This week we’re traveling to Alaska, which is a big part of many travel advisors’ portfolios, especially if they sell cruises and adventure travel. Host Rebecca Tobin and senior editor Andrea Zelinski look back and look ahead at tourism in the 49th state.

This episode features Sarah Leonard, the president of the Alaska Travel Industry Association; Lisa Syme, Princess Cruises' vice president, commercial; Kirsten Dixon, the owner of two fly-in lodges and a cooking school; and Travel Weekly's frequent Alaska contributor, Renee Brincks.

This year, cruising is back, the Canadian border has reopened and the summer season is about to begin. 

Sponsor:

This week's episode is sponsored by Historic Highlights of Germany.

Related reading:

Alaska's official visitors site

Princess Cruises' Alaska cruises

From Travel Weekly:

Renee Brincks' coverage of Alaska

Two Native corporations have a vision for Alaska tourism 

A 2021 visit to the Last Frontier: Alaska is open, and busy

 

This week we&rsquo;re traveling to Alaska, which is a big part of many travel advisors&rsquo; portfolios, especially if they sell cruises and adventure travel. Host Rebecca Tobin and senior editor Andrea Zelinski look back and look ahead at tourism in the 49th state.
This episode features Sarah Leonard, the president of the <a href="https://www.alaskatia.org/">Alaska Travel Industry Association</a>; Lisa Syme, Princess Cruises' vice president, commercial; Kirsten Dixon, the owner of <a href="https://withinthewild.com/">two fly-in lodges</a> and a cooking school; and Travel Weekly's frequent Alaska contributor, <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/renee-brincks">Renee Brincks</a>.
This year, cruising is back, the Canadian border has reopened and the summer season is about to begin. 
Sponsor:
This week's episode is sponsored by <a href="https://historicgermany.travel/">Historic Highlights of Germany</a>.
Related reading:<a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/renee-brincks"></a>
<a href="https://www.travelalaska.com/">Alaska's official visitors site</a>
<a href="https://www.princess.com/learn/cruise-destinations/alaska-cruises/">Princess Cruises' Alaska cruises</a>
From Travel Weekly:
Renee Brincks' <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/renee-brincks">coverage of Alaska</a>
<a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/North-America-Travel/Two-Native-corporations-have-a-vision-for-Alaska-tourism">Two Native corporations have a vision for Alaska tourism </a>
<a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/North-America-Travel/A-visit-to-the-Frontier-Alaska-is-open-and-busy-this-summer">A 2021 visit to the Last Frontier: Alaska is open, and busy</a> <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/North-America-Travel/A-visit-to-the-Frontier-Alaska-is-open-and-busy-this-summer"></a>
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Travel Weekly's team of reporters, editors and contributors explore ideas, share experiences and provide insight into what they&rsquo;ve uncovered while reporting on some of the biggest trends in travel.

Hosted by Rebecca Tobin, managing editor of Travel Weekly

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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 shorthand that basically means to follow a breaking news story with more in depth reporting and analysis. And at the Folo podcast, that's what we do. 

Hosted by Travel Weekly managing editor Rebecca Tobin.

Travel Weekly's team of reporters, editors and contributors take a deep dive into the biggest travel story of the week.&nbsp;
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. &nbsp;
You may be wondering: Why the Folo? Well, a folo -- f o l o -- is a journalism term, a kind of shorthand that basically means to follow a breaking news story with more in depth reporting and analysis. And at the Folo podcast, that's what we do.&nbsp;
Hosted by Travel Weekly managing editor Rebecca Tobin.

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