BTIA Defends Espat

For all that could be seen, Mark Espat was the apple of BTIA's eye before he publicly supported the clarification of the Carnival agreement. Since then, it's been felt that the BTIA has cooled to its once favorite minister. Well not today, the came out swinging in support of Espat. The organization today issued a release in which it states questions Espat's removal stating, "we are at odds to understand why such a beneficial relationship has been severed." It goes on to say that it hopes the changes will not affect the strides the industry has made under Espat.