Trade Secrets Podcast

Travel Weekly and TravelAge West
Trade Secrets Podcast

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

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    Season 5 finale: Emma and Jamie’s top 25 predictions for travel in 2025

    In the season finale of Trade Secrets, co-hosts Jamie Biesiada and Emma Weissmann share their top 25 travel predictions for 2025, covering everything from trends in the travel agency and tech landscape to destinations and travel styles they have their eyes on for the coming year. They also share some exciting news – Trade Secrets recently took home an award for Best Travel/Leisure Podcast in the annual Eddie and Ozzie Awards! The sixth season of Trade Secrets will debut in early 2025. Further resources Mentioned on the show: From TravelAge West, The top 5 trends for 2025 From TravelAge West, This cruise expert reached $3 million in annual sales using TikTok From Travel Weekly, Women-only tours: A niche that is going mainstream From Travel Weekly, Summer of the destination ‘dupes’ From Travel Weekly, A host of problems Host Agency Reviews’ Travel Agency Software Profiles Tern Approach Guides Epic Universe From Travel Weekly, more about Universal Horror Unleashed in Las Vegas Travel Weekly’s 2024 Travel Industry Survey From Travel Weekly, some reading on different aircraft designs being developed The new autonomous wheelchairs at Miami Airport Need advice? Call our hotline and leave a message: 201-902-2098 Email us: tradesecrets@travelweekly.com   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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    42 min
  2. 18 NOV.

    2024 rewind: What trends shaped the travel industry — and impacted agents — this year

    From ASTA’s fight against American Airlines’ distribution strategy to the Taylor Swift effect on the travel industry, 2024 was bursting with headlines that affected travel advisors. This week on Trade Secrets, co-hosts Emma Weissmann and Jamie Biesiada talk about the major travel trends and events that shaped the agency landscape. Further resources Mentioned on the show: Trade Secrets episode featuring Andrea Grisdale and a discussion on Italy Trade Secrets episode featuring David Kolner and a discussion on generational travel Emma on the Taylor Swift cruise SNAP, an air booking tool developed by Internova Travel Group and Sabre Omar Banihani's TravelAge West op-ed about the evolution of home-based advisors Some reading on American Airlines and its distribution strategy, including the fallout A win for travel advisors: American Airlines scraps controversial NDC strategy A victory for travel advisors was cause for celebration at the ASTA conference Alienating travel agencies could cost American Airlines $1.5 billion American Airlines unveils revised NDC plans, returns fares to GDSs American rebuilds sales staff, trying to win back agencies and corporates American Airlines says it is gradually winning back corporate business Travel Weekly's 2024 Power List Some reading (and listening) on Jenn Lee's Vacation Planners Need advice? Call our hotline and leave a message: 201-902-2098 Email us: tradesecrets@travelweekly.com   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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    47 min
  3. How do I find and maintain work-life balance as a travel advisor? (Feat. Stephanie Lee)

    4 NOV.

    How do I find and maintain work-life balance as a travel advisor? (Feat. Stephanie Lee)

    Balancing work responsibilities with the needs of personal life has become exponentially more difficult for travel advisors as workloads have increased. But it’s also critically important to find time for friends, family and hobbies outside of work, and to develop systems at work that improve efficiency and allow you to step away. What kind of boundaries should you set, and how can you enforce them? What can you automate to take more things off your plate? Hear all about this and more on this episode of Trade Secrets, featuring Host Agency Reviews founder Stephanie Lee. Further resources Host Agency Reviews on the web Steph Lee’s email and LinkedIn page Mentioned on this episode: Host Agency Reviews' guide to writing job descriptions From Travel Weekly, Dispatch, Disney World: The day after Milton's visit From Travel Weekly, Dispatch, Wondrous moments from a Taylor Swift affinity cruise From TravelAge West, HAR launches travel advisor tech software directory From Travel Weekly, Host Agency Reviews starts listing technology providers Steph Lee’s previous appearance on Trade Secrets Trade Secrets episode on dealing with travel advisor burnout Host Agency Reviews’ software profiles Calendly Text Blaze Need advice? Call our hotline and leave a message: 201-902-2098 Email us: tradesecrets@travelweekly.com   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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    56 min
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À propos

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

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