The biggest travel stories of 2025

In this episode, news editor Johanna Jainchill talks about how we review and select the stories in our annual Year in Review report, which looks at the biggest and most impactful stories of the year. And then she and host Rebecca Tobin talk about what made 2025 so unique, from "choppy" markets to how people booked travel, to Las Vegas' occupancy woes, to Southwest's business-model changes, to cruising’s destination island expansion -- and more. This episode was recorded Dec. 11 and has been edited for length and clarity. Episode sponsor This episode is sponsored by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines https://www.aflk.biz Related reports 2025: The Year in Review https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Travel-Agent-Issues/2025-year-in-review  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.