In the season two premiere of Trade Secrets, we’re headed to Europe — Germany, to be precise. This week, co-hosts Emma Weissmann and Jamie Biesiada explore the country with Sascha Mayerer, CEO of Historic Highlights of Germany, and Sandra Weinacht, president and founder of Inside Europe. Together, they will answer listener questions about the Black Forest, the Romantic Road and more.

This episode is sponsored by Historic Highlights of Germany https://historicgermany.travel/.

In this episode:
1:15 - Meet Sascha and Sandra, this week’s guests
3:15 - Christy asks about the best itineraries for clients heading to the Black Forest
8:43 - Most people thinking of Germany think beer, but perhaps they should think wine
15:01 - Heather asks for a tour operator recommendation for a heritage visit
21:30 - Lisa is knee-deep in planning a Romantic Road journey for clients and needs a hand
27:19 - Consider sending clients on pre- and post-cruise journeys around Germany

Further resources:

Historic Highlights of Germany website, Instagram and Facebook

German National Tourist Board trade website, Instagram

Inside Europe

Compass Tours Incoming

The Romantic Road

AmaWaterways partners with Ancestry on heritage river cruises

Kensington Tours and Ancestry partner on genealogy travel

Sascha Mayerer is on LinkedIn

Sandra Weinacht is on LinkedIn and Instagram

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Email us: tradesecrets@travelweekly.com 

 

Theme song:

Meanwhile in Bavaria by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4387-sock-hop

License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

 

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In the season two premiere of Trade Secrets, we&rsquo;re headed to Europe &mdash; Germany, to be precise. This week, co-hosts Emma Weissmann and Jamie Biesiada explore the country with Sascha Mayerer, CEO of Historic Highlights of Germany, and Sandra Weinacht, president and founder of Inside Europe. Together, they will answer listener questions about the Black Forest, the Romantic Road and more.
This episode is sponsored by Historic Highlights of Germany <a href="https://historicgermany.travel/">https://historicgermany.travel/</a>.
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In this episode:
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">1:15 - Meet Sascha and Sandra, this week&rsquo;s guests</li>
<li aria-level="1">3:15 - Christy asks about the best itineraries for clients heading to the Black Forest</li>
<li aria-level="1">8:43 - Most people thinking of Germany think beer, but perhaps they should think wine</li>
<li aria-level="1">15:01 - Heather asks for a tour operator recommendation for a heritage visit</li>
<li aria-level="1">21:30 - Lisa is knee-deep in planning a Romantic Road journey for clients and needs a hand</li>
<li aria-level="1">27:19 - Consider sending clients on pre- and post-cruise journeys around Germany</li>
</ul>
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Further resources:
Historic Highlights of Germany <a href="https://historicgermany.travel/">website</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/historicgermany/">Instagram</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/historicgermany">Facebook</a>
German National Tourist Board <a href="https://www.germany.travel/en/trade/trade-home/trade.html">trade website</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/germanytourism/">Instagram</a>
<a href="https://inside-europe.com/">Inside Europe</a>
<a href="https://www.cti-dmc.de/">Compass Tours Incoming</a>
The <a href="https://www.romantischestrasse.de/en/">Romantic Road</a>
AmaWaterways <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/River-Cruising/AmaWaterways-Ancestry-river-cruises">partners with Ancestry </a>on heritage river cruises
Kensington Tours and Ancestry <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Travel-Agent-Issues/Kensington-Tours-and-Ancestry-partner-on-genealogy-travel">partner on genealogy travel</a>
Sascha Mayerer is on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/saschamayerer/">LinkedIn</a>
Sandra Weinacht is on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandraweinacht/">LinkedIn</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mytraveliciouslife/">Instagram</a>
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Need advice?
Call our hotline and leave a message: 201-902-2098
Email us: <a href="mailto:tradesecrets@travelweekly.com">tradesecrets@travelweekly.com </a>
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Theme song:
Meanwhile in Bavaria by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4387-sock-hop
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
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Welcome to Trade Secrets, a podcast from the editors of Travel Weekly and TravelAge West, where travel advisors ask -- and answer -- questions. On each podcast, our editors will ask a veteran travel advisor to join them and field listeners’ questions. Topics will range from business advice to industry trends, history and more — as long as it’s travel-related, we want to address it! Find Trade Secrets wherever you get your podcasts, or at travelweekly.com/podcasts.

ABOUT YOUR HOSTS:

Jamie Biesiada is a senior editor with Travel Weekly. She is an award-winning journalist, including being named the American Society of Travel Advisors’ 2019 Travel Journalist of the Year. Her roots are in community journalism, where she was the editor of several local newspapers and a regional entertainment magazine.

Emma Weissmann is a Senior Editor of TravelAge West, a print and online magazine for travel advisors based in the Western U.S. She is also the host of the Humans of Travel podcast, where she interviews notable individuals in the travel industry about their lives — the highs and lows that make them human.


Theme song:
Sock Hop by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4387-sock-hop
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information

Welcome to Trade Secrets, a podcast from the editors of Travel Weekly and TravelAge West, where travel advisors ask -- and answer -- questions. On each podcast, our editors will ask a veteran travel advisor to join them and field listeners&rsquo; questions. Topics will range from business advice to industry trends, history and more &mdash; as long as it&rsquo;s travel-related, we want to address it! Find Trade Secrets wherever you get your podcasts, or at <a href="http://travelweekly.com/podcasts">travelweekly.com/podcasts</a>.
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ABOUT YOUR HOSTS:
Jamie Biesiada is a senior editor with Travel Weekly. She is an award-winning journalist, including being named the American Society of Travel Advisors&rsquo; 2019 Travel Journalist of the Year. Her roots are in community journalism, where she was the editor of several local newspapers and a regional entertainment magazine.
Emma Weissmann is a Senior Editor of TravelAge West, a print and online magazine for travel advisors based in the Western U.S. She is also the host of the Humans of Travel podcast, where she interviews notable individuals in the travel industry about their lives &mdash; the highs and lows that make them human.
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 Theme song: Sock Hop by Kevin MacLeod Link: <a href="https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4387-sock-hop">https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4387-sock-hop</a> License: <a href="https://filmmusic.io/standard-license">https://filmmusic.io/standard-license</a>
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