Daniel McCarthy

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Editor-in-Chief at Travel Market Report

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Articles

FAA to Cap Flights at Newark Airport to Through 2025

2 weeks ago | travelmarketreport.com | Daniel McCarthy

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is capping flights at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) through the end of 2025 to help manage construction-related delays and operational strains at the busy travel hub. Starting September 1 through December 31, the FAA will limit arrivals and departures at Newark to 28 each per hour on weekends during critical airport construction. For the rest of the time through October 25, flights will be capped at 34 each per hour.
Delta Air Lines Clarifies Schedule Change Policy for Travel Agencies

2 weeks ago | travelmarketreport.com | Daniel McCarthy

Delta Air Lines has provided more detail on its new policy requiring travel agencies to enter a new OSI message in the Passenger Name Record (PNR) after a significant schedule change, in order to confirm the customer’s acceptance instead of a refund.
Delta Air Lines Adds New Flights for the 2025 NFL Season

2 weeks ago | travelmarketreport.com | Daniel McCarthy

Delta Air Lines is adding 37 new flights starting this fall for pro football fans traveling to games. The new flights will begin in September and run through Christmas Day. Most of these additions will be operated by Delta Connection, with some Delta mainline flights as well. All include Delta First, Delta Comfort, and Delta Main cabins.
Former Virgin Voyages Head of Sales John Diorio Lands New Role at Celestyal

2 weeks ago | travelmarketreport.com | Daniel McCarthy

Former head of sales for Virgin Voyages John Diorio has a new role. Diorio is joining Celestyal Cruises as its new vice president and managing director for North America. In the role, he will be tasked with executing Celestyal’s strategic business plan for the North American market, including launching the cruise line’s advisor engagement strategy. He will report directly to Lee Haslett, chief commercial officer at Celestyal.
Headquarter Happenings: TRAVELSAVERS and NEST Stay Connected at Annual Travel Market Conference

3 weeks ago | travelmarketreport.com | Daniel McCarthy

This week, members of TRAVELSAVERS and NEST gathered in Orlando for Travel Market, the biennial conference of the American Marketing Group (AMG) companies. The theme of this year’s conference, held at the Hyatt Grand Cypress in Orlando, was “Connected,” focusing on the importance of relationships in the travel industry. The theme was fitting for a celebration that was delayed a year because of Hurricane Helene last October.
ACTA: Impact of U.S. Tariffs Will Be Worse Than the Pandemic

3 weeks ago | travelmarketreport.com | Daniel McCarthy

The potential impact of U.S. tariffs on the Canadian travel industry could be greater than the pandemic, one of the worst times in history for Canada’s travel trade. That’s according to Wendy Paradis, president of the Association of Canadian Travel Agencies (ACTA), who spoke in Orlando during this week’s Travel Market conference. After months of talks and turns, U.S. President Donald Trump signed the official order on Tuesday, doubling tariffs to 50% on steel and aluminum imports.
Delta Air Lines Partners with IndiGo to Expand in India

3 weeks ago | travelmarketreport.com | Daniel McCarthy

Delta Air Lines is expanding its network to India. On Thursday, Delta announced an expanded partnership with IndiGo, Air France-KLM, and Virgin Atlantic. The deal connects Delta’s North American network to Air France’s in Europe, Virgin’s in the U.K., and IndiGo’s extensive network in India, with the goal of giving flyers on each airline broader access in those regions.
Delta Is Now Requiring Agencies to Acknowledge and Accept Schedule Changes in PNR

3 weeks ago | travelmarketreport.com | Daniel McCarthy

A new Department of Transportation (DOT) refund rule is changing how travel agencies handle Delta Air Lines flight changes. Previously, travel agencies were only required to accept the schedule change and notify the customer of the changes. Now, Delta is requiring travel agents to enter a new OSI message in the passenger name record (PNR) following a “significant schedule change” that confirms the customer’s acceptance of the change. The required OSI message is: OSI DL ACCEPT DUE TO DL INVOL.
Classic Vacations Adds Flights and Car Rentals to Online Platform

3 weeks ago | travelmarketreport.com | Daniel McCarthy

Classic Vacations is now allowing advisors to book flights and car rentals through its advisor-only platform, a major update for the luxury operator. Effective immediately, advisors will be able to shop and book all classes of roundtrip flights—many at negotiated or private fares—as well as get courtesy holds for both flights and car rentals. That’s in addition to the hotels, tours, transfers, and insurance options (most of which already include courtesy holds) already on the portal.
First Tropical Storm of Hurricane Season Could Hit Caribbean Next Week

3 weeks ago | travelmarketreport.com | Daniel McCarthy

Just three days after the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, meteorologists are already tracking two storm systems that could bring the first named storm of the season. AccuWeather is warning that the first storm of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season could develop as early as next week, with the second of the two systems more likely to become a named storm. If it forms, it would be called Andrea.