Looking Back to Leap Ahead: What 2025 Taught Us About Travel

In this reflective year-end wrap-up, Marty and Matthew talk through everything 2025 threw at travelers—from new airline plays and loyalty shakeups to surprise wins, frustrating fare rules, and the gear that saved our sanity. It's equal parts therapy session and future-facing strategy sesh. We don't just look back—we take notes so you don't have to.

📌 In This Episode:

The single most chaotic moment in travel this year
What airlines did right (and what they absolutely didn't)
Our top gear and apps of the year
What loyalty programs got worse (and which ones still deliver)
Why we think 2026 will be the "Year of the Savvy Traveler"
Listener wins, fails, and shout-outs

📣 Bonus Tip:
Want our end-of-year roundup cheat sheet? Check the blog post that goes with this episode:

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