Matt Turner

1 week ago | travelagentcentral.com | Matt Turner

Tariffs dominated the global conversation this week as the Trump administration enacted several new levies on trade partners on Monday, only to withdraw them a day later. Markets globally seesawed as a result. Somewhat surprisingly, in a flash study conducted by MMGY Global, more than eight in 10 consumers still said they intend to travel for leisure over the next 12 months. That's down just 4 percent from MMGY’s last “Portrait of American Travelers” study, which was fielded in mid-February.

2 weeks ago | travelagentcentral.com | Matt Turner

President Donald Trump this week issued a series of tariffs against 57 countries, in addition to a flat 10 percent tariff on all imports to the U.S. globally. The result has been further “retaliatory” tariffs from China, as well as promised reciprocation from the European Union, Canada, Mexico and others. Following the announcement, the U.S. stock market had its worst day in years. What does this mean?

3 weeks ago | luxurytraveladvisor.com | Matt Turner

Set-jetting, “cool-cations” and solo travel top the list of Virtuoso’s hottest travel trends for 2025. The data and insights come from the luxury consortium’s network of travel advisors, preferred partners and ultra-high/high-net-worth clientele. Here's what Virtuoso says is trending this year:Movie and TV-Inspired TravelVirtuoso dubs it “Reel Roaming,” we’ve heard the term set-jetting been used; whatever you want to call it, travel inspired by movies and TV shows are continuing to gain momentum.

3 weeks ago | travelagentcentral.com | Matt Turner

President Donald Trump has deemed Wednesday, April 2, as “Liberation Day.” At 4 p.m. ET, he will, from the White House’s Rose Garden, announce sweeping global tariffs on a myriad of U.S. trade partners. The new tariffs—which are still under works as of this morning—will go into effect immediately upon announcement. The European Union, Canada, Mexico and Australia have all reportedly vowed to reciprocate any tariffs levied against them.

3 weeks ago | travelagentcentral.com | Matt Turner

A 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar and Thailand Friday afternoon (local time), likely resulting in several dozen deaths. The epicenter was in Mandalay, Myanmar’s second largest city with a population over 1.22 million. According to a report by Reuters, three people were killed in Thailand, along with at least 81 others who are being searched for after an under-construction skyscraper collapsed.