SPICE has appointed Emma Gardiner to the position of Editor. Gardiner has a wealth of experience in the travel and events field, having worked with Hawaii Tourism Oceania, The Ministry of Tourism for the Sultanate of Oman, Voyages Indigenous Tourism and Toga Hospitality over the past nine years.

She also has extensive experience in media, having previously worked as a consumer and trade journalist and also as a producer at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

Gardiner is responsible for SPICE magazine and SpiceNews.com.au and will be working alongside James Wilkinson, who has been promoted to Managing Editor of the two publications. Wilkinson was formerly the Business Tourism Editor.