{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/11a7f7fa-c58e-5d12-a59c-8b912694d5f2/692cd4759b21443f85f38447?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Advent begins: so what are the travel trends for 2026?","description":"<p>My first guest of the month is Rachel O’Reilly Director of Communications for Dertour UK – a company that includes Kuoni, Journey Latin America, Inghams, Kirker, Carrier and CV Villas, She says solo travellers who are&nbsp;<em>not</em>&nbsp;single are the fastest growing demographic.</p><p><br></p><p>We talked about the impact of the BBC's Race Across the World in stimulating bookings – and how ski resorts are reinventing themselves in response to climate change.</p><p><br></p><p>This podcast is free, as is Independent Travel's weekly newsletter. Sign up <a href=\"https://www.independent.co.uk/newsletters\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here</a> to get it delivered to your inbox.</p>","author_name":"The Independent"}