportunities

(From The Ritz-Carlton Magazine Media Kit)

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In this month's magazine:

London Calling
A dazzling new array of modern buildings and attractions is appearing in London, giving the beloved city a fresh look and reinvigorating its sense of history.

I’ve always been an easy mark for London. I love drinking bitter in a pub that’s been serving pints since the 17th century. I love seeing The Old Curiosity Shop (circa 1567) as I walk the same streets where Dickens walked, all through the night, looking for mid-novel inspiration. I love strolling the aristocratically eccentric streets of Mayfair, lined with bespoke shirt-makers, cigar and pipe purveyors, the Royal family’s preferred cheesemonger and a haberdasher selling shaving brushes of the finest horsehair and other odd paraphernalia for gentlemen. I love the clichés, too—double-decker buses and Big Ben, tea and scones, Beatles and Beefeaters. And, yes, I love the accents, always reminding me how beautiful the English language can sound (and, oh, how quickly I can slip into that without even noticing).

But most of all, I love the way this great city transports you back in time. Without really trying, around nearly every corner, London entices with fascinating details and beautiful old buildings and monuments that remind you that this was once the world’s cultural and financial capital, and that Britain commanded an empire upon which the sun would never set.

It’s the little things—gold-tipped wrought-iron fences, Victorian clocks, ornate lampposts, plaques commemorating the homes of fabled residents—and it’s the grand achievements: the Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey, the Tower of London, the British Museum, Buckingham Palace. Grow up in America as I have, a nation that often still feels like it was born yesterday, and how can you resist these magnificent seductions? There is another side to this, of course.

One man’s blast from the past is another man’s dirt and decay. Like me, you may be enchanted by history’s artifacts, while others are frustrated by the dead or outdated. This is a debate long under way in London, as tradition-minded preservationists (including Prince Charles) have slowed the city’s evolution while modern architects and forward-thinking developers have sought daring new construction. The good news? Like a burgeoning glass menagerie, a dazzling new array of modern buildings and attractions is appearing, giving the city a fresh look and—by not bulldozing what makes the city great—invigorating its history by their contrast. The effect—indeed, the improvement—is breathtaking. ...

Couples Therapy
How one happily harried couple became, once again, happily married—all in the course of a weekend. Can you say ‘babysitter’?

Shades of Jakarta
Indonesia’s thriving capital is more than a place for big business. Bustling streets and modern office blocks belie the city’s distinct cultural heritage. Discover the traditional side of this southeast Asian metropolis.

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