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

In this episode, we’ll look at what we think 2026 has in store for hotels, cruise, tours and river cruising. Host Rebecca Tobin's guests are senior editors Christina Jelski, who covers hospitality; Brinley Hineman, who covers tours and river cruising; and Teri West, who covers cruise.

Among our topics: The dominance of luxury travel in all segments, exciting new products to watch for land and sea and whether companies are bullish or bearish on 2026 bookings. 

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 the Globus family of brands https://www.globusandcosmos.com

Related links

Travel Weekly's 2026 Preview issue https://www.travelweekly.com/preview-2026