This week on the Folo by Travel Weekly we are featuring a special episode of Trade Secrets, a sister podcast to the Folo that is co-produced by Jamie Biesiada, a senior editor at Travel Weekly, and Emma Weissmann, the executive editor of TravelAge West. In this episode, Jamie and Emma take a rapid-fire look at 25 trends for 2025. 

This episode is split into two parts: The first, which you're listening to here, focuses on consumer-related travel trends that Emma and Jamie think will be popular. The second half, which is a little more travel industry- and advisor- focused, will air next week. 

This episode was edited for length and clarity.

Episode sponsor:

This episode of the Folo by Travel Weekly is sponsored by Collette Vacations: https://www.gocollette.com/travel-advisors

Related links:

From Travel Weekly: Preview 2025 https://www.travelweekly.com/preview-2025

From TravelAge West, The top 5 trends for 2025

From TravelAge West, This cruise expert reached $3 million in annual sales using TikTok

From Travel Weekly, Women-only tours: A niche that is going mainstream

From Travel Weekly, Summer of the destination ‘dupes’

Additional notes:

The music used in the Trade Secrets podcast is Sock Hop, by Kevin MacLeod

This week on the Folo by Travel Weekly we are featuring a special episode of Trade Secrets, a sister podcast to the Folo that is co-produced by Jamie Biesiada, a senior editor at Travel Weekly, and Emma Weissmann, the executive editor of TravelAge West. In this episode, Jamie and Emma take a rapid-fire look at 25 trends for 2025.&nbsp;
This episode is split into two parts: The first, which you're listening to here, focuses on consumer-related travel trends that Emma and Jamie think will be popular. The second half, which is a little more travel industry- and advisor- focused, will air next week.&nbsp;
This episode was edited for length and clarity.
Episode sponsor:
This episode of the Folo by Travel Weekly is sponsored by Collette Vacations: <a href="https://www.gocollette.com/travel-advisors">https://www.gocollette.com/travel-advisors</a>
Related links:
From Travel Weekly: Preview 2025 <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/preview-2025">https://www.travelweekly.com/preview-2025</a>
From TravelAge West,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.travelagewest.com/Industry-Insight/Business-Features/2025-travel-trends">The top 5 trends for 2025</a>
From TravelAge West, <a href="https://www.travelagewest.com/Industry-Insight/Business-Features/travel-advisor-on-tiktok">This cruise expert reached $3 million in annual sales using TikTok</a>
From Travel Weekly, <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Tour-Operators/The-growth-of-women-only-tours">Women-only tours</a>: A niche that is going mainstream
From Travel Weekly, <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Travel-Agent-Issues/Summer-of-the-destination-dupes">Summer of the destination &lsquo;dupes&rsquo;</a>
Additional notes:
The music used in the Trade Secrets podcast is Sock Hop, by Kevin MacLeod

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.