A major tradeshow like the International Tourism Fair in Madrid (FITUR) always provides ample opportunities to talk with boldface names in the travel industry on a variety of issues. A good case in point this time around was Mr. Samy Mahmoud, chairman of the Egyptian Tourism Authority, who sat down with CND.

Within the framework of 2015 International Tourism Fair (FITUR), we talked to Petra Cruz, Europe director of the Dominican Republic’s Tourism Ministry, about the results and performance of the travel industry in her country in 2014, as well as the prospects on the road ahead.

Caribbean News Digital got this opinion from Javier Coll, Executive Vice President of Apple Leisure Group (ALG), the first leisure travel outbound company from the United States to set up shop in Mexico and the Caribbean. Mr. Coll outlined challenges and prospects in the region in terms of the industry’s complex scene on the road ahead. Cuba will have a role to play, he says.

Within the framework of 2015 International Tourism Fair (FITUR is the Spanish acronym) we sat down with Jesus Sierra Victoria, Panama’s Tourism Minister, who talked with us about the new policy applied by that country in terms of international tourism, the development potential of Playa Blanca and possible benefit for Panama related to the new context of Cuba – United States relation.

In an exclusive interview with Caribbean News Digital, Caribbean Tourism Organization’s Europe director Carol Hay sat down with Mr. Jose Carlos de Santiago, president of the Excelencias Group and publisher-in-chief of the Excelencias Magazine, to discuss some of the most pressing issues for the region’s travel and tourism industry, including the new U.S. opening toward Cuba and the impact this move might have on the entire Caribbean area.

During one of the sessions of the 2015 International Tourism Fair (FITUR is the Spanish acronym) Caribbean News Digital sat down with Rafael Montalvo, Director of San Juan’s Tourism Office, Economic Development Division, who shared his opinion on the progress his country has made and the challenges on the road ahead.