Clockwise from top left: News editor Johanna Jainchill, retail editor Jamie Biesiada and managing editor Rebecca Tobin, on the Folo by Travel Weekly podcast episode about the biggest travel stories of the year.
Subscribe now using your favorite service:
It's time for our annual Year in Review discussion, where we look back at some of the biggest travel-related stories and trends of 2024.
Joining host Rebecca Tobin on this episode is news editor Johanna Jainchill, the architect of our Year in Review report, and retail editor Jamie Biesiada, to talk (among others) about travel "normalization," the embrace of generative AI, a big year for cruise, companies that went under in 2024, American Airlines' failed NDC strategy and the Taylor Swift effect on travel.
This episode was recorded Dec. 13 and has been edited for length and clarity.
Related articles
The year in review, 2024
Growth has slowed, but it's still a great time for the travel industry
Is this cruising's 'golden era'?
Q&A with Hornblower CEO Mike Flaskey
The Taylor Swift effect on hotels
Alienating travel agencies could cost American $1.5 billion
Arnie Weissmann's From the Window Seat column, July 2022: Travel's pandemic bankruptcy record