Kirstie Bedford is an award-winning travel writer, editor, crime fiction writer and podcaster with three decades of experience in the media industry.

She is Editor, Luxury at Karryon; podcast host of The World Awaits, and a freelance travel writer.

Her debut crime fiction, White Lies, will be published by UK publisher Bloodhound Books in mid-2027.

Kirstie started her career as a hard news journalist reporting live from courtrooms and has held the editorship of seven magazines, including as founding editor of Luxury Escapes magazine.