New York Travel Festival 2015

@SaraClemenceSara Clemence is a travel editor at The Wall Street Journal. She has been an editor at Forbes, Condé Nast Portfolio and the New York Post, and co-founded Recessionwire. She is also an experienced commentator who has appeared on CNN, CNBC, VH-1 and ABC’s Good Morning America, amo... Read More →

@visit_costarica Alejandro Castro Alfaro is the director of marketing of the Costa Rica Tourism Board, which he first joined in 2014. He specializes in marketing sustainable developments within the tourism, public transportation and social entrepreneurship industries. Topics of Expertise: Ethics, Susta... Read More →

President, Tartan Group@TartangroupDeirdre launched Tartan 14 years ago and today she encourages the North American market to explore her client experiences in Costa Rica, Nicaragua, the Caribbean and Ecuador as well as in Western Canada. She helped place Clayquot Wilderness Resort at the top of the glamping craze, expand Nimmo Bay beyond... Read More →

@sandrasepigramSandra Guzman is an Emmy award-winning journalist, author, and yogi who is currently a contributing writer for NBC News. She was associate editor and culture writer for The New York Post and editor in chief of Latina and heart & soul magazines. Her byline has been on Glamour, Cosmo... Read More →

@gringotrailsDr. Pegi Vail is an anthropologist, documentary filmmaker, and curator at NYU’s Center for Media, Culture, and History. Her award-winning documentary Gringo Trails looks at the impact of tourism on cultures and environments. Right of Passage, a book based on Vail’s research among backpackers in Bolivia as a Fulbright scholar is forthcoming (Duke University Press). She serves as a judge for National Geographic’s World Legacy Awards and has app... Read More →