Event-based travel, ‘kidfluence’ and beyond: What’s in store for 2026?
Description
What does the new year have in store for travel advisors? On this week’s episode of Trade Secrets, the last of season six, co-hosts Emma Weissmann and Jamie Biesiada give an overview of 2025 trends and break down their predictions for 2026. Will 2025’s bumpy road continue? Who will most influence travel decisions? What type of travel will continue to explode in popularity? Find out the answers to those questions — and more — on this week’s episode.
Trade Secrets will take a break after this episode, sharing some old favorites until season seven begins in early 2026. Happy holidays!
This episode was sponsored by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.
Further resources
From Travel Weekly: Travel that spans the generations
From Travel Weekly: A gift that keeps on giving (Signature’s family travel magazine)
DMCs:
- DMCs help bring the ‘wow’ (story)
- DMCs: Your travel advisor’s (not-so-secret) travel-planning partner (podcast)
- Demystifying DMCs (Trade Secrets podcast)
Brand USA’s America’s 250 events
Phocuswright social media panel with representatives from Reddit, TikTok and YouTube
Family Travel Association research on “kidfluence”
Get in touch!
Email us: tradesecrets@travelweekly.com
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