This week we’re turning the episode over to editor in chief Arnie Weissmann, who spoke last month with three major travel advisor players in London. Why London? The group was there at the invitation of a group of hoteliers who were mulling different ways to get the word out to Americans that London was “open” for travel.

Their solution was to turn to the agency consortium Virtuoso, headed by Matthew Upchurch, and one of Virtuoso’s preferred suppliers, a tour company called Noteworthy that specializes in special access and exclusive experiences.

In this episode you’ll hear from Weissmann, Upchurch, Vanessa McGovern, co-founder of Gifted Travel Network and Rob Karp, the founder of MilesAhead, about “process fatigue,” why travelers should choose a travel advisor as well as why travel advisors should be choosy about their travelers – and why it’s never been a better time to be a traveler. Overtourism. Customer service. And you’ll hear about experiences developed by Noteworthy and the guests’ coolest experiences in London.

Sponsor: 

Our sponsor for this episode is Hurtigruten Expeditions. As a bonus to this episode, Hurtigruten Expeditions CEO Asta Lassesen chats with Travel Weekly's senior vice president of marketing Mary Pat Sullivan about the line's return to Antarctica, growth in expedition cruising and more. Listen through to the end of the episode.

Related reading:

Arnie Weissmann's From the Window Seat column on traveling to London with Virtuoso: https://www.travelweekly.com/Arnie-Weissmann/The-UK-89-percent-vaccinated-calls-for-help-Virtuoso-responds-with-41-advisors

 

 

 

This week we&rsquo;re turning the episode over to editor in chief <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/Arnie-Weissmann">Arnie Weissmann</a>, who spoke last month with three major travel advisor players in London. Why London? The group was there at the invitation of a group of hoteliers who were mulling different ways to get the word out to Americans that London was &ldquo;open&rdquo; for travel.
Their solution was to turn to the agency consortium Virtuoso, headed by <a href="https://www.virtuoso.com/why-virtuoso/about-us/leadership">Matthew Upchurch</a>, and one of Virtuoso&rsquo;s preferred suppliers, a tour company called Noteworthy that specializes in special access and exclusive experiences.
In this episode you&rsquo;ll hear from Weissmann, Upchurch, Vanessa McGovern, co-founder of <a href="https://giftedtravelnetwork.com/">Gifted Travel Network</a> and <a href="http://www.milesahead.co/our-team">Rob Karp</a>, the founder of MilesAhead, about &ldquo;process fatigue,&rdquo; why travelers should choose a travel advisor as well as why travel advisors should be choosy about their travelers &ndash; and why it&rsquo;s never been a better time to be a traveler. Overtourism. Customer service. And you&rsquo;ll hear about experiences developed by Noteworthy and the guests&rsquo; coolest experiences in London.
Sponsor: 
Our sponsor for this episode is <a href="https://www.hurtigruten.com/destinations/">Hurtigruten Expeditions</a>. As a bonus to this episode, Hurtigruten Expeditions CEO Asta Lassesen chats with Travel Weekly's senior vice president of marketing Mary Pat Sullivan about the line's return to Antarctica, growth in expedition cruising and more. Listen through to the end of the episode.
Related reading:
Arnie Weissmann's From the Window Seat column on traveling to London with Virtuoso: <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/Arnie-Weissmann/The-UK-89-percent-vaccinated-calls-for-help-Virtuoso-responds-with-41-advisors">https://www.travelweekly.com/Arnie-Weissmann/The-UK-89-percent-vaccinated-calls-for-help-Virtuoso-responds-with-41-advisors</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.

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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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