Rhapsody was one of United Airlines' monthly in-flight magazines, along with Hemispheres. It was directed toward luxury consumers, being available in United's lounges and first- and business-class cabins.[1][3][4][2][8] The magazine was published by Ink and headquartered in Brooklyn, New York.[1][2]
Rhapsody began publishing in November 2013 and was a self-proclaimed "luxury lifestyle and literary magazine."[1][9] As of 2016, its readers' average net worth was $2,775,000 and household income was $380,700.[10] Typical issues of the magazine contained profiles of celebrities (the main cover feature); coverage of the facets of a luxury lifestyle, such as fine dining, fashion, and hotels; and travel essays and other features, often written by notable writers such as Joyce Carol Oates, Anthony Doerr, Rick Moody, Amy Bloom, and Emma Straub.[3][4][2][9][8] Monthly readership was about 2 million.[4][5]
United ceased publication[11] of Rhapsody in June 2018, with the last issue bearing a Summer 2018 date.[12] The airline stated that it planned to incorporate the most popular elements of Rhapsody into its regular inflight magazine Hemispheres.[11]