Every year at this time of year we delve into our Preview issue: Every reporter on staff looks at their beat, talks to their sources, reads at the tea leaves and tells our readers what to expect for the year ahead. 

And because we do love to talk, host Rebecca Tobin split this episode into two. Our first Preview episode will focus on a chat with retail editor Jamie Biesiada about travel advisors and retail – because the people selling travel see the trends across all industry sectors. And then we’ll look at what’s happening next year in aviation with airlines editor Robert Silk.

Next episode, we’ll look at what we think 2026 has in store for hotels, cruise, tours and river cruising.

These episodes have been individually recorded over the second part of December and have been edited for length and clarity.

Episode sponsor

This episode is sponsored by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines https://www.afkl.biz

Related reports

Our annual Preview issue: https://www.travelweekly.com/prview-2026

 

 

Every year at this time of year we delve into our Preview issue: Every reporter on staff looks at their beat, talks to their sources, reads at the tea leaves and tells our readers what to expect for the year ahead.&nbsp;
And because we do love to talk, host Rebecca Tobin split this episode into two. Our first Preview episode will focus on a chat with retail editor Jamie Biesiada about travel advisors and retail &ndash; because the people selling travel see the trends across all industry sectors. And then we&rsquo;ll look at what&rsquo;s happening next year in aviation with airlines editor Robert Silk.
Next episode, we&rsquo;ll look at what we think 2026 has in store for hotels, cruise, tours and river cruising.
These episodes have been individually recorded over the second part of December and have been edited for length and clarity.
Episode sponsor
This episode is sponsored by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines&nbsp;<a href="https://www.afkl.biz">https://www.afkl.biz</a>
Related reports
Our annual Preview issue: <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/prview-2026">https://www.travelweekly.com/prview-2026</a>
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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

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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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