The boom in travel is now in full swing: Europe is a favored destination for Americans, airlines are overtaxed, cruise ships are all back in operation. Earlier this year, American Express Travel put some data to the anecdotal evidence: Sixty-two percent of respondents to its Global Travel Trends Report survey said that they planned to take two to four trips this year.

Where do people want to travel -- and, perhaps more importantly, WHY do they want to travel? In this episode, host Rebecca Tobin and American Express Travel head Audrey Hendley talk about the big picture as well as some of the reasons people are back on the road.

Our summer 2022 series revisits some of the best Folo by Travel Weekly episodes. This episode was originally published March 28 and has been edited for length and clarity.

Related reading:

The travel boom has arrived, American Express Travel poll says 

American Express Travel's 2022 Global Travel Trends Report 

Travel Weekly's 2022 Power List: American Express Travel 

The boom in travel is now in full swing: Europe is a favored destination for Americans, airlines are overtaxed, cruise ships are all back in operation. Earlier this year, American Express Travel put some data to the anecdotal evidence: Sixty-two percent of respondents to its Global Travel Trends Report survey said that they planned to take two to four trips this year.
Where do people want to travel -- and, perhaps more importantly, WHY do they want to travel? In this episode, host Rebecca Tobin and American Express Travel head Audrey Hendley talk about the big picture as well as some of the reasons people are back on the road.
Our summer 2022 series revisits some of the best Folo by Travel Weekly episodes. This episode was originally published March 28 and has been edited for length and clarity.
Related reading:
<a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Travel-Agent-Issues/Travel-boom-American-Express-poll">The travel boom has arrived, American Express Travel poll says </a>
<a href="https://www.americanexpress.com/en-us/travel/discover/get-inspired/global-travel-trends">American Express Travel's 2022 Global Travel Trends Report </a>
<a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/Power-List-2022/American-Express-Travel">Travel Weekly's 2022 Power List: American Express Travel </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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