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Wellness travel is entering a new golden era: Spending is predicted to grow to $1 trillion annually in the next three years, according to the Global Wellness Institute. So what does it mean to travel for wellness in 2024? In this episode, host
Wanted: Travel agency seeks enthusiastic advisors eager for training. Good travel sellers need training – on systems, on suppliers, on sales tactics and more. How does a travel agency train up new advisors? How long does it take to create a gre
Welcome to our annual Summer Series, where we feature some of our favorite recent Folo by Travel Weekly episodes. In honor of Juneteenth, this week we're highlighting an episode about Henderson Travel, the first Black-owned, accredited travel a
With this year’s NYU International Hospitality Industry Investment Conference just wrapped, it is a good time to look at the state of U.S. hotel business. And what we heard might surprise you. According to industry researchers STR, growth of Re
Last month ultra low cost carrier Frontier made a surprise pricing move: It introduced a package of fare products designed to pull passenger away from its traditional unbundled offering. In this episode, Travel Weekly aviation editor Robert Sil
On this episode we’re delving into one of the more unique aspects of the cruise experience, and that’s the one that takes place on land. We’re talking, of course, about private islands – or destinations – that are managed by the cruise line and
This week we return to one of our favorite topics on the folo: The post-pandemic cost of travel. With pricing remaining high, we are continually asking our sources whether they’re seeing any resistance. In this episode, Travel Weekly's hotels e
In the past few years, travel agencies have been inundated with business from travelers seeking expert advice and booking assistance on their travel. At the same time, we saw an influx of travel advisors into the business and some career-shifti
We’re talking about final rules from the U.S. Department of Transportation about when and how airline passengers qualify for a refund. This rule is widely seen as a win for customers -- but there is at least one provision of the rule that could
We’re talking about final rules from the U.S. Department of Transportation about when and how airline passengers qualify for a refund. This rule is widely seen as a win for customers -- but there is at least one provision of the rule that could
In this episode we look at a new company called Black In that's building tours to celebrate Black history and support Black-owned businesses in each destination. Our guests are the founders of Black In: Martinique Lewis, the creator of ABC Trav
Imagine a guided tour, but instead of a luxury coach your transportation is a Boeing 757 outfitted with 50 first-class seats -- and the plane will fly you around the world in ultimate comfort to off-the-beaten-path locations to get rare glimpse
The Seatrade Cruise Global conference in Miami Beach in April is a great time for cruise lines to break news, and its annual State of the Industry panel is where business leaders head to hear the latest about trends, straight from the CEOs' mou
What do Taylor Swift, March Madness, Formula 1 and a tiny weekend festival in Florida have in common? They’re all events-based travel, a category that is bringing in a tidal wave of business. And travelers' passions for concerts, sports and mea
Wellness travel is entering a new golden era: Strong growth is predicted in the next three years, according to the Global Wellness Institute. So what does it mean to travel for wellness in 2024? In this episode, host Rebecca Tobin welcomed seni
Since the door plug blowout on Alaska Airlines flight 1282, Boeing has been in the news constantly: A temporary grounding of the 737 Max 9, investigations and fallout from the Alaska flight, and also the problems of production delays and new or
On this episode we dig deep into spring-travel trends with Hayley Berg, a researcher at the travel company Hopper. Among our topics: Where people are going in March and April – Orlando and Vegas, yes, but also some places that might surprise yo
We’ve got a two-parter episode for you this week. In our first segment we’re talking about dogs in residence at hotels. Hotels editor Christina Jelski brings on Joel Morales of Castlerock Asset Management, which manages the Bobby Hotel in Nashv
Spirit and JetBlue on March 4 ended their merger plans, saying that regulatory obstacles won’t permit the airlines to close the deal in a timely fashion. But before the news broke, we’d recorded an episode with aviation editor Robert Silk and a
In honor of Black History Month, our retail editor Jamie Biesiada shone a spotlight on Henderson Travel Service, the first Black-owned, accredited travel agency in the U.S. And on this episode of the Folo, Henderson Travel Services president Ga
Carnival Corp. last week placed its first cruise ship order since the beginning of the pandemic: It will add 180,000-gross-ton ship to Carnival Cruise Line that will be the fourth in its Excel class. The very next day, Royal Caribbean Internati
Just in time for Valentine's Day: Some couples are not simply opting for traditional wedding-and-honeymoon travel; they're bringing their friends along for a buddymoon or expanding their trip into a megamoon. The expansion of the destination we
Travel advisors Eizabeth Caran of Outlander Travel and Jennifer Kellum of Neverland and Main Travel talk with Travel Weekly cruise editor Andrea Zelinski and Folo host Rebecca Tobin about the world’s newest, biggest cruise ship, the Icon of the
We’re again talking about family travel, but today we’re focusing specifically on the kids club – that marvelous space in a hotel, resort or cruise ship where kids can play supervised by staff. This episode is based off hotels editor Christina
Produced in partnership with research company Phocuswright, our annual Travel Industry Survey examines nearly every aspect of travel agency business: What type of travel they’re booking, who their clients are, demographics, business models, how
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