As we’ve heard time and again from travel agencies on the Folo podcast, travel advisors have been working overtime on Plan B … or Plan C or D … to get their travelers on the road. One catchphrase that has cropped up recently is “trip stacking,” where travelers will plan two trips simultaneously, in the hopes that at least one of them will take off as planned. But advisors have also become experts in other styles of pivots: trip switching, substituting and rescheduling.

In this episode acting retail editor Christina Jelski and host Rebecca Tobin talk with Amina Dearmon, the owner of Perspectives Travel, and Sylvia Lebovitch, the president of SL Travel Advisors, about perfecting the travel pivot, how they talk with travelers about options, real-life examples of trip saves and how they’ve found the silver lining.

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

Related:

Travel advisors save the day with backup plans: https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Travel-Agent-Issues/Backup-plans-save-the-day

From August: Delta’s spread brings new layers of travel concern and uncertainty: https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Travel-Agent-Issues/Delta-spread-brings-new-layer-of-travel-concern-uncertainty

Folo by Travel Weekly episode: Europe and the art of the pivot: https://www.travelweekly.com/Podcasts/Folo/Europe-travel-art-of-pivot

 

 

As we&rsquo;ve heard time and again from travel agencies on the Folo podcast, travel advisors have been working overtime on Plan B &hellip; or Plan C or D &hellip; to get their travelers on the road. One catchphrase that has cropped up recently is &ldquo;trip stacking,&rdquo; where travelers will plan two trips simultaneously, in the hopes that at least one of them will take off as planned. But advisors have also become experts in other styles of pivots: trip switching, substituting and rescheduling.
In this episode acting retail editor Christina Jelski and host Rebecca Tobin talk with Amina Dearmon, the owner of <a href="https://www.perspectivestravel.com/">Perspectives Travel</a>, and Sylvia Lebovitch, the president of <a href="https://www.sltraveladvisors.com/">SL Travel Advisors</a>, about perfecting the travel pivot, how they talk with travelers about options, real-life examples of trip saves and how they&rsquo;ve found the silver lining.
This episode was recorded Oct. 1 and has been edited for length and clarity.
Related:
Travel advisors save the day with backup plans: <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Travel-Agent-Issues/Backup-plans-save-the-day">https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Travel-Agent-Issues/Backup-plans-save-the-day</a>
From August: Delta&rsquo;s spread brings new layers of travel concern and uncertainty: <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Travel-Agent-Issues/Delta-spread-brings-new-layer-of-travel-concern-uncertainty">https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Travel-Agent-Issues/Delta-spread-brings-new-layer-of-travel-concern-uncertainty</a>
Folo by Travel Weekly episode: Europe and the art of the pivot: <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/Podcasts/Folo/Europe-travel-art-of-pivot">https://www.travelweekly.com/Podcasts/Folo/Europe-travel-art-of-pivot</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.

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.