No info on the price paid. It's pretty likely the mag is not worth much but there is money in Gazeteer which is moslty online.
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Showing posts with label Travel Weekly. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Travel Weekly. Show all posts
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
RBI has announced it is selling Travel Weekly and Gazeteer to Clive Jacobs - the man who used to own Holiday Autos and has always craved a position of influence in the travel industry. He is rich, but is he wise?
No info on the price paid. It's pretty likely the mag is not worth much but there is money in Gazeteer which is moslty online.
No info on the price paid. It's pretty likely the mag is not worth much but there is money in Gazeteer which is moslty online.
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Travel Mags in Rude Health say Editors.
Just to prove that rumours can't always be trusted - I am grateful to Lucy Huxley the highly regarde editor of TTG who commented on yesterdays post. She tells me that it is not true that TTG is planning to go online only although on of its offspring magazines has. Happy to clear that up.
Meanwhile, Penny Wilson, the departing Travel Weekly editor in chief also pings with the news that her departure is planned around her personal decision to go travelling with her partner and is nothing to do with the magh or the Reed travel business at all. Just as well I put a question mark after yesterdays headline!
Meanwhile, Penny Wilson, the departing Travel Weekly editor in chief also pings with the news that her departure is planned around her personal decision to go travelling with her partner and is nothing to do with the magh or the Reed travel business at all. Just as well I put a question mark after yesterdays headline!
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Travel Mags in Trouble?
Rumours uncomfirmed that Penny Wilson Editor in Chief of RBI's Travel Weekly has gone. Also unconfirmed that UBM's TTG is to go online only.
I guess we just have to wait for the news about how any such change reflects the continued success of the magazine rather than an admission that this would be further evidence of the urgent need for a new magazine model.
I guess we just have to wait for the news about how any such change reflects the continued success of the magazine rather than an admission that this would be further evidence of the urgent need for a new magazine model.
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Travel Weekly Editor Packing His Bags
The current editor has left after just a year. The last one survived about the same length of time being fired just a few days before his redesign hit the streets. He went on to make a success of turning round ancient wine magazine Harpers
Owners of TW, RBI are saying this is to do with digital integration. Amusing that so many publishers are now dressing up the sacking of journalists as being about a greater focus on digital.
Instead of seeing the digital revolution as an opportunity for investment and renewal, too many publishers see it as an opportunity to cut costs.
As expected, still no news about the proposed sale of RBI and I don't expect any for quite some time.
Owners of TW, RBI are saying this is to do with digital integration. Amusing that so many publishers are now dressing up the sacking of journalists as being about a greater focus on digital.
Instead of seeing the digital revolution as an opportunity for investment and renewal, too many publishers see it as an opportunity to cut costs.
As expected, still no news about the proposed sale of RBI and I don't expect any for quite some time.
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