Travel Channel

Travel Channel
CountryUnited States
Broadcast areaNationwide
HeadquartersNew York City, U.S.
Programming
LanguageEnglish
Picture format1080i HDTV
Ownership
ParentTrans World Airlines (1987–1992)
Landmark Communications (1992–1997)
Paxson Communications (1997–1999)
Discovery Communications (1997–2007)
Cox Communications (2007–2016)
Scripps Networks Interactive (2009–2018)
Warner Bros. Discovery (2018–present)
Sister channels
History
LaunchedFebruary 8, 1987 (1987-02-08)
ReplacedHome Theater Network
Former namesThe Travel Channel (1987–1997)
Links
Websitewww.travelchannel.com
Availability
Streaming media
Affiliated streaming serviceHBO Max
Discovery+
Service(s)DirecTV Stream, Hulu + Live TV, FuboTV, Philo, Sling TV, Vidgo, YouTube TV

Travel Channel (stylized as Trvl Channel since 2018) is an American pay television channel owned by Warner Bros. Discovery, who previously owned the channel from 1997 to 2007. The channel is headquartered in Manhattan, with offices in Silver Spring, Maryland, and Knoxville, Tennessee.

Travel Channel features documentaries, reality, and how-to shows related to travel and leisure around the United States and throughout the world. Programming has included shows on African animal safaris, tours of grand hotels and resorts, visits to significant cities and towns around the world, programming about various foods around the world, and programming about ghosts and the paranormal in notable buildings.

As of November 2023, Travel Channel is available to approximately 67,000,000 pay television households in the United States-down from its 2011 peak of 96,000,000 households.