About Impact Publications

Impact Publications was established in 1979 to provide a fortnightly news and analysis magazine for Australia's travel industry. Its flagship publication Traveltalk was sold after 22 years in recognition of a more educated traveller turning increasingly to electronic media for information. Today, publishers Chris and Sofia Hurd have expanded Impact to cover the key areas of business travel, meetings and conferences, air freight and airports. Supported by a talented group of specialist writers, Impact Publications now publishes, in hard copy and electronically, Business Travel News, MICE Asia-Pacific and its award-winning AirCargo Asia-Pacific, now in its 17th year. The regular news publications and websites are supported by two annual directories. One for travel and tourism: The Travel & Tourism Directory and one for the air freight industry AirCargo Australasia Directory.

About the magazines

AirCargo Asia-Pacific is a paid subscription magazine published 10 times a year, delivering news and event coverage for the Asia-Pacific region. In 1998 at the Air Cargo Forum in Paris, the magazine was awarded the International Air Cargo Association's "Best Magazine" crown.

Business Travel News was launched in June 2000 as Corporate Traveltalk. When Traveltalk was sold, the magazine was renamed Business Travel News (BTN on the masthead). The magazine is published quarterly in hard copy. Targeted at readers keen to keep up-to-date with changes in travel and aviation, BTN delivers business news about all aspects of the travel experience, from mobile computing to airline lounges.

MICE Asia-Pacific was launched in October 1997. Originally called MICE Western Australia, the title was changed to better-reflect readership and distribution which has grown substantially over the years in line with the sector. The masthead comes from the various sectors: ­Meetings, ­Incentives, ­Conventions and Exhibitions, which comprise the sector.

Travel & Tourism Directory has been published for 27 years. Originally printed twice a year, the title is now published annually in April. Major changes and updates are now also published on its website.

AirCargo Australasia Directory was first published in 2004. It is the only specialist directory published for the airfreight industries in Australia, New Zealand and Singapore. Each year another country in the region is added.