The Islands are no longer in the stream.
Bonnier, the US publishing arm of the Stockholm-based family-owned media empire, is shutting down the print version of Islands magazine, along with smaller travel titles Destination Weddings & Honeymoons and Caribbean Travel & Life. The latter survived the past several years as a biannual supplement to Islands.
The last issues will appear in November and December. The company said it will relaunch a digital version of Islands in January.
The magazines were being run on a shoestring budget under Editorial Director Shawn Bean — who heads all the outdoor magazines that operate out of Bonnier’s Winter Park, Fla., base — and the corporate brand manager, Matt Hickman.
They undertook a major redesign of the magazines earlier this year, but it was not enough to lure back advertisers in the hard-hit travel category.
Although Bean and Hickman will keep their jobs, about a half-dozen staffers are being shown the door.
“The brands were profitable but in decline,” Bonnier USA CEO Eric Zinczenko said. “This move will ensure the path to sustained profitability.”


