The Folo by Travel Weekly
The Folo by Travel Weekly
Travel Weekly's team of reporters, editors and contributors take a deep dive into the biggest travel story of the week. In each episode, we invite invite our team of journalists and their trusted sources to delve into major travel trends that industry insiders, or just travelers, want to know about. You may be wondering: Why the Folo? Well, a folo -- f o l o -- is a journalism term, a kind of…Social links:
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The biggest travel stories of 2024
It’s time for our annual Year in Review discussion, where we look back at some of the biggest travel-related stories and trends of 2024. Joining us on this episode is news editor Johanna Jainchill, the architect of our Year in Review report, and retail editor Jamie Biesiada, to talk (among others) …
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The rise of women-only tours
This week’s travel trend is the growing popularity of women-only tours. From on-the-ground adventures in far flung destinations like Saudi Arabia and Morocco to a luxurious river cruise in France’s wine country, there are options galore for today’s so-called “queenagers.” We’ve asked reporter Tom…
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The outlook on the ski season: Japan, ticket prices and more
It’s time for our semi-annual drop-in to the ski industry. It’s the unofficial start to the season, so it seemed like a perfect time to gather a few experts -- Dan Sherman of Ski.com, ski blogger and podcaster Stuart Winchester and our in-house ski reporter Robert Silk -- to talk about the major tr…
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From Black Friday to Travel Tuesday: A season of travel deals
Black Friday has become a bona fide travel phenomenon, encompassing not only the day itself and the burgeoning Travel Tuesday, but stretching into an entire season. To talk about trends in length of the sales, destinations on sale and other observations, we’ve invited Hayley Berg, lead economist a…
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What our Travel Industry Survey says about travel agencies
The Travel Industry Survey is our annual, premier research product that surveys travel advisors about their business: Booking trends, preferred products, education and support, technology uses, marketing strategies, outlook and concerns. This year, to dig deeper into the report’s data and talk ab…
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How President Trump might change travel policy
It’s only been a few days since the election, but already we’re wondering: What will happen to travel policy under the Trump administration? Naturally quite a bit can change from Biden to Trump -- and even from the first Trump administration -- and in this episode we talk with Johanna Jainchill, …
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Why cruise companies are breaking records this year
In this episode, we’re talking about the positive momentum in the cruise industry with senior editor Andrea Zelinski. Now that the third quarter has closed, and our annual CruiseWorld conference is about to begin in Fort Lauderdale, we ask: What are travel advisors, analysts and the cruise lines th…
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Middle East tensions slow -- but don't stop -- travel
The tensions in the Middle East have been front and center for more than a year, from Hamas’ attack on Israel and continuing with escalations between Israel and Iran. What does that mean for travel in the region? Thanks to reporting by acting tours editor Tom Stieghorst, we’ve got a snapshot of tr…
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The status of Florida tourism after Helene and Milton
In this episode we’re looking at the impacts of hurricanes Milton and Helene on Florida’s tourism economy. Florida is such an important state for tourism that whenever a hurricane slams through it’s news. Here, host Rebecca Tobin, hotels editor Christina Jelski and Peter Ricci, the director of the …
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All-inclusive resorts in Europe are different -- here's how
Earlier in this season, we talked about the popularity and trends surrounding all-inclusive resorts. But some listeners – advisors and travelers alike – may not know there’s a growing all-inclusive market in Europe. And the resorts are different from the traditional inclusive properties in Punta Ca…
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