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.

by Jose Carlos de Santiago Occidental Hotels is determined to remaining as one of the Caribbean´s leading chains. In addition to its commitment with Cuba –where the Spanish company wants to keep on growing- the group has a handful of promising projects in the pipeline for the Caribbean and Mexico´s Pacific Coast. This much was revealed by Occidental´s vice president in this exclusive interview with Caribbean News Digital.

by Jose Carlos de Santiago The Arenas Doradas is off to a terrific start this year with average occupancy hovering around a whopping 97 percent in the first quarter of 2006 alone. This result and a comprehensive refurbishment plan the hotel has taken on –coupled with positive trends in most markets targeted by this lodging- make the hotel´s general manager conclude this is going to be just another good year, “even amid a raging price war the sector is going through and the threat of potential hurricanes.”

by Minerva Hernandez Bazo Within the framework of Cuba´s 26th International Tourism Fair, tourism minister Manuel Marrero told Caribbean News Digital that the massive turnout of boldface names and execs from different countries bears out the impulse of the island nation´s travel industry and the way the Cuban destination is basking in the world market. Mr. Marrero also confirmed the start of the new Cuba-Venezuela multi-destination offer and called on the integration of the Caribbean region in such fields as tourism and trade.