Travel Curator, the leading luxury travel media and curation platform, today announces the appointment of Jane Mackie as its new Chief Executive Officer.
The appointment marks a significant milestone for Travel Curator, bringing together two highly regarded luxury travel executives with a shared ambition to evolve a well-established niche brand into a global industry leader.
A globally respected leader in luxury travel, hospitality, and brand building, Mackie brings more than three decades of international experience spanning strategy, marketing, revenue growth, and brand transformation across some of the world’s most prestigious travel and lifestyle brands. In her new role, she will lead Travel Curator’s next phase of growth, with a focus on international expansion, brand elevation, strategic partnerships, and commercial scale.
“Jane’s depth of experience, commercial acumen, and instinct for luxury consumers make her the ideal leader for Travel Curator’s next chapter, said Founder and Executive Chairman, Melanie Brandman. “This is a major moment for the business — and a powerful industry partnership — as we scale internationally while continuing to elevate the editorial strength and authority that define the Travel Curator brand under the leadership of Editor-in-Chief Deanne Kaczerski.
“Driving loyalty amongst luxury consumers is about building trust over time, said Jane Mackie, CEO. For the past decade, Travel Curator has achieved something rare — an unprecedented level of loyalty and engagement amongst its community of more than 600,000 subscribers. In the near future, as we expand internationally, we will introduce new innovations and consumer benefits that will continue to connect our community to the best travel and lifestyle brands and experiences– and will invest in new technology to take the platform to its next chapter.”
In addition to her appointment as CEO, Mackie joins Travel Curator as an investor/owner, underscoring her conviction in the strength, value and long-term potential of the business. She will bring deep expertise across luxury consumer behavior, brand development and commercial optimization to scale the company while maximizing the unique benefits of the Travel Curator platform.
Mackie joins Travel Curator following seven years at IHG Hotels & Resorts, where she most recently served as Senior Vice President, Global Marketing for Luxury, Lifestyle and Premium Brands. During her tenure, she built and led a global team of more than 70, oversaw the brand budgets for eight of IHG’s brands, led the launch of new brands at record speed, and drove sustained growth in guest satisfaction and market share.
Prior to IHG, Mackie held senior leadership roles at Aman (Chief Marketing Officer), Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, Loews Hotels, Starwood Hotels & Resorts, and other design-led hospitality and residential real estate brands and projects, earning a reputation for creating emotionally resonant brands, unlocking new revenue streams, and successfully expanding businesses into new global markets.
After more than a decade of Travel Curator building its brand and loyal audience, the company will now accelerate into a new era. Under Mackie’s leadership, Travel Curator will focus on new content innovations, expanded consumer benefits, and new developing programs designed to enhance the platform’s global reach and commercial value, as well as further establishing Travel Curator as a trusted expert in luxury travel and lifestyle.
Mackie holds an MBA from New York University’s Stern School of Business and a BA in Economics from Brown University. She has lived and worked across Europe, North America, and Asia and is fluent in the dynamics of global luxury travel markets.
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