Trade Secrets Podcast

Jamie Biesiada, Emma Weissmann

Booking Overview

This is a trade-industry interview show focused on travel advising, travel agency business, and industry trends, typically featuring veteran travel advisors and senior travel-industry executives who answer practical questions. Credible pitches include experienced travel agency owners, host-agency leaders, destination and supplier executives, and specialists in niches such as luxury or entertainment travel; booking difficulty is likely medium because the show has a focused professional audience and an established editorial guest-selection process.

Metrics

Episodes: 100

Frequency: Biweekly

Rating: 5.0/5.0

Estimated listeners: <1k

Gender skew: Unknown

Location: USA

Instagram: 14.0k followers

Contact Information

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Host

Jamie Biesiada - Senior editor at Travel Weekly and an award-winning travel journalist who was named the American Society of Travel Advisors’ 2019 Travel Journalist of the Year. She began her career in community jo...

Emma Weissmann - Features editor at Travel Weekly with more than a decade of reporting and editing experience. She covers destinations and retail travel and contributes to social media, podcast, and multimedia init...

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
Established travel advisors, travel agency owners, host-agency executives, and specialists with substantial experience in a defined travel sector such as luxury, entertainment, or corporate travel.
Required Achievements:  
Leadership of a travel agency or host-agency division, Deep specialization in a travel-advising niche, Experience developing advisor training, business-growth, or succession programs, Expertise handling complex or high-value travel arrangements

Recent Guest Discussions

Corey Slee - Entertainment Travel, Including Contracts, Security Clearances, Hotel Requirements, Catering, And Transportation Logistics.

Wendy Nyi-Baylock - Entertainment Travel And The Specialized Logistics Involved In Serving Entertainment-industry Clients.

Michael Dovey - Entertainment Travel, Including High-security Travel Arrangements, Multimillion-dollar Contracts, Hotel Riders, Catering, And Specialized Transfers.

Angie Licea - Host-agency Strategy, Brand Unification, Advisor Training, Business Growth And Succession, Ultra-high-net-worth Travel, And Holiday Destinations.

Recent Topics

Travel Advisors, Travel Agencies, Tourism, Hospitality, Travel Business

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Trade Secrets Podcast
:

When the answer is never ‘no’: The world of entertainment travel (Global Travel Collection, part 2)

July 06, 2026

The world of entertainment travel can be similar to both luxury leisure and corporate travel, but don’t be fooled: it’s really a beast of its own. This week on Trade Secrets, delve into the world of entertainment travel and everything it entails, from multimillion-dollar contracts and high security clearances to catering to multi-page hotel riders and booking transfers for dogs. Co-hosts Emma Weissmann and Jamie Biesiada are joined by MD Travel Services’ Michael Dovey, Trave...

An inside look at Global Travel Collection, the $2.4 billion powerhouse host agency (part 1, feat. Angie Licea)

June 22, 2026

In this episode of Trade Secrets, recorded in person at Global Travel Collection’s Arrive conference at the Fairmont Austin in June, get an update on all things GTC from president Angie Licea. From the labor of (mostly) love that was the GTC brand unification, uniting several agencies that sell $2.4 billion annually, to the Legacy in Motion program, which helps advisors both grow and sell their businesses, Licea offers an inside look at everything going on at the New York-based host age...

Checking in on 2026’s top travel trends

June 08, 2026

Six months into the year, Trade Secrets co-hosts Emma Weissmann and Jamie Biesiada look at the trends dominating 2026 so far, including shorter booking windows, a younger demographic for all-inclusives and the state of domestic travel. Plus, the hosts share a sneak peek at what’s in store for the rest of season seven. This episode was sponsored by Brendan Vacations.  Further resources The Travel Weekly team Articles mentioned in this episode: Travel Weekly’s top stories in ...

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