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Travel Weekly
06-08-2025
- Travel Weekly
Overtourism and Europe's protests -- A Summer Series episode
Clockwise from top left: Tours editor Brinley Hineman, Miriam Martinez of Revigorate and Folo host Rebecca Tobin talk about overtourism concerns in Portugal, Spain and elsewhere in Europe. Despite what we're hearing about close-to-home travel, Americans are still headed to Europe in large numbers and to tourism hot spots like Venice, Barcelona, Greece and Lisbon. Many of these places have also been the sites of protests over tourism -- in Barcelona, for example, protesters were again using water guns to spray visitors in an attempt to make their concerns known. Travel advisor Miriam Martinez of Revigorate, who works with and advises American clients, joins tours editor Brinley Hineman and host Rebecca Tobin to talk about whether travelers are concerned about overtourism protests and anti-tourism sentiment; how advisors and tour companies are packaging and selling lesser-visited destinations to travelers; and possible solutions to overcrowded cities. Episode sponsor This episode is sponsored by Travel Insured International Summer series This episode is part of our annual Summer Series, where we feature some of our favorite recent Folo by Travel Weekly discussions. This episode was recorded June 30 and has been edited for length and clarity. Related links In Europe, tour operators and advisors plan around overtourism Protesters spray tourists with water guns in Spain Cruise industry navigates a new wave of port taxes Previous Folo episodes Is the term 'overtourism' being overused?
Travel Weekly
25-06-2025
- Travel Weekly
Are international LGBTQ+ travelers rethinking the U.S.?
Clockwise from top left: Dean Nelson of Departures by Dean; Stacy Ritter of Visit Lauderdale; Folo host Rebecca Tobin and Travel Weekly news editor Johanna Jainchill talk about the effects of the U.S. political climate on LGBTQ+ travel. Subscribe now using your favorite service: This week we're talking about our annual "Focus on LGBTQ+" travel cover story. This year, the headline was "A chill in the air for Pride," and the report by news editor Johanna Jainchill looked at why some international LGBTQ travelers are rethinking visits to the U.S. -- both for Pride events and in general. With Canadian travel advisor Dean Nelson of Departures by Dean and Stacy Ritter, the president and CEO of Visit Lauderdale, we talk about the size of the LGBTQ+ travel demographic and what U.S. destinations that are popular among the LGBTQ community -- like Fort Lauderdale -- are doing to continue to stay focused on this market segment. Where are international travelers going instead of the U.S.? And on the flip side, how should inbound LGBTQ+ travelers continue to support the local communities? Is travel the answer? This episode was recorded June 16 and has been edited for length and clarity. Episode sponsor: This episode is sponsored by the Globus Family of Brands Related links: Focus on LGBTQ+ travel: A chill in the air for Pride Visit Lauderdale Trump's passport policy casts chill over LGBTQ travel Departures by Dean
Travel Weekly
04-06-2025
- Business
- Travel Weekly
Thrill rides, lines, robotic arms, cool kids: The latest from Epic and Disney
Retail editor Jamie Biesiada, left, and Folo by Travel Weekly host Rebecca Tobin talk about theme park news, including Universal Resort Orlando's new Epic Universe and updates from Walt Disney World. Subscribe now using your favorite service: The opening of Universal Orlando Resort's Epic Universe park has created new opportunities for theme-park lovers for the first time in nearly 25 years. What's so special about the new Epic theme park? In this episode, retail editor Jamie Biesiada walks host Rebecca Tobin through innovations in ride technology, the queues and other Epic details - favorite or most surprising rides? -- and we talk about theme park performance in 2025 overall so far. And we discuss a few new tidbits from Walt Disney World's Cool Kid summer promotion and disclose details of a new nighttime parade. This episode was recorded May 30 and has been edited for length and clarity. Episode sponsor: This episode is sponsored by the Globus Family of Brands Related links: Exploring the enchanting details at Epic Universe Waiting in line at Epic Universe: Which has the best queue It's an Epic era for Universal Orlando, and Celestial Park sets the tone Walt Disney World's summer promo leads to a magic resort stay A Disneyland park is coming to Abu Dhabi
Travel Weekly
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Travel Weekly
Opening the book on literary tourism
Clockwise from top left: Brinley Hineman, Travel Weekly's tours editor; Gaby Cecil of Active England Tours; and Folo by Travel Weekly host Rebecca Tobin talk about the appeal of literary tourism. The last two episodes have covered news topics like economic uncertainty and the troubles at Newark, so this week we're going in a different direction: Literary tourism. That is, tours and travel based on a favorite book or character. Think Bath for Jane Austen or Prince Edward Island for L.M. Montgomery. London, Paris and New York .... any place a book club can dream up, there's probably a literary tour (or could be one). In this episode we talk about why literary tourism is growing in popularity with tours editor Brinley Hineman and Active England's head of commercial, Gabby Cecil. Episode sponsor This episode is sponsored by the Globus Family of Brands Related links True story: Literary tourism grows in popularity Active England Tours
Travel Weekly
06-05-2025
- Business
- Travel Weekly
The state of travel today: Q1 results, volatility, 'noise' and what's next
Clockwise from top left: Hotels editor Christina Jelski, managing editor Rebecca Tobin and news editor Johanna Jainchill. Subscribe now using your favorite service: We're still in first-quarter earnings season, but we've been watching travel company results closely, to give us some signs on which way the travel industry is heading. The conclusion? There's not really one yet - as you'll hear here, results and predictions are up, down and sideways. In this episode, host Rebecca Tobin, news editor Johanna Jainchill and Christina Jelski look at both U.S. traveler sentiment and the inbound travel markets and what the numbers are telling us - and what we might expect to see next - and why is everyone talking about the "noise?" This episode was recorded Friday May 2 and has been edited for length and clarity. Episode sponsor: This episode is sponsored by the Globus Family of Brands Related reports: Amid economic volatility, the cruise industry shows resilience Volatility is making hotel forecasting difficult Hyatt's all-inclusive resorts shine amind leisure travel challenges United will reduce domestic flying this summer Low-cost vs legacy: Which type of airline will do better in a downturn?
