Brian Israel
SVP & Publisher bisrael@travelmarketreport.comBrian joined the TMR team in February of 2019 to lead Travel Market Report’s sales efforts. Brian has 20+ years’ experience in travel media working on both the trade and consumer side of Publishing and has developed a wealth of experience across print, digital, custom content and events. Brands include Travel + Leisure, Bon Appetit, Saveur, Travel Agent Magazine and Travel Weekly. Along with Brian’s extensive media experience he has also managed several high level Travel Advisor Advisory Boards throughout his career giving him excellent insight into the agent community across all consortia.
Briana Bonfiglio
Associate Editor bbonfiglio@travelmarketreport.comBriana Bonfiglio joined TMR in July 2023. She was previously the digital editor at Long Island Press and a reporter for the Long Island Herald newspapers. Her reporting has earned her several awards, including the Long Island 30 Under 30 Award in 2024 and Press Club of Long Island’s Cub Reporter of the Year in 2019. Her work has also been published in Newsday, amNewYork, Chronogram, and Huntington Now. She holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from SUNY New Paltz, Class of 2018.
Chris Coon
Senior Client Solutions Director Ccoon@travelmarketreport.comChris brings with him 30 years of travel trade media experience. Over the course of his career, he has worked with Hotel & Travel Index, Travel Agent Magazine, Travel Agent University and Luxury Travel Advisor. His experience includes Print, Digital, Custom content, Learning & Loyalty programs and events. A New Jersey native, Chris and his family have lived in California, North Carolina and now call the Boise, ID area home.
Dan McCarthy
Editor-in-Chief & Vice President dmccarthy@travelmarketreport.comDaniel McCarthy is the Editor-in-Chief and Vice President at Travel Market Report, leading an award-winning team in covering issues across the travel industry. He is a member of the 2019 FOLIO Rising Class and the winner of the Journalist of the Year Award in 2021 from the American Society of Travel Advisors (ASTA). His previous work has appeared in the Boston Globe, New York Daily News, and more. He is based in Brooklyn, New York.
Dori Saltzman
Editor dsaltzman@travelmarketreport.comDori Saltzman has been writing about travel since 2007, with a focus on the cruise industry and retail strategies for the trade. She was part of the inaugural editorial team at Travel Market Report when it launched in 2009. Previous to re-joining TMR, Dori worked for eight years at CruiseCritic.com. Her work has also appeared in Travel Weekly and Travel Agent. She is a NATJA (North American Travel Journalists Association)-award winning writer. She lives in New Jersey with her husband and a clowder of cats.
Jennifer Arango
Business Development Director Jarango@travelmarketreport.comJennifer joined the TMR sales team in 2016 after spending 20 years in the corporate travel world. She has been in the travel industry for over 30 years having gained her love and expertise for all things travel when working for Delta Air Lines at JFK International airport. A native New Yorker, Jennifer has been living with her family outside of Charlotte, NC for the past 18 years.
Keri-Anne Slevin
Marketing Coordinator kslevin@travelmarketreport.comKeri-Anne joined the TMR team in October 2023 as a marketing coordinator, working alongside Tom and Louis day-to-day. Assisting with the publication of TMR’s Newsletter along with various marketing communications. Originally from the Hudson Valley, Keri-Anne currently resides in Queens, NY and has a degree in marketing from The University of Rhode Island
Louis Intreglia
Director of Marketing & Sales Operations Lintreglia@travelmarketreport.comLouis Intreglia, Director of Marketing & Sales Operations at Travel Market Report. Louis joined the TMR team in June 2015 in the marketing department. Louis has handled marketing operations for small businesses on Long Island, NY, and has operated a profitable retail storefront location interacting with customers daily and managing a staff of 20+ employees. He lives in Long Island, NY with his wife and daughter.
Tom McCarthy
Sales & Marketing Support Manager Tmccarthy@travelmarketreport.comAfter taking the leap from journalism to marketing, Tom McCarthy has been with the Travel Market Report team since 2019. Tom’s day-to-day involves coordinating clients’ marketing campaigns, producing the MasterAdvisor series, and the production and distributing of TMR’s daily newsletter every morning among other tasks. Tom lives in Long Island, NY, and has a degree in Journalism and Digital Media Production from SUNY New Paltz.
Sarah Milner
Associate Editor, Canada Smilner@travelmarketreport.comSarah Milner joined TMR in March 2024. She was previously the editor at Kidscreen, a trade publication serving the children’s media industry. Over the years, she has written and edited online content for digital brands like Tasting Table, Women.com, Polygon, Screen Rant, /Film, Consequence and Exclaim. She is located just north of Toronto, where she enjoys all the pleasures cottage country has to offer.
Travel Market Report’s Editorial Advisory Board was established in 2011 to provide the editors with the uncensored input and guidance of industry leaders. The Board supports Travel Market Report in fulfilling its charter as the Voice of the Travel Seller.
The Advisory Board meets quarterly with Travel Market Report editors to:
The Advisory Board is made up of travel sellers who represent a cross-section of the travel agency industry. Members serve at the invitation of Travel Market Report for a one-year term, with the possibility of renewal.
2024 Advisory Board Members
Sanya Weston, Your Premier Travel Services, Travel Leaders
Jackie Friedman, Nexion
Lisa Boardman, CAA, Manager, Travel Services, Ontario, Canada
Kareem George, Culture Traveler LLC, OASIS Travel Network
James Ferrara, InteleTravel, Travel Leaders Network
Jenny Cagle, Elm Grove Travel, WI (MAST)
Zeina Gedeon, Trevello Travel Group, Toronto, Ontario
Matthew Eichhorst, Expedia CruiseShipCenters
Melissa Lisell, Lisell Travel Services (NEST)
Theresa Scalzitti, Cruise Planners, Coral Springs, FL (American Express)
Richard Vanderlubbe, tripcentral.ca, Hamilton, Ontario (Independent)
Jennifer Wilson-Buttigieg, Valerie Wilson Travel, New York, NY (Virtuoso)
Shawn Friesen, Expedia CruiseShipCenters, Thunder Bay, ON (Expedia CruiseShipCenters)
Karen MaGee, Valerie Wilson Travel, New York, NY (Virtuoso)