09/06/2026
The Travel Daily family is today mourning former managing director Jenny Piper, who died yesterday after a two year battle with a rare cancer just four days after her 60th birthday.
She led the Business Publishing Group (BPG) for two decades alongside husband Bruce, and was sadly diagnosed shortly after the business was acquired by its current owners, Specialist Media.
As well as managing the day to day operations of the business, Jenny helped grow the group’s portfolio through the creation of sister publications Cruise Weekly and Pharmacy Daily as well as the 2014 acquisition of travelBulletin.
She was particularly prominent during the COVID-19 crisis, establishing and driving the Travel & Cruise Weekly ‘Keep Dreaming’ publication which released 100 weekly magazine issues for travel advisors to pass onto their clients for inspiration during the pandemic.
She also kept spirits up with videos, puzzle pages and other promotions celebrating TD’s International Donut Day and the 2020 Travel Daily Awards.
She is survived by BPG’s editor-at-large Bruce Piper as well as adult children Sarah, Anna and Ben, all of whom worked in the business at various stages.
A celebration of her life will be held in the coming days - watch Travel Daily this week for details.
