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Mission Statement
Travel Market Report is an online business publication that serves as an independent forum and voice for retail travel sellers in North America. We provide in-depth coverage and analysis of news and trends affecting leisure and corporate travel agents, along with practical business advice and insights into key growth markets. The editors are guided by an independent Editorial Advisory Board whose members represent a cross-section of the retail travel industry in North America. Launched in 2009 by American Marketing Group, Travel Market Report delivers news updates by email to over 60,000 subscribers.
Staff
  • Brian Israel
  • Briana Bonfiglio
  • Daniel McCarthy
  • Dori Saltzman
  • Jennifer Arango
  • Kelly Fontenelle
  • Keri-Anne Slevin
  • Louis Intreglia
  • Tom McCarthy

Brian Israel

SVP & Publisher bisrael@travelmarketreport.com

Brian Israel- Co Publisher of Travel Market Report. Brian 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.com

Briana Bonfiglio is an associate editor at Travel Market Report. She joined the TMR team in 2023 after five years working in local news on Long Island. Briana was previously the digital editor at Long Island Press and a reporter for the Rockville Centre and Oceanside/Island Park Herald newspapers. Her reporting at the Herald earned her several awards, including Press Club of Long Island’s Cub Reporter of the Year in 2019. Her work has also been published in amNewYork, Chronogram Magazine, and HuntingtonNow.com. She holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from the State University of New York at New Paltz. 

Daniel McCarthy

Editor-in-Chief & Vice President dmccarthy@travelmarketreport.com

Daniel 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.com

Dori 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.com

Jennifer 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.

Kelly Fontenelle

Caribbean Sales Director

Kelly Fontenelle has always been an advocate for travel advisors and is the founder of (TASC) Travel Advisors Selling the Caribbean. TASC is an organization of leading travel professionals who seek opportunities for networking, connection, education, and selling the Caribbean. The TASC, now under the TMR banner, organization and Facebook Group has become a catalyst for future trends in marketing the Caribbean and has grown beyond its travel advisor’s foundation to welcome destination marketers, hotels, travel trade, passionate entrepreneurs, and purveyors who highlight travel experiences that amplify Caribbean tourism. 

Keri-Anne Slevin

Marketing Coordinator kslevin@travelmarketreport.com

Keri-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.com

Louis 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.com

After 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.

Editorial Advisory Board

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:

  • Provide feedback and ideas about overall editorial content and direction
  • Recommend story ideas, areas of coverage, and website improvements
  • Explore how Travel Market Report might better serve as an advocate and resource for readers.

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.

 

2023 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, Ensemble Travel Group

Jenny Cagle, Elm Grove Travel, WI (MAST)

Zeina Gedeon, Trevello Travel Group, Toronto, Ontario

Matthew Eichhorst, Expedia CruiseShipCenters

Melissa Lisell, Lisell Travel Services (NEST)

Christen Perry, Classic Travel Connection, Birmingham, AL (Affluent Traveler Collection)

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)

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