Travel Channel International (stylized as Trvl Channel in Asia and Australia since 2021) is a commercial television channel owned by Warner Bros. Discovery and broadcasting travel-themed programmes in the

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regions and Asia Pacific, spanning 21 on-air languages. The channel was formally operated by Travel Channel International Limited (TCI) and, despite the name, it had no relation with the American television channel of the same name. TCI was acquired by

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, owners of the American channel, in May 2012. In March 2018, Discovery, Inc. acquired Scripps Networks Interactive. Beginning in October 2018, the International service has again diverged from the American network in its programming as the latter network was relaunched as a destination for paranormal and supernatural programming.

History

Travel Channel was launched by

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in Europe in February 1994. In the UK it was seen as a cable-exclusive channel due to it not being carried on the Astra satellite. In 2004, it was sold to the station's chief executive Richard Wolfe and placed under the wings of Travel Channel International Limited (TCI). A second, sister channel, Travel Channel 2, launched on Sky Digital in the UK and Ireland on 11 February 2008, but closed on 2 March 2009 when the EPG slot was sold to TCM UK. Travel Channel International began to offer their high definition channel, Travel Channel HD, throughout Europe on 15 November 2010 and consequently Asia. TCI was acquired by

in May 2012. On 25 March 2013, Travel Channel received refreshed branding, with an overhaul of its scheduling and programming. On 2 April 2013, the channel was launched on

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, a free-to-air satellite television platform in the United Kingdom. On 31 October 2015, Travel Channel was replaced by Discovery Turbo in New Zealand. In March 2018, Discovery, Inc. acquired Scripps Networks Interactive. On 16 January 2019, Travel Channel was removed from

and Freeview in favour of sister channel DMAX in the United Kingdom. Travel Channel closed in the Netherlands and Flanders on 31 January 2019. Content from former Scripps television channels this channel (Travel Channel), Fine Living and

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has been integrated into the programming of

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and

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in the Benelux. Travel Channel was removed from the

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EPG on 30 June 2020. It continued to be available on

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and the Astra 28.2e satellite in the UK and Ireland until 27 August 2020. The channel is still available on some IPTV providers in Ireland and the UK. On 1 September 2021, Travel Channel in Asia Pacific markets has received a newly refreshed logo stylized as Trvl Channel. On 9 Of March 2022 Travel Channel has ceased broadcasting on Russia with

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(during a

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block), DTX,

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and

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Logos

Travel Channel (2000).svg, Logo from 2000 to 25 March 2013 Travel Channel - Logo.svg, Logo from 25 March 2013 to 2017 Travel Channel HD - Logo.png, HD logo from 25 March 2013 to 2017 Travel_Channel_NEW_LOGO.svg, Logo used in Poland since 1 January 2017 Travel Channel logo-cerulean blue.png, Logo used from April 2016 to August 2020 (UK & Ireland), since 2017 (international) 2018 Travel Channel logo.svg, Logo used in Asia & Australia since 1 September 2021

Channels

*Travel Channel (EMEA, SD/ HD simulcast) *Travel Channel (Poland, SD/ HD simulcast) *Travel Channel (Asia, SD/ HD simulcast) *Travel Channel (India, SD/ HD simulcast) *Travel Channel (Australia, HD)

Programming

Travel Channel's lineup consists of programming involving

travel Travel is the movement of people between distant geographical Location (geography), locations. Travel can be done by Pedestrian, foot, bicycle, automobile, train, boat, bus, airplane, ship or other means, with or without Baggage, luggage, a ...

, such as guides to

holiday A holiday is a day or other period of time set aside for festivals or recreation. ''Public holidays'' are set by public authorities and vary by state or region. Religious holidays are set by religious organisations for their members and are often ...

planning, and traditional documentary programming about destinations, cuisine, culture, nature and shopping, along with other types of travel such as

backpacking Backpacking may refer to: * Backpacking (travel), low-cost, independent, international travel * Backpacking (hiking), trekking and camping overnight in the wilderness * Ultralight backpacking, a style of wilderness backpacking with an emphasis on ...

, culinary tourism,

ecotourism Ecotourism is a form of nature-oriented tourism intended to contribute to the Ecological conservation, conservation of the natural environment, generally defined as being minimally impactful, and including providing both contributions to conserv ...

and luxury tourism.

References

External links

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