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How is the Trade Secrets podcast created? Get all the behind-the-scenes details in this special episode with co-hosts Emma Wiseman and Jamie Biesiada. Take a peek behind the curtain of trade secrets, from the show's inception to writing, editing, and submission.
This is a special episode of Trade Secrets between seasons 4 and 5. Season 5 will resume two weeks later on April 8th.
This episode is sponsored by Travel Insured International.
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Some of the previous Trade Secrets episodes mentioned in this episode:
When is the right time to leave your host agency and join a consortium?
ASTA World Convention Field: Best Advice for Top Travel Pros and Advisors
Maui on the ground: Should travel agents send clients to Maui now?
Sea Icons: How Big Can a Cruise Ship Get?
why can't we be friends?Form productive travel advisor and supplier relationships
How can generative AI be used to improve travel agency workflows?
Travel advisors, are you using the right technology stack?
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About the host
Emma Weissmann is the editor-in-chief of TravelAge West, a print and online magazine for travel advisors based in the western United States. She is also the host of the podcast 'Humans of Travel' where she interviews prominent people in the travel industry about their lives. And the bass that makes them human.
Jamie Biesiada is a senior editor at Travel Weekly. She is an award-winning journalist, including being named the American Association of Travel Advisors' 2019 Travel Journalist of the Year. Her roots are in community journalism, where she served as an editor for several local newspapers and a regional entertainment magazine.
About the program
In Trade Secrets, a podcast from the editors of Travel Weekly and TravelAge West, travel advisors ask and answer questions. In each podcast, our editors engage veteran travel industry insiders to answer listener questions. Topics range from business advice to industry trends, history, and more. If it's travel related, I'd like to cover it. Find trade secrets wherever you get your podcasts or at www.travelagewest.com/podcasts/trade-secrets.