We were chatting about random things, but anyways, let's focus on planning next week's trip.

anyways 是副词 anyway 的非正式变体，意思是"不管怎样"或"总之"，用于转换话题或回到主要讨论内容。在正式场合建议使用 anyway，anyways 更多用于口语和非正式场合。