What do a young expat in Paris, the chain of White Lotus hotels, a wizard in England, a group of brunch-loving BFFs in New York and a certain iron throne all have in common? They’re all part of monster-hit movies and TV shows that have spawned wanderlust for travelers, a trend that appears to be accelerating perhaps due to the sheer volume of content available for streaming during the pandemic.

A report from Future Market Insights estimated the film tourism sector in 2022 at more than $66 billion and expected that number to more than double in 10 years. Clearly, film tourism has struck a chord with travelers. 

In this episodes senior editor Nicole Edenedo, Simon Hudson, a professor of tourism at the University of South Carolina and Lily Szemplinski, owner of Passport Stamps Travel, join host Rebecca Tobin to discuss this trend.

Sponsor: 

This episode is sponsored by Windstar Cruises https://www.windstarcruises.com 

Related: 

Set Jetting puts the spotlight on destinations https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Travel-Agent-Issues/Set-jetting-puts-spotlight-on-destinations 

'The White Lotus' has turbocharged travel interest in Sicily https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Hotel-News/White-Lotus-series-generates-interest-Sicily

The Folo podcast: Advisors talk about film-crew travel https://www.travelweekly.com/Podcasts/Folo/lights-camera-travel 

From the archives: Tabloid tourism https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Tour-Operators/Tabloid-tourism

What do a young expat in Paris, the chain of White Lotus hotels, a wizard in England, a group of brunch-loving BFFs in New York and a certain iron throne all have in common? They’re all part of monster-hit movies and TV shows that have spawned wanderlust for travelers, a trend that appears to be accelerating perhaps due to the sheer volume of content available for streaming during the pandemic.
A report from Future Market Insights estimated the film tourism sector in 2022 at more than $66 billion and expected that number to more than double in 10 years. Clearly, film tourism has struck a chord with travelers. In this episodes senior editor Nicole Edenedo, Simon Hudson, a professor of tourism at the University of South Carolina and Lily Szemplinski, owner of Passport Stamps Travel, join host Rebecca Tobin to discuss this trend.
Sponsor: 
This episode is sponsored by Windstar Cruises <a href="https://www.windstarcruises.com">https://www.windstarcruises.com </a>
Related: 
Set Jetting puts the spotlight on destinations <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Travel-Agent-Issues/Set-jetting-puts-spotlight-on-destinations">https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Travel-Agent-Issues/Set-jetting-puts-spotlight-on-destinations </a>
'The White Lotus' has turbocharged travel interest in Sicily <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Hotel-News/White-Lotus-series-generates-interest-Sicily">https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Hotel-News/White-Lotus-series-generates-interest-Sicily</a>
The Folo podcast: Advisors talk about film-crew travel <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/Podcasts/Folo/lights-camera-travel">https://www.travelweekly.com/Podcasts/Folo/lights-camera-travel </a>
From the archives: Tabloid tourism <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Tour-Operators/Tabloid-tourism">https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Tour-Operators/Tabloid-tourism</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.

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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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