With the new year almost upon us, we’ve been looking at which destinations might be most popular, and who better to call upon than a tour company that offers vacation packages all over the world. In this case it’s a tag team with Jack Richards, the CEO of Pleasant Holidays, which has traditionally been strong in Hawaii but has built out its offerings globally, and Amy Comparato, senior brand manager of its luxury division Journese.

In this episode, they talk with host Rebecca Tobin and tours editor Nicole Edenedo about what’s selling, what’s surprising, how operators manage sudden changes in demand and some of the biggest luxury travel trends for 2024. 

This episode was recorded Dec. 1 and has been edited for length and clarity.

Related reports:

A Q&A with Pleasant chief Jack Richards https://www.travelweekly.com/On-The-Record/Pleasant-Holidays-Jack-Richards

Mexico was a pandemic-era favorite, but signs point to softened demand https://www.travelweekly.com/Mexico-Travel/Signs-point-softened-Mexico-demand

With the new year almost upon us, we’ve been looking at which destinations might be most popular, and who better to call upon than a tour company that offers vacation packages all over the world. In this case it’s a tag team with Jack Richards, the CEO of Pleasant Holidays, which has traditionally been strong in Hawaii but has built out its offerings globally, and Amy Comparato, senior brand manager of its luxury division Journese.
In this episode, they talk with host Rebecca Tobin and tours editor Nicole Edenedo about what’s selling, what’s surprising, how operators manage sudden changes in demand and some of the biggest luxury travel trends for 2024. This episode was recorded Dec. 1 and has been edited for length and clarity.
Related reports:
A Q&amp;A with Pleasant chief Jack Richards <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/On-The-Record/Pleasant-Holidays-Jack-Richards">https://www.travelweekly.com/On-The-Record/Pleasant-Holidays-Jack-Richards</a>
Mexico was a pandemic-era favorite, but signs point to softened demand <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/Mexico-Travel/Signs-point-softened-Mexico-demand">https://www.travelweekly.com/Mexico-Travel/Signs-point-softened-Mexico-demand</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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