Vacations & Travel releases its 40th anniversary issue

Australia’s longest-running travel magazine Vacations & Travel has been sharing the world with its readers since 1983.

In a testament to the power of print and readers’ desire to consume travel information, Signature Media is thrilled to be celebrating 40 years of Vacations & Travel magazine.

Signature Media acquired the title from Morris Media in 2020 and it now fits perfectly into Signature Media’s stable of titles, making the company the largest independent travel publisher in Australia.

In its bumper 40th Anniversary issue, Vacations & Travel presents a trio of '40 Best' features; 40 Best Experiences, 40 Best Stays and 40 Best Destinations, along with feature stories on Bosnia and Herzegovina, Mauritius, Sonoma, cruising in Fiji, exploring French Polynesia, cruising in Indonesia and sailing on a tall ship to Antarctica.

Vacations & Travel is also proud to welcome Bruce Poon Tip to the team with his first column covering the ‘transformative power of community tourism’.

Guest Editor Helen Hayes says “I first started work on Vacations & Travel in early 2000, and have spent 14 years in the editor’s chair over two stints, joining a string of other editors who all made their mark. With such a long association, I am humbled to be in the editor's chair once again for this special issue, and would like to pay tribute to the team of people who worked on it, and the advertisers who supported it.” 

Each issue of Vacations & Travel is distributed to select properties including Sofitel Hotels & Resorts, Four Seasons Hotel Sydney, Intercontinental Fiji, Grand Hyatt Melbourne and Holiday Haven Holiday Parks, as well as Qantas and Plaza Premium airline lounges, newsagents Australia-wide and to the magazine’s loyal subscribers.

The next issue of Vacations & Travel under newly appointed editor Alex Simpson will be out in October 2023.