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 at Hopper, and Travel Weekly senior editor for hospitality Christina Jelski to talk about what they’ve seen this year.

This episode was recorded Thursday Nov. 22 and has been edited for length and clarity.

Related links: 

Black Friday travel promotions extend well before and after Thanksgiving https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Travel-Agent-Issues/Black-Friday-travel-promotions-2024

Hopper https://www.hopper.com

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 at Hopper, and Travel Weekly senior editor for hospitality Christina Jelski to talk about what they’ve seen this year.
This episode was recorded Thursday Nov. 22 and has been edited for length and clarity.
Related links: 
Black Friday travel promotions extend well before and after Thanksgiving <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Travel-Agent-Issues/Black-Friday-travel-promotions-2024">https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Travel-Agent-Issues/Black-Friday-travel-promotions-2024</a>
Hopper <a href="https://www.hopper.com">https://www.hopper.com</a>

Travel Weekly's team of reporters, editors and contributors explore ideas, share experiences and provide insight into what they’ve uncovered while reporting on some of the biggest trends in travel.

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

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 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.

From Black Friday to Travel Tuesday: A season of travel deals

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) about travel “normalization,” the embrace of generative AI, a big year for cruise, companies that went under in 2024, American Airlines’ failed NDC strategy and the Taylor Swift effect on travel. 

This episode was recorded Dec. 13 and has been edited for length and clarity.

Related articles

The year in review, 2024 https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Travel-Agent-Issues/2024-year-in-review

Growth has slowed, but it's still a great time for the travel industry https://www.travelweekly.com/North-America-Travel/WTTC-Global-Summit-2024

Is this cruising's 'golden era'? https://www.travelweekly.com/Cruise-Travel/Is-this-cruising-golden-era

Q&A with Hornblower CEO Mike Flaskey https://www.travelweekly.com/On-The-Record/Mike-Flaskey-Hornblower-Group

The Taylor Swift effect on hotels https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Hotel-News/Taylor-Swift-effect-on-hotels

Alienating travel agencies could cost American $1.5 billion https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Airline-News/American-Airlines-earnings-Q2-2024

Arnie Weissmann's From the Window Seat column, July 2022: Travel's pandemic bankruptcy record https://www.travelweekly.com/Arnie-Weissmann/With-Crystal-revival-a-major-miracle

 

 

 

It&rsquo;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) about travel &ldquo;normalization,&rdquo; the embrace of generative AI, a big year for cruise, companies that went under in 2024, American Airlines&rsquo; failed NDC strategy and the Taylor Swift effect on travel.&nbsp;
This episode was recorded Dec. 13 and has been edited for length and clarity.
Related articles
The year in review, 2024 <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Travel-Agent-Issues/2024-year-in-review">https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Travel-Agent-Issues/2024-year-in-review</a>
Growth has slowed, but it's still a great time for the travel industry&nbsp;<a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/North-America-Travel/WTTC-Global-Summit-2024">https://www.travelweekly.com/North-America-Travel/WTTC-Global-Summit-2024</a>
Is this cruising's 'golden era'? <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/Cruise-Travel/Is-this-cruising-golden-era">https://www.travelweekly.com/Cruise-Travel/Is-this-cruising-golden-era</a>
Q&amp;A with Hornblower CEO Mike Flaskey <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/On-The-Record/Mike-Flaskey-Hornblower-Group">https://www.travelweekly.com/On-The-Record/Mike-Flaskey-Hornblower-Group</a>
The Taylor Swift effect on hotels <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Hotel-News/Taylor-Swift-effect-on-hotels">https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Hotel-News/Taylor-Swift-effect-on-hotels</a>
Alienating travel agencies could cost American $1.5 billion <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Airline-News/American-Airlines-earnings-Q2-2024">https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Airline-News/American-Airlines-earnings-Q2-2024</a>
Arnie Weissmann's From the Window Seat column, July 2022: Travel's pandemic bankruptcy record&nbsp;<a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/Arnie-Weissmann/With-Crystal-revival-a-major-miracle">https://www.travelweekly.com/Arnie-Weissmann/With-Crystal-revival-a-major-miracle</a>
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The biggest travel stories of 2024 

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 Stieghorst to share his insights and his reporting, and Shirnett Fleet, the chief marketing officer of Uniworld Boutique River Cruises, to talk about what women-only tours offer, where the trend is headed and why it's moved from niche to mainstream.

This episode was recorded Nov. 21 and has been edited for length and clarity. 

Related links 

Women-only tours: A niche that is going mainstream https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Tour-Operators/The-growth-of-women-only-tours

A women-only cruise leans into luxury https://www.travelweekly.com/River-Cruising/Insights/women-only-river-cruise-uniworld-luxury

Uniworld: https://www.uniworld.com

Background on the term 'queenager' https://eleanormills.substack.com/p/eleanors-letter-what-is-a-queenager

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 Stieghorst to share his insights and his reporting, and Shirnett Fleet, the chief marketing officer of Uniworld Boutique River Cruises, to talk about what women-only tours offer, where the trend is headed and why it's moved from niche to mainstream.
This episode was recorded Nov. 21 and has been edited for length and clarity. 
Related links 
Women-only tours: A niche that is going mainstream <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Tour-Operators/The-growth-of-women-only-tours">https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Tour-Operators/The-growth-of-women-only-tours</a>
A women-only cruise leans into luxury <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/River-Cruising/Insights/women-only-river-cruise-uniworld-luxury">https://www.travelweekly.com/River-Cruising/Insights/women-only-river-cruise-uniworld-luxury</a>
Uniworld: <a href="https://www.uniworld.com">https://www.uniworld.com</a>
Background on the term 'queenager' <a href="https://eleanormills.substack.com/p/eleanors-letter-what-is-a-queenager">https://eleanormills.substack.com/p/eleanors-letter-what-is-a-queenager</a>

The rise of women-only tours

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 trends for skiers and riders, namely, Japan. And Europe. There's big demand for ski vacations this year: Why? We talk about the tricks to scoring cheaper-than-the-window ticket pricing, which at some resorts is now at or above $300.

And the big question each December: Where is everybody headed this year? 

This episode was recorded Nov. 12 and has been edited for insight and clarity. 

Related links:

Alterra CEO addresses soaring daily prices at ski resorts https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Hotel-News/Alterra-CEO-addresses-soaring-daily-prices

Big and small resorts: The Colorado Ski experience https://www.travelweekly.com/North-America-Travel/Focus-on-Ski-Mountain-Travel-2024

Deer Valley expansion is ahead of schedule https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Hotel-News/Deer-Valley-expansion-ahead-of-schedule

Rebecca Tobin's report on Jackson Hole: Rising to new challenges at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort https://www.travelweekly.com/North-America-Travel/Rising-to-new-challenges-at-Jackson-Hole

Stuart Winchester's Storm Skiing Journal and Podcast https://www.stormskiing.com/

Ski.com https://www.ski.com

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 trends for skiers and riders, namely, Japan. And Europe. There's big demand for ski vacations this year: Why? We talk about the tricks to scoring cheaper-than-the-window ticket pricing, which at some resorts is now at or above $300.
And the big question each December: Where is everybody headed this year? 
This episode was recorded Nov. 12 and has been edited for insight and clarity. 
Related links:
Alterra CEO addresses soaring daily prices at ski resorts <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Hotel-News/Alterra-CEO-addresses-soaring-daily-prices">https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Hotel-News/Alterra-CEO-addresses-soaring-daily-prices</a>
Big and small resorts: The Colorado Ski experience <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/North-America-Travel/Focus-on-Ski-Mountain-Travel-2024">https://www.travelweekly.com/North-America-Travel/Focus-on-Ski-Mountain-Travel-2024</a>
Deer Valley expansion is ahead of schedule <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Hotel-News/Deer-Valley-expansion-ahead-of-schedule">https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Hotel-News/Deer-Valley-expansion-ahead-of-schedule</a>
Rebecca Tobin's report on Jackson Hole: Rising to new challenges at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/North-America-Travel/Rising-to-new-challenges-at-Jackson-Hole">https://www.travelweekly.com/North-America-Travel/Rising-to-new-challenges-at-Jackson-Hole</a>
Stuart Winchester's Storm Skiing Journal and Podcast <a href="https://www.stormskiing.com/">https://www.stormskiing.com/</a>
Ski.com <a href="https://www.ski.com">https://www.ski.com</a>

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