Trade Secrets is on the road again, this time at Virtuoso Travel Week in Las Vegas. In the first episode of a three-part series recorded on site, Virtuoso executive vice president David Kolner shares updates on Virtuoso’s annual event, how advisors are selling so much right now, the different habits of each generation and what the term “luxury” means to him. Kolner also talks about Maui recovery and what travel advisors can do to help the island.

This episode is sponsored by Allianz Partners. 

Further resources

Virtuoso’s website

David Kolner on LinkedIn and Instagram

UBS’s Global Wealth Report 2024

From TravelAge West:
Five things we learned at Virtuoso Travel Week 2024

From Travel Weekly:
Travel is flourishing, and Virtuoso says it’s at the top of the heap
High prices are giving luxury travelers pause, but they’re paying 
Going back to Maui

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Trade Secrets is on the road again, this time at Virtuoso Travel Week in Las Vegas. In the first episode of a three-part series recorded on site, Virtuoso executive vice president David Kolner shares updates on Virtuoso’s annual event, how advisors are selling so much right now, the different habits of each generation and what the term “luxury” means to him. Kolner also talks about Maui recovery and what travel advisors can do to help the island.
This episode is sponsored by <a href="https://allianzadvantage.com/">Allianz Partners</a>. 
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Further resources
Virtuoso’s <a href="https://www.virtuoso.com/">website</a>
David Kolner on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-kolner-9b0624">LinkedIn</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/dkolner/?hl=en">Instagram</a>
UBS’s <a href="https://www.ubs.com/us/en/wealth-management/insights/global-wealth-report.html">Global Wealth Report 2024</a>
From TravelAge West:
<ul>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.travelagewest.com/Events/virtuoso-travel-week-2024">Five things</a> we learned at Virtuoso Travel Week 2024</li>
</ul>
From Travel Weekly:
<ul>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Travel-Agent-Issues/Virtuoso-Travel-Week-2024">Travel is flourishing</a>, and Virtuoso says it’s at the top of the heap</li>
<li aria-level="1">High prices are giving luxury travelers pause, but <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Travel-Agent-Issues/Virtuoso-Travel-Week-panel-2024">they’re paying </a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Travel-Agent-Issues/Virtuoso-Travel-Week-panel-2024"></a>Going <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/Hawaii-Travel/Going-back-to-Maui">back to Maui</a></li>
</ul>
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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.

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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.


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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&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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