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Trade Secrets is back! Welcome to the first episode of season three, where hosts Jamie Biesiada (Senior Editor of Travel Weekly) and Emma Weissmann (Managing Editor of TravelAge West) dig deep into the world of pre-formed group travel (a type of trip where travelers are connected by a shared interest or affinity).
As always, they’re joined by industry experts to answer travel advisors’ questions. This week, they tackle advisor Christy Mahon’s questions on pre-formed groups with the help of Brian Jewell, the vice president and executive editor of The Group Travel Leader (and host of the podcast Gather and Go with Brian Jewell), and Jim Friedlander, CEO of Arrangements Abroad.
Jim Friedlander, CEO of Arrangements Abroad (left) and Brian Jewell, the vice president and executive editor of The Group Travel Leader
Credit: 2022 Jenn MartinsResources Mentioned in This Episode and Related Reading
Gather and Go with Brian Jewell
The Group Travel Leader
Arrangements Abroad
The Museum Travel Alliance
From Travel Weekly:
Here’s the Pitch: Affinity Cruises Are Rewarding in Multiple Ways
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Sock Hop by Kevin MacLeod (License)
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About Your Hosts
Emma Weissmann is the Managing Editor of TravelAge West, a print and online magazine for travel advisors based in the Western U.S. She is also the co-host of Humans of Travel podcast, where she interviews notable individuals in the travel industry about their lives — the highs and lows that make them human.
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.
About the Show
Trade Secrets, a podcast from the editors of Travel Weekly and TravelAge West, is where travel advisors ask — and answer — questions. On each podcast, our editors will ask a veteran travel industry insider 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.
