For a long time we’ve suspected that more travel agencies than not were charging their clients for their services, much like many professional service-oriented businesses like financial advisors, or accountants, or consultants. This year we put some actual data to the trend – we surveyed our readers. And the results might have surprised you.

But today on the Folo, Travel Weekly retail editor Jamie Biesiada and host Rebecca Tobin tackle the question of fees again, this time with a travel advisor, Jamie Jones, the president of WhirlAway Travel, who will share her perspective. We’ll look at some of the many types of fees. And we’ll do a lightning-round-style response to some of the reasons why advisors don’t charge.

This episode was recorded April 20 and was edited for length and clarity.

Episode sponsor:

This episode is sponsored by G Adventures https://www.gadventures.com

Related links: 

Fees: by the numbers cover story https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Travel-Agent-Issues/Fees-by-the-numbers

The Trade Secrets podcast: https://www.travelweekly.com/Podcasts/Trade-Secrets/Does-charging-a-fee-mean-my-client-owns-me

WhirlAway Travel: https://www.whirlawaytravel.com/

For a long time we’ve suspected that more travel agencies than not were charging their clients for their services, much like many professional service-oriented businesses like financial advisors, or accountants, or consultants. This year we put some actual data to the trend – we surveyed our readers. And the results might have surprised you.
But today on the Folo, Travel Weekly retail editor Jamie Biesiada and host Rebecca Tobin tackle the question of fees again, this time with a travel advisor, Jamie Jones, the president of WhirlAway Travel, who will share her perspective. We’ll look at some of the many types of fees. And we’ll do a lightning-round-style response to some of the reasons why advisors don’t charge.
This episode was recorded April 20 and was edited for length and clarity.
Episode sponsor:
This episode is sponsored by G Adventures <a href="https://www.gadventures.com">https://www.gadventures.com</a>
Related links: 
Fees: by the numbers cover story <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Travel-Agent-Issues/Fees-by-the-numbers">https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Travel-Agent-Issues/Fees-by-the-numbers</a>
The Trade Secrets podcast: <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/Podcasts/Trade-Secrets/Does-charging-a-fee-mean-my-client-owns-me">https://www.travelweekly.com/Podcasts/Trade-Secrets/Does-charging-a-fee-mean-my-client-owns-me</a>
WhirlAway Travel: <a href="https://www.whirlawaytravel.com/">https://www.whirlawaytravel.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.

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