ExpoCaribe 2006, Cuba´s major entrepreneurial tradeshow held every year in the eastern part of the country, got underway last week with a turnout of seventy national and international companies. One of them is Netherlands´ Nirint Shipping and Caribbean News Digital had the chance of talking to one of its execs prior to the fair´s kickoff.

Since its recent opening, the Iberostar Trinidad Grand Hotel is cutting its teeth in the Cuban travel market, a niche both the Spanish company and its latest lodging on the island nation are drawing a bead on, let alone the marketing strategy of putting the two of them on the map by using this luring destination of central Cuba as a launching pad. This five-star hotel will work with very exclusive customers to guarantee them top-notch and customized service in an undisputedly beautiful environment full of natural charms and cultural richness.

Coral by Hilton has been raking in promising outcomes in recent years and that´s why this hotel company is looking to the future in an upbeat way. In addition to Europe –by far its top outbound market- this fledgling hotel chain has inching into the U.S. market –and it doesn´t rule out potential travelers from Central America and South America. This is what Michele Oliver had to say about these topics in this exclusive interview with Caribbean News Digital.

by Jose Carlos de Santiago In addition to Majorca, where Blau Hotels & Resorts came into being, this company has only tapped the Caribbean region, especially on a couple of islands: Cuba and the Dominican Republic. The results reaped in these two destinations have prompted Blau to consider new expansion places within Latin America, in countries like Mexico and Brazil that “are packed with great business possibilities and enjoy bright sunshine all year round.”

by Jose Carlos de Santiago The expansion of Barceló Hotels all across Latin America is basically focused on three places: Mexico, Cuba and Central America. It´s just in that trio of destinations where Barceló will pour most of its funds over the next couple of year, according to what the company´s President for Latin America had to say in this exclusive interview with Caribbean News Digital.

by Jose Carlos de Santiago Caribbean News Digital talked extensively with a senior representative of Germany´s Neckermann Group about his company´s immediate course of action in some of the top travel destinations in Latin America, such as Cuba, Brazil, Ecuador, Panama and the Dominican Republic.