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Episode 84: 2025 Travel Recap and the Biggest 2026 Travel Trends We’re Excited About

• Julie & Krystle

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As we wrap up 2025, we’re looking back at where we traveled, what surprised us most, and the biggest travel lessons we’re taking into 2026. From unforgettable trips to changing travel habits, this episode is our honest 2025 travel recap and a deep dive into what’s next.

We talk about the biggest 2025 travel trend, including the continued boom in cruising, why travelers are prioritizing experiences over packed itineraries, and how flexibility became the secret weapon for smart travel planning.

Then we look ahead to 2026 travel trends that are already gaining momentum. We talk about why cruising is still one of the strongest segments in travel, how rising cities and alternative urban destinations are replacing overcrowded hotspots, and which off-the-beaten-path European destinations offer incredible value without sacrificing culture or charm.

We also cover glow-cations and wellness travel, literary and screen-inspired trips, mountain and nature escapes, sports and fan-driven travel, and how AI is changing the way travelers plan vacations. Plus, we share how we’re personally planning our own 2026 trips and which trends we cannot wait to try.

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SPEAKER_01:

Welcome to Wonderlust and Wishes, the podcast where we explore the world one destination at a time.

SPEAKER_00:

I'm Julie. And I'm Crystal. As travel agents with fantastical vacations, we are here to share our passion for travel and help you turn your wonderlust into reality.

SPEAKER_01:

From hidden gems to bucket list adventures, join us as we dive into the sights, sounds, and stories of our favorite destinations.

SPEAKER_00:

So grab your passport, pack your bags, and let's embark on this journey together. Hi, everybody. Welcome to episode 84 of Wonderlust and Wishes. Also, happy New Year to everybody. This episode will drop on New Year's Eve. So we hope you have had time to spend with family over the holiday, and you can snuggle up and listen to our episode on a New Year's Eve. And this week we are going to cover just a recap of 2025, basically our travel and just kind of some of the trends and really looking more into the trends for 2026. We'll talk about our travel plans, but also just in general, like what the trends are like for 2026 and some of the things that are really interesting to us. So yeah, let's get started.

SPEAKER_01:

Travel demands stayed strong in 2025. Even though we saw prices rise a little bit, travelers didn't stop traveling. They became more intentional, a little bit more flexible, and even more selective. That mindset is shaping how people are planning for 2026. So it'll be interesting to see where that takes us.

SPEAKER_00:

For 2025, we talked about most of the things that we did in 2025, I think, a lot or a lot of the things that we did with our travel. I didn't do a ton of travel in 2025. We did a visit to family in May, which is in the Indianapolis, Indiana area. Um we did take a trip over to Cincinnati to meet with Crystal's family and we went to the aquarium, which was super fun. The girls and I did Vero Beach for the first time, and that was really fun. I really want to try to potentially go back there this year. I'm trying to figure out a way to get to the beach in some way, shape, or form. And then the other thing, the biggest thing I think that I did, we did a cruise this year. And I would say for me, I loved it and I'm ready to go on another cruise. But my biggest takeaway with that is that cruising is not for everybody. And it's really important when you're planning your travel to incorporate all the personalities into the planning to make sure that the trip works for everyone and everybody's able to enjoy it. So that's something that I definitely do for other families whenever I'm planning for them. And maybe didn't do that so much for my own family because I was so excited to be able to go. And that is also another thing that we'll talk through. Like, like Crystal said, there's a lot more intentional travel in general. So really taking into account everybody into the planning process.

SPEAKER_01:

I didn't feel like I did very much this year, but then when I took it to pen and paper, I was like, I was a little busy.

SPEAKER_00:

Oh, I forgot about our agency trip. Whoopsies. That was a February.

SPEAKER_01:

Yeah, so that's first on my list. February was our agency meeting at Universal. March, I attended the Earmark conference for our agency at Walt Disney World for a few days. And then, oh, this was a crazy time of my life. I literally flew home, slept in my bed, and turned around the next day and flew back to Orlando. We visited the space coast of Florida and spent spring break with some friends and visited NASA. NASA. NASA, not NASA. April took John and I to Punta Cana for a little couples getaway. Um, August, we went to Utah for a wedding. September was back to Universal for HHN VIP tour, RIP tour. And November was Ile Palms for Thanksgiving. This year was full of very short turnarounds. I feel like I mastered carrying on packing, and lots of these trips were just a few days, like two nights. Lots of time in airplanes and airports for not a lot of bang for my book, but it is what it is.

SPEAKER_00:

Yeah, but a lot of those gave you there were several of those that gave you some experience into things that you haven't ever done before, and you were able to bring back tips and things for your clients, which is really amazing and and beneficial to everybody. So as we're moving into 2026, really this is kind of spilling over. There's a lot of trending into, as Crystal was saying, more intentional travel, not just going somewhere to check it off of a bucket list. It's more about slowing down a little bit and not having trips that are like go, go, go. And you'll see that in a lot of the things that we talk about in 2026, some of the trending vacation types or just overall travel trends. So one of the things is they're called glocations or wellness-driven travel. So this is really not just about spa travel. So it's not just going somewhere and getting spa treatments. It's really about wellness, overall wellness, and taking time away from the chaos of life. A lot of us know the term FOMO, which is fear of missing out. Now there's this term that's flip-flopped, or the kind of the opposite of that, that's called JOMO, which is the joy of missing out, which is basically the same trend where you just want to not be part of the constant chaos. You want to get away from it and disconnect.

SPEAKER_01:

I feel like all travel in some shape or form should be some sort of self-care. You're going to disconnect, or whether you're going to make memories with your family, or just to experience something, there should be some aspect of self-care put in there. Yeah. Whether that's reading a book on a beach, whether that's adrenaline rush on a roller coaster, whatever that looks like for you, I feel like that needs to definitely be a part of your thoughts and your 2026 travel planning.

SPEAKER_00:

Yeah. Yeah. And I'll like as an example, just to kind of add onto that really quickly. I love to find a spot to just relax, planning in a rest day, you know, during a Disney trip, or like you said, reading a book on the beach and just taking some time to chill. But my husband, although he loves to read, he does love to sit and read, he also likes to be doing something. And that was one of the reasons that although I think there were a lot of things to do on the cruise, I think he felt like he wasn't able to just go and do. He wants to be doing something. He likes to be experiencing something during his trips. And so that is kind of his way of restorative type vacation is going and doing something, learning something new. He loves going to the national parks, things like that, um, where he's able to experience those things. So this trend, I freaking love it. And to be honest with you, I would love to do this. This trend, the literary storytelling, and screen-inspired travel. So this is book-inspired travel, visits to literary towns, so towns that are where the book is based on historic libraries, going with the actual author. I listened to a podcast that the author writes about a lot of a history, and she has taken her listeners on trips that are based on her book and just some of the things in her podcast. It's called set jetting, a play on jet setting, which is destinations that are featured in TV shows or movies where people want to be able to go. But in my, for me personally, I would love like any kind of historical novel or like novels based in history, being able to go to those locations would be, I think that would just be so fun.

SPEAKER_01:

This is totally unrelated, but kind of related. I've read books that take place on Isle of Palms, and I've driven around the island and figured out the houses that were inspired, and it's so interesting to sit and read through these books and know exactly what they're talking about or the restaurant that she's referring to. Even if she changes the name, I'm like, oh no, she's totally talking about this one because I've been there and I can picture it and it's like I'm in the book. So completely understand why this is such a big thing.

SPEAKER_00:

Rob and I actually took this was a couple years ago, but we took a trip to Manio, North Carolina because he had read a book on the lost colony and it's based in Manio, North Carolina. That's where the colony was, and he wanted to to go. And of course, I love the Outer Banks of North Carolina, so we went out there, we saw some of the different historical sites, and it was really fun for him to connect the two. I grew up with it because that was part of my, you know, I grew up in North Carolina, so that was part of my North Carolina education. But it was something that was kind of new to him. I mean, he knew about it, but just like really digging into the history of it. So that was fun.

SPEAKER_01:

Another one that's big in my house is sports events and fan-driven travel. If you have any soccer peeps in your house, 2026 is shaping up to be a major year for sports travel, driven by global events like the FIFA World Cup across the United States, Canada, and Mexico. And even in the Winter Olympics in Italy, my husband has put in for a lottery for tickets, I guess. Oh, that's fun. He told me I was not invited. He has like three friends that he's like debating. Like, if I get the draw, who am I taking? But he also puts in for the masters every year. So this is just something he does.

SPEAKER_00:

Yeah. One day he'll get something, I'm sure.

SPEAKER_01:

Something. He really wants to see Brazil play. And they're playing in Philadelphia. So fingers crossed for him, I guess. Travelers are planning entire trips around live events, games, and tournaments, and then building the rest of their itinerary around that moment. Banana ball. Has anybody seen the Savannah Bananas?

SPEAKER_00:

Oh my gosh, that was huge this year. They came to Charlotte and everybody was nuts about it.

SPEAKER_01:

John almost bought tickets to Orlando this week for a bowl game because of football. Yeah. We could go do a night in Epcot and then go watch, go watch the bowl game. It's definitely a thing, and it's rising in 2026. Many travelers are extending stays, visiting multiple cities, or combining the event with cultural exploration.

SPEAKER_00:

Yeah, that's so fun. My well, this is not like a really big thing. Not not for anybody else, really, except for Cincinnati fans, but there's a there's Reds Fest, and my husband and his best friend that are crazy Reds fans go to that every single year. So although they've been to Cincinnati, I don't know how many times, so it's not necessarily that they're exploring anything new, but they do they do go every year based on that. And he goes to Cincinnati multiple times a year to see games as well.

SPEAKER_01:

So well, we had talked about meeting what was it when they played in Tennessee or something last year?

SPEAKER_00:

Yeah, yeah. We should have done that. That would have been so fun. Actually, didn't it get rained out?

SPEAKER_01:

So I'm glad we did, but it was it was in our it was in our mind. So this just all fits squarely into the personalized trend. People want trips that connect to what they love, not generic itineraries.

SPEAKER_00:

So the next one is romance and connection travel. And really, to be honest, this is really more about the connection piece of it. People are interested in going on singles cruises or doing just group travel with friends or trips just focused on reconnection, anniversaries, shared experiences. Like I said, it's really less about you know finding love kind of thing, as more about travel as the catalyst for human connection, which again aligns with the whole overall making things more intentional and personal.

SPEAKER_01:

I think Jacob and Lindsay Young are a great example of this with their adventures by Disney.

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Yeah.

SPEAKER_01:

And how they become friends with people and then they try to plan trips with them after or get together after or didn't she meet up with someone at Disneyland?

SPEAKER_00:

She did. She did. There were a couple that had that they had met on their Peru trip, I believe, I think it was the Peru one, that she met up with them for lunch while she was in California.

SPEAKER_01:

So just going back to that, that connection, the in an online world, it's so easy to overlook, but it plays such an important role in our in our lives. Another one that is near and dear to my heart because I grew up in the mountains, mountain escape and elevated nature travel. Mountain destinations are training for 2026 as travelers seek cooler climates, nature-driven wellness, fewer crowds than coastal hot spots. Places like the Gold Mites, Patagonia, and Alpine regions are gaining attention, especially for summer and fall trend. This connects directly to GMO travel and slower pacing. I think I saw the San Juan Mountains in Colorado. This goes for, like I know Park City is always trending. But a lot of the the national parks, especially with the America 250 this year, those will continue to be on the rise as always.

SPEAKER_00:

This is right up my husband's alley. Like he he would much rather go to the mountains than to the beach. I like both, but I still can't help it. I love the coast. But he's all about going to the mountains. Um, that was one of the things we talked about when we went to California that it's so expensive, so we don't know if we'll ever be able to actually afford it. But you know, retiring out there because it has the beach and the mountains that are so close together that we'd be both loved it.

SPEAKER_01:

I think you can find places like that around on the East Coast.

SPEAKER_00:

Yeah, we would probably have to have, we would retire into like a 500 square foot little tiny apartment because they're so expensive. Everything's so expensive out there. Another rising trend is alternative urban travel, which is to me is very interesting. Travelers are looking for character over the kind of check the box greatest hit destinations. I'm gonna list out of some of the cities just throughout the United States and also internationally. Within the United States, El Paso, Texas, Albuquerque, New Mexico, Birmingham, Alabama, um, and Detroit, Michigan. I think Crystal has some thoughts on Detroit.

SPEAKER_01:

Yeah, I lived there for a couple years, and let's just say I haven't been back. I don't know. This surprises me. Maybe seeing the outskirts. I don't know. Yeah, I'm just very surprised to see Detroit on there. I know what they're rebuilding and all that. And we have friends and agents who live there, but I also know just as many people who are moving away as fast as they can.

SPEAKER_00:

So yeah, these cities, I think it's more about some of the little like trend, trendy, like artsy cultural areas and not necessarily in like the center city part of the towns. Also internationally, Medellin, Colombia, Toulouse, France, and then Liverpool, England. My husband for sure would absolutely want to go to Liverpool. He loves the Beatles, and oh my gosh, like all of the stuff there, any kind of things connected to Beatles history. Some of the cities just globally that are gaining some traction, Bangkok, Thailand, Lisbon, Portugal, obviously New York and London, they're still on the list, even though I I don't know that I would consider them kind of they're not really off the beaten path type places. And then Seoul, South Korea, a couple more, Yula, Finland, Limon, Costa Rica, and Guadalajara, Mexico. All of these have these unique niche cultural highlights that people are looking into. I think it also helps that if they're not necessarily super high on the on the travel list, they're a little bit more budget-friendly as well because they're kind of hidden gems.

SPEAKER_01:

I saw Guanlahara on the FIFA city list. So I'm curious if that has anything to do with that. But I've gotten so many requests for Costa Rica.

SPEAKER_00:

Yeah.

SPEAKER_01:

That doesn't surprise me in the least.

SPEAKER_00:

Yeah.

SPEAKER_01:

All right. Off the beaten path, Europe and budget-friendly alternatives. Eastern and Southeastern Europe continue to gain momentum for 2026. Cities like Prague, Budapest, Sofia, and Tirana are appealing because they offer rich history, strong food and cultural scenes, more approachable pricing than Western Europe. So this aligns with the ongoing detour and second city travel trend.

SPEAKER_00:

Okay, so we talked a lot about cruising and how much of a huge trend it was in 2025. That definitely happened. Cruising absolutely blew up in 2025, for sure. Tens of millions of people sailed this year and loved it. So because of that, you know, forecasting travel is saying it's gonna get even bigger. And we've talked about the fact that all of the cruise lines are adding new ships like crazy, because the amount of future bookings are outpacing what they currently have in their ship inventory. So they have to add ships or they're not gonna be able to keep up.

SPEAKER_01:

Even though cruising is on the rise, cruise taxes and fees are also on the rise, unfortunately. Just keep an eye on that because there's so many more ships stopping at ports. Ports are trying to get get their monies, get their day claim. So, like things like Hawaii are putting more of taxes. I know there's people like in Maine and Alaska that are always fighting for it. So just know that that is worth planning when you're booking your 2026 cruise.

SPEAKER_00:

Depending on what it is, it could be 25 or 30% of the total cost. Crazy. So a trend, another trend that's really, I think in 2025 and going into 2026 is using AI for trip planning. I think it's very important to note, though, that it is it's a great tool, but it is more of a supplement. You really cannot replace human expertise. And I think anyone that's used AI and used it for something that they may be a little bit more knowledgeable about knows that you can pull information using AI. It's not always correct. And you really have to fact check. And unless you have someone that does know and has experienced some of the travel or has a lot of either experienced it themselves or has experience with booking it and has the knowledge, you really could potentially end up with a trip that's not so great. So using it as a tool is great to help with personalizing your itinerary, getting your flights and hotel, you know, optimization that can help. That can definitely help with like pricing and stuff. But like I said, if you could get a great price on a flight and a great price on a hotel and then end up in a really terrible location or booking a really terrible flight itinerary and not realizing it because you've never done it before.

SPEAKER_01:

We see this a lot with Disney, especially with how quickly Disney is changing and evolving. You put something into AI and it can pull up fast passes or things that are outdated two or three years ago, even six months ago.

SPEAKER_00:

Yeah.

SPEAKER_01:

I will run things just out of curiosity and I laugh because it's like, nope, nope, sorry. Not quite.

SPEAKER_00:

I mean, and and sometimes, you know, I'll get you know an email from a client that's like that's asking about something. And I'm like, yeah, that's not been around for like three years. Somebody was asking me about the that they wanted to book the luau at the Polynesian. And I was like, that is now the tower. That's not available. I would love if they brought it back, but the spot where they did it is no longer there.

SPEAKER_01:

We've talked a little bit about this, but probably one of the strongest consistent trends heading into 2026 is travelers are choosing longer stays, fewer destinations, deeper connection with the places that they're going. And I think everything we've talked about just kind of you can see that in everything.

SPEAKER_00:

Exactly. Something fun that has popped up, and it it's called naked flying, which obviously you're not really flying naked, but trying to fly with the least amount of luggage possible. And some of this is trying to avoid baggage fees because a lot of times, you know, on some of the like less expensive airlines, the fare itself is super cheap, but then they charge you for everything. They nickel and dime you for everything extra. So if you have to bring a bag, they're gonna charge you for each bag, which ends up making your airfare just as expensive as if you were flying with like maybe American or something or Delta. So people are trying to get the cheaper flights, but also they don't want the extra baggage fee. So they're trying to fly with basically like a backpack. I don't think that I could ever do this. That would, I just don't know if I could do it. But those that can, I think it's a fantastic if they're able to do that. I think too, that probably is something that you could do at like a last-minute like flight deal or something. You're able to like jump on it and just go. That would be super fun. I just don't know how I would be able to fit everything into a backpack.

SPEAKER_01:

I I couldn't do a backpack either. Did I just ask for a very specific expensive carry-on piece of luggage for Christmas? Yeah, I did. But that's because I can do the carry-on. If they check it, I might be uh very upset. But yeah, it's it's a thing. I've seen a lot of people that do like day trips that will hop on a plane early morning, go do something for a day, come back late that night, whether it's to Europe, whether it's to a theme park, it's a thing. And props to people for being able to do that. It's amazing. It's exhausting.

SPEAKER_00:

Yeah. I think this it's definitely harder when you have, depending on the obligations you have. If you're, you know, single for sure, you can generally, or or if you're like maybe an empty nester or something, you can jump on a flight and do that. It's harder to do whenever you have kids and a job. They're so lame.

SPEAKER_01:

Are we are we working to live or living to work?

SPEAKER_00:

So now we're gonna kind of wrap up with talking through some of the things that we're planning for 2026. In April, we will probably go over our spring break, at least for part of it, we'll probably go to visit our family in the Midwest, uh, thinking about some excursions to Chicago because it's just a, you know, well, it's like a couple hours away. My husband always tries to figure out a way to get to Cincinnati, but I think going to Chicago would be a little bit more fun. And then obviously there are fun things to do around Indianapolis that we we try to do something different each time we visit. In June, we are planning a Disney World trip with my parents. My parents take the grandkids on a trip for their 13th birthday. So Ella, my daughter Ella, wanted to go to Disney World. She wants to take one of her best friends, Sophia. So I was working on planning that, and then decided I would just work in a trip where Rob and Lena and I could also go. And we are looking at doing, well, I already have it booked, so we're gonna do it. We're gonna do a split stay. And this is the first time we've done this. So some of it is for like for budgetary reasons, and then some of it is also just to experience something different. We're staying for the first part of the trip at the Riviera, and then we're going to hop over to Animal Kingdom Lodge for two nights and get the and have the room with this van of you. I think this is something that Ella has always wanted to do. So we're gonna see how this goes. I'm excited about it. The way I have it, the way I have the reservation set up is like our rest day would basically be the day that we would be switching. So we'll probably spend the day at either the pool and then maybe do some like Disney Springs time. Um, and then by the time we do all of that, we can just like hop back over to the second resort.

SPEAKER_01:

That's exciting.

SPEAKER_00:

Yeah, I know. I'm excited. And then in late June, we have our agency trip. We're both gonna be experiencing Evermore for the first time, which is gonna be super fun. We have, I think they have three like large houses rented out, and then we're all staying in these three large houses. It's gonna be really interesting to see how this goes. And we obviously have like a bunch of experiences. We have Evermore, which is phenomenal. This is absolutely gorgeous resort. We have a tour of the Star of the Seas for Royal Caribbean. I also think that they're working on some tours of like SeaWorld and maybe a couple of other things. I'm sure we'll we may get a visit from Freddie, our BDM with Disney, and potentially our BDM from Universal. I'm not sure what all they have planned. Other they're working on the plans now, but I think there's gonna be a ton of content for us. Our brains are gonna be ready to explode by the time we leave. But we'll have some free days too, where if we wanted to go do a park or something, we could do that.

SPEAKER_01:

It's just gonna be so different than the last couple years. So it's gonna be interesting.

SPEAKER_00:

In October, I have booked a trip for a Universal fam with a couple of, I think four other agents, three or four other agents. The plan is to stay at Portofino Bay. I think Margie booked, I think she might have booked club level. I'm not really sure. Margie's did the booking of the hotel.

SPEAKER_01:

Club level is so worth it at Universal.

SPEAKER_00:

Yeah.

SPEAKER_01:

It pays for itself in like one meal in the parks if you have four people in the room.

SPEAKER_00:

It's gonna be exciting. I mean, it's gonna be interesting too because I am a little, I can be a little like squeamish about sharing my space. So this is gonna be fun. It's gonna be a it's gonna be a I don't want to say learning experience. It's gonna be me expanding on things and maybe letting go a little bit and having just having some fun. But I think the group that's going is super fun. So I am very excited about it.

SPEAKER_01:

I'm like forcing myself on you in June.

SPEAKER_00:

So no, it's just funny. My two best friends, we went to multiple times. We would go to do do stuff all the time. We went to Europe multiple times. And if we had a room that was like two double beds, I didn't share a bed. I was like, they shared a bed. I was like, I'm not sleeping with either one of you. Go away. But I do want to try to fit in a beach trip at some point. And then I would love, even if it's just a quick, like one or two-day trip in December, like right before Christmas, I'm trying to see if I can figure out how to do that. Maybe just go down with the girls and catch like the last Christmas party right before Christmas. I don't know if I'll be able to pull it off, but that's definitely something I'm trying, I'm scheming.

SPEAKER_01:

We have nothing booked or confirmed for 2026, except for the agency trip. That's the only thing I have confirmed. But our plans that we've been talking about. In February, we'd like to do a five-night cruise on the fantasy for Calder's 10th birthday. I need to get, I need to nail it down. But there's a couple we've been looking at, they go to Castaway and Lookout, and it's like Pixar Day at sea.

SPEAKER_00:

Are are you taking everybody or is it just Calder?

SPEAKER_01:

No, we want to start like a special thing for their 10th birthday, just mom and dad and the kid. I think the older they get, the harder it is to miss school and make plans.

SPEAKER_00:

Oh, it is.

SPEAKER_01:

So 10 is a good age, but he's also considered an adult, so we probably should have done this last year. So that's on the radar. I just I need to sit down and actually get something booked. We have two or three that we're looking at, and I think either of them would work. June, obviously, our agency trip. Nothing's confirmed, but we always end up at some sort of summer beach week. I have a lot going on at home, so I'd like to get home at some point this summer in Utah. And then John mentioned the other day he really wants to do just like our little family at Walt Disney World, like end of summer, early fall. It's been a couple years since the kids have been, and it's been even longer since it was just our little family ride. So they're such fun ages right now. Reese keeps begging to go on mine train. She's never been measured the other day, and she's like tall enough to do almost everything except for like Avatar, and there's like three rides that she can't.

SPEAKER_00:

Rock and roller poster, probably. And maybe Tron.

SPEAKER_01:

Yes. So he was very serious about that and was looking at price. So I'm I'm putting him to that. And then the last couple years, we've also talked we want to do a Walt Disney World Christmas trip with my father-in-law. I'm guessing he'll be early December. He's very serious about this. I just need to put a deposit down.

SPEAKER_00:

Oh, it's the best. It's just the best time. It really is. That's why I'm like, I gotta go back.

SPEAKER_01:

Yeah. So I think if we go back to last year's episode, I didn't have any solid plans yet. And then my year turned into quite a bit of travel in a hurry. So I'm going to confidently say that this isn't everything. We have so many plans, not enough time or money. John's trying to squeeze in multiple golf trips. He's going back to Charleston in a couple weeks for work. It's just hard to fit it all in between regular life and work. And so I wish we could play and hit the lotto and just quit our jobs and travel full time.

SPEAKER_00:

Oh, that would be amazing. Yeah, that'd totally be amazing. To kind of to wrap everything up, we'd love to hear about your favorite trip of 2025. And then and then if you have any travel goals for 2026, we'd love to hear about it. Send us a DM on Instagram or email us at Wonderless and Wishes Podcast Gmail.com. And then what trends are you most excited about? Or which ones would you love to try?

SPEAKER_01:

And as always, we would love to help you plan your 2026 travel because we are free to you travel agents. I think people kind of forget that sometimes. We love to help people.

SPEAKER_00:

Yes, we do. We do. We love to help you. Yeah, we can help with your like off-the-beaten path Europe trip. I helped a couple plan their honeymoon to Italy this year. So, and it was so fun to help them plan. They didn't want to do the touristy stuff at all. They wanted to do the off-the-beaten path, didn't want to do all the things to check off, like, you know, the the destination checklist kind of thing. They did not want to do that at all. So it was really fun to plan and help them with that. We hope you all have a wonderful New Year's Eve and have had, again, have had time to spend with family and friends over the holiday. We will talk to you all next week. Bye. Thanks for tuning in to another episode of Wonderlust and Wishes.

SPEAKER_01:

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SPEAKER_00:

And remember, the world is full of wonders waiting to be explored. Until next time, happy travels. Bye for now.