Daniel McCarthy

2 weeks ago | travelmarketreport.com | Daniel McCarthy

Advisors aren’t just working in the business; they’re running one. Sometimes, you need to hit pause and take a good look at your business, and April and May are a great time to do that. If you can build this into your calendar each year, it’ll make a difference. Brownell’s Kerry Dyer is coming back for another MasterAdvisor session to show how to make your business more efficient.

2 weeks ago | travelmarketreport.com | Daniel McCarthy

Mandarin Oriental, a legacy name in the luxury travel space, is unveiling a refined brand identity—anchored by a simplified logo and modernized visual elements. The fan, a central part of Mandarin Oriental’s logo since 1985, will remain. However, it has been updated with a more contemporary look as part of the rebrand. Another key change is the wordmark and typography beneath the fan.

2 weeks ago | travelmarketreport.com | Daniel McCarthy

A new partnership between American Airlines and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will allow some travelers to skip baggage re-check when connecting on international flights. The program, called International Remote Baggage Screening (IRBS), enables passengers arriving in the U.S. from certain international airports to go through CBP passport control and head directly to TSA security—without needing to claim and re-check their bags for connecting flights.

2 weeks ago | travelmarketreport.com | Daniel McCarthy

The $20 million renovation of Hyatt Ziva Puerto Vallarta is complete. Playa announced this week that the resort, located just south of Puerto Vallarta on Playa Las Estacas along Mexico’s Pacific Coast, has been fully transformed, with all public spaces, including event areas, refreshed. The renovation includes updates to all 244 guest rooms in the North Tower, each featuring new A/C systems, smart TVs, Nespresso machines, and more.

2 weeks ago | travelmarketreport.com | Daniel McCarthy

The ongoing and escalating trade wars will “cut deeply” into tourism, both in the United States and abroad, according to Jamaica Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett, who spoke to reporters in New York on Wednesday. Minister Bartlett, speaking at The Kimberly Hotel in Midtown, said he expects the eruption of tariffs and trade wars to spill over and significantly impact travel—even before any potential economic effects are felt by consumers.