Welcome to the travel industry’s new favorite sport: Pickleball. Among our topics this week: How fast this sport has grown among travel companies, why travelers love to play and where travelers and advisors can find creative and plentiful courts and opportunities for play. 

Hotels editor Christina Jelski, who spearheaded our May 2023 cover story on pickleball travel and who has tracked the rising popularity of the game within the hospitality sector, co-hosts this episode with host Rebecca Tobin; Melinda Alcossar, a travel advisor who founded Travel With Heart, a division of All-Travel, and specializes in organizing “Carpe Dinkem” pickleball vacations; and Rob Coleman, Holland America Line’s vice president of North America sales, which is going “all in” on pickleball.

This episode is part of our summer series featuring some of our most memorable recent episodes. This episode was originally published May 15 and has been edited for length and clarity.

Episode sponsor

This episode is sponsored by ALG Vacations https://www.algvacations.com

Related links

Cover story: Picking up on the pickleball craze https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Travel-Agent-Issues/Picking-up-on-the-pickleball-craze

Cruise insight: Pickleball is a hit, and Holland America Line has taken notice https://www.travelweekly.com/Cruise-Travel/Insights/Holland-America-is-jumping-into-pickleball

River cruise insight: River lines put more sports options into play https://www.travelweekly.com/River-Cruising/Insights/River-lines-put-sports-cruise-options-in-play

From 2019: Anyone for pickleball? Resorts embrace the booming sport https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Hotel-News/Anyone-for-pickleball-Resorts-embrace-booming-sport

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