Jamie Biesiada, left, Travel Weekly's retail editor and host of the Trade Secrets podcast, with host Rebecca Tobin to talk about the results of a reader survey about the effects of government cuts and layoffs.
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After the Department of Government Efficiency began making cuts to the federal workforce, Travel Weekly began looking at the effect of those cuts on travel advisors, particularly those who are Washington-based and may have clients who are employed by the government.
And we decided to go further with a reader survey about the effects of government cutbcks on travel. Jamie Biesiada, Travel Weekly's retail editor and host of the Trade Secrets podcast, and host Rebecca Tobin talk about the results of that survey today, which included overall concerns our survey respondents had about travel, and whether their clients are feeling anxious about traveling abroad.
This episode was recorded Friday April 4 and has been edited for length and clarity.
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