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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Catching up on travel: Hotels, cruise and tour updates
We’re continuing with our catch up on major news events of the past two months, and in this episode host Rebecca Tobin talks with our editors: Christina Jelski, who covers hotels; Teri West, who covers ocean cruising; and Brinley Hineman, who covers tours and river cruises. What is on the radars o…
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New Folo episode: Catching up on airlines, advisors and the war
Welcome back to the Folo by Travel Weekly. We are back – this is the first in all-new episodes on the latest travel trends and news, brought to you by our team of reporters and expert guests and hosted by director of editorial strategy Rebecca Tobin. This week and next we’re talking to all our rep…
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The shape of the U.S. economy -- our Winter Series finale
In a so-called k-shaped economy, higher earners head up on an upward angle, but lower earners, on the lower leg of the “k” drop behind. This bifurcation is also playing out in some corners of the travel industry as ultrahigh-net worth travelers spend to snap up the top level suites, but travelers w…
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A Japan-based line wants to attract U.S. cruisers -- a Winter Series episode
Last summer, Folo host Rebecca Tobin got the opportunity to cruise Mitsui Ocean Cruises, a line that’s based in Japan and created for and curated for and sold to Japanese travelers – but is also now marketing to North Americans. On this episode, Anthony Kaufman, a cruise veteran who is now Mitsui’…
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The thinking behind airplane meals -- a Winter Series episode
On this episode we’re going to tuck in to a portion of the flying experience that you might be surprised to hear about: food. In this episode, host Rebecca Tobin, aviation editor Robert Silk and Joe Leader, the CEO of the International Flight Services Association, talk about the growth of good eat…
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How agentic AI could change travel. Is it a threat? -- a Winter Series episode
We're focusing on an emerging branch of artificial intelligence called agentic AI – that is, an AI tool that can, essentially, act like a booking agent, all the way up to making a reservation on the traveler’s behalf. It acts like an agent – but is it a threat to human travel advisors? And what doe…
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How cruising's top suites got so opulent -- a Winter Series episode
This week we’re talking about a story that came to be after unveiling of Regent Seven Seas Cruises’ upcoming Skyview Regent Suite. It's a veritable mansion-at-sea with a private gym, sauna, bar and dining room that seats 12. And what's more surprising than the price? The fact that it was booked wit…
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The travel advisor's travel-planning source -- a Winter Series episode
This week we’re talking about destination management companies, or DMCs, which are companies embedded in specific locations that give travel planners an ultra-boost when it comes to planning a vacation there. Insider knowledge, special tours, recommendations, an expert shoulder to lean on – that’s …
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The 25 years that changed travel -- a Winter Series episode
We look back at the first quarter-century and the biggest events that had an outsized impact on the travel business, from mega-events that changed the world to milestone product launches and business decisions that portended major shifts to come. In this episode, our top editors unpack the list and…
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What we learned in our travel advisor survey -- a Winter Series episode
We're taking an in-depth look at our annual Travel Industry Survey of travel agency business with then-editor in chief Arnie Weissmann and news editor Johanna Jainchill. In this episode we delve into survey data: Advisors’ use of AI – how they use it and what they’re concerned about; which travel …
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