{"id":43491,"date":"2015-12-09T08:06:29","date_gmt":"2015-12-09T07:06:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/rencontre-claudia-terrade-directrice-generale-de-quimbaya-latin-america-20151209.html"},"modified":"2016-02-10T10:36:44","modified_gmt":"2016-02-10T09:36:44","slug":"meet-claudia-terrade-managing-director-of-quimbaya-latin-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/en\/rencontre-claudia-terrade-directrice-generale-de-quimbaya-latin-america","title":{"rendered":"Meet Claudia Terrade, CEO of Quimbaya Latin America"},"content":{"rendered":"

Why Colombia?<\/h2>\n

Claudia Terrade - Because, on the one hand, tourism professionals are looking for new destinations and, on the other, travellers are curious to get to know a country they've heard so much about and which is now open to tourism. Basically, it's the only major Latin American country yet to be discovered, a country with unique colonial towns such as Villa de Leyva and Popayan, as well as Mompox and Cartagena, which are UNESCO World Heritage Sites.<\/p>\n

What are the country's strengths in terms of business tourism?<\/h2>\n

C. T. - Firstly, its exceptional natural and archaeological resources. But the country also offers a high-quality hotel infrastructure and world-class convention centres, both in Bogot\u00e1 and Cartagena, which meet the needs of the Mice market.<\/p>\n

How is the French market performing?<\/h2>\n

C. T. - 2015 was really the year when Colombia positioned itself as a tourist destination in its own right. There's a lot of demand, confirmations are coming in and in 2016 we're sure to double our number of customers. A lot has been said about safety issues.<\/p>\n

What is the situation today?<\/h2>\n

C. T. - In all cases, the areas to be visited are highly secure, and tourism professionals know exactly where it's safe to go.<\/p>\n