Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Mercedes Sanchez, head of luxury for the Madrid Tourism Board, talks with Alan Fine of Insider Travel Report at Traveller Made's Essence of Panama conference about Madrid’s growth as a luxury destination, new hotel openings, U.S. air connectivity, high-speed rail access and the city's role as a gateway to Spain. Sanchez also discusses Formula One, sports and music events, gastronomy, fam trips and the Madrid Unique Destination platform for travel advisors. For more information, visit www.madriduniquedestination.com.
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Mercedes Sanchez, head of luxury for the Madrid Tourism Board, talks with Alan Fine of Insider Travel Report at Traveller Made's Essence of Panama conference about Madrid’s growth as a luxury destination, new hotel openings, U.S. air connectivity, high-speed rail access and the city's role as a gateway to Spain. Sanchez also discusses Formula One, sports and music events, gastronomy, fam trips and the Madrid Unique Destination platform for travel advisors. For more information, visit www.madriduniquedestination.com.
All our Insider Travel Report video interviews are archived and available on our Youtube channel (youtube.com/insidertravelreport), and as podcasts with the same title on: Spotify, Pandora, Stitcher, PlayerFM, Listen Notes, Podchaser, TuneIn + Alexa, Podbean, iHeartRadio, Google, Amazon Music/Audible, Deezer, Podcast Addict, and iTunes Apple Podcasts, which supports Overcast, Pocket Cast, Castro and Castbox.










