Why The Wander Media Group Remains Arizona’s Tourism Leader…

At The Wander Media Group, LLC. (WMG), our mission is promoting the best that Arizona has to offer. 2024 marks our 20th year in Arizona's travel/tourism publishing sector. No other local publisher offers TWO Quarterly Travel Magazines, a Pocket Fold-Out Visitor Map, an Interactive Website and Social Media/Digital Programming. 

WMG is Arizona's Premier Tourism & Marketing Specialists, because we believe we do it better than all the rest!  We are not a one-off company, but rather we have created a portfolio of marketing opportunities. Through these offerings we now reach 12+ M annual visitors, Before, During, and After they return home. We enhance the traveler’s overall trip experience and deliver our advertisers message to the largest visitor audience throughout Arizona's TOP two travel destinations, Greater Phoenix, and Northern Arizona. WanderAZ magazines are available both digitally and in print.

Our vision is simple – Produce high-quality, content driven, traveler friendly tourism products for “any business” seeking to grow their annual revenues by tapping into Arizona's # 1 industry - Tourism! 

ARIZONA – A TOP TRAVEL DESTINATION

Almost 50% of all annual travelers to Arizona are visiting for the first time. This means that over 20M visitors do not even know your business even exists? You must advertise to capture these visitors and their $$$. Arizona is one of the world’s TOP travel destinations and tourism is the most important driver for increasing your annual revenues. 2022 saw 40.9M overnight visitors. Tourism spending hit a record at $ 28.1B or $ 75.5M spent daily.

WANDERAZ MAGAZINE - # 1

The Holy Grail for tourism advertising remains In-Room. It is the most valuable real-estate for capturing traveler mindshare. This is where 95% of the traveler’s purchase decisions to (Eat, Shop, Play, Visit) are decided before they ever leave the hotel. In-Room is the only space guaranteed to deliver your message, and advertisers rely upon the power of WanderAZ Magazines in-room placement for exposing their business. 

We help travelers to navigate better, and to better understand their local landscape. Our magazines are clutter free, because we allocate 70% of each publication to meaningful traveler content, not simply wall-to-wall advertising. We are not a remnant sales-based operation. We believe in “pricing equality,” and are committed to creating customized advertising solutions that will increase advertiser revenues. Local businesses understand that WanderAZ magazines and our line of tourism offerings are their best marketing tools for reaching visitors to Arizona. 

WMG’S NORTHERN ARIZONA PRESENCE

In Northern Arizona we partner with over FIFTY hotel/boutique properties (CVB’s +Visitor Centers) through an expanding network of more than 4,073 hotel rooms in Prescott, Sedona, Williams, and Flagstaff. 

WMG CORPORATE SUMMARY 

Through the tourism marketing services offered, WMG is proud to deliver your corporate message to travelers in Arizona’s two largest tourism destinations. We capture 12 +M annual readers/visitors through our network of tourism offerings. Before, During and After they return home. Deliveries of our tourism products to each hotel, resort and CVB distribution partner are “recorded and certified”. In 2024, our offerings remain ARIZONA’s most effective and affordable advertising tools for capturing the affluent traveler’s all-important disposable dollar.