Signature Media 2025/6 editorial updates
Signature Media is Australia’s leading independent publisher of travel content. Our portfolio includes Signature Luxury Travel & Style, Vacations & Travel, Holidays with Kids, and Caravan & Camping with Kids. We also operate a custom publishing division, creating bespoke print and digital publications for clients.
We are pleased to share our exciting updates and editorial team news as below.
Vacations & Travel moves to tri-annual publication
As a small but incredibly talented team, we’ve made the decision to publish three times a year, allowing us to focus our resources on delivering even more exceptional editorial content for our readers, growing our digital channels and launching V&T travel awards in 2026. Our upcoming issue will be edited by guest editor, Chloe Sachdev.
Ski & Snowboard rolls into core titles
We’re excited to increase and bring our snow travel coverage to an even wider audience. While Ski & Snowboard magazine will no longer be published as a standalone title, we’ll be featuring inspiring snow travel content with dedicated sections in core publications, Signature Luxury Travel & Style, Vacations & Travel, and Holidays with Kids.
The Winter issue of Holidays with Kids, out in May 2026, will mark the exciting return of the much-loved Ski & Snowboard with Kids flip edition, filled with family-friendly snow travel inspiration, expert reviews, and practical tips to help families make the most of their next snow adventure.
Vacations & Travel and Signature Luxury Travel & Style will each have an annual dedicated snow travel section.
Helen Hayes will operate as our resident ski guru providing features and working with each title’s editor to produce the sections.
Cathy Wagstaff departs Signature Media
After 25 remarkable years as Founder and CEO of Signature Media, Cathy Wagstaff has sold Signature Media and departed the business. During her tenure, she launched Signature Luxury Travel & Style, LATTE and LATTE Cruise, acquired Vacations & Travel, pioneered the family travel movement with Holidays with Kids celebrating over 25 years in print, and mentored a generation of media professionals. Cathy’s last day with Signature Media was 2nd July 2025 and we thank her for her amazing contribution.
Stepping into leadership positions, Tina-Louise Jackson has been appointed Publisher & General Manager, while Christian Barker takes the helm as Editor-in-Chief of Signature Luxury Travel & Style and Editorial Director overseeing the company’s print portfolio.
LATTE sets sail
After being acquired by Specialist Media, Signature Media is restructuring, and LATTE and LATTE Cruise now sit as an independent company. Check out its latest news – including a US launch – here. Kristen Lazaric is General Manager & Publisher and Guy Dundas Global Managing Editor. Signature Media will continue to collaborate closely with LATTE on advertising campaigns.
Signature Luxury Travel & Style’s Luxury Cruise Awards return in November
The luxury travel industry’s most prestigious cruise awards event returns this November, bringing together luxury cruise line executives, top-selling travel advisors, cruise industry members and select media, to celebrate luxury cruise leaders in service, sustainability and innovation.
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The editorial team is as follows:
Tina-Louise Jackson – Publisher & General Manager
Christian Barker – Editorial Director, Signature Media, and Editor-in-Chief of Signature Luxury Travel & Style
Laura Barry – Digital Editor
Aleney de Winter – Editor Holidays with Kids and Caravan & Camping with Kids
Cara Wagstaff – Assistant Editor, Holidays with Kids
Lisa Wagstaff – Contributing Editor across all titles
Lara Cameron-Smith – Editorial Assistant
Chloe Sachdev – Guest Editor, Vacations & Travel