Rod Mackenzie

Biography

I'm a seasoned UK-based writer and editor with a focus on travel, lifestyle and automotive stories. Since January 2025, I've been editor of Food and Travel magazine, the world's leading gastronomic travel title with a 25-year heritage.

My journalism career kicked off in 90s London after winning the Daily Telegraph Young Travel Writer of the Year award. I contributed travel features to the Sunday Telegraph, Sunday Times and Business Traveller. Transitioning into a staff writer and editor role, I lent my expertise to glossy customer magazines for brands such as Thomas Cook, Land Rover, Chrysler and Jeep, gaining the APA Journalist of the Year award. I have also produced drive stories for brands including Lexus, Volvo, Vauxhall and Mazda.

​In 2009, I moved to Singapore to become Editorial Director at Emphasis Media (later Publicitas Publishing and NewBase), overseeing content and commercial campaigns for clients across Asia, including Thai Airways, Singapore Airlines, Jetstar, Changi Airport Group, Audi, Taiwan Tourism Bureau, Hong Kong Tourism Board and Singapore Tourism Board. Later, I served as the Content Director for a Singapore B2B digital marketing agency, before I returned to the UK in 2024.

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