A Cuban delegation participated in the 27th Moscow International Tourism Fair (MITT 2021), under strict sanitary security measures due to Covid-19, and promoted the Island as a safe destination and a place with possibilities for foreign investment.
Cuba's Minister of Tourism, Juan Carlos García Granda, headed the delegation made up of presidents and vice presidents of hotel chains that participated in that commercial exchange.
Juan Carlos Escalona, tourism attaché of the Cuban embassy in Russia, told Prensa Latina that since November 2020, when travel from Russia resumed after months of border closures due to Covid-19, some 30,000 Russians have arrived in the Jardines del Rey cays.
He added that currently the Russian airlines arriving to Jardines del Rey are Nordwing and Azur Air, covering operations of the tour operators Pegas Touristik, Coral Travel and Anex Tours and noted that the possibility of flying to other Cuban tourist destinations is being negotiated.
Garcia Granda stressed that Cuba has the health safety conditions required to receive more tourists from the Russian outbound market, which "has been gaining positions for Cuban tourism. In 2019 it reached fourth place and is currently competing with Canada for first place."
He assured that "it has possibilities of growing much more in Cuba towards new destinations" among them the resorts of Varadero, Santa María cay and those in Holguín province.
He acknowledged that all Cuban tourist poles promoted at the Fair comply with the sanitary safety conditions required to receive Russian visitors, with validity of the protocols for the protection of tourists against Covid-19. (ACN)
The travel website TripAdvisor ranked Cuba's beaches of Cayo Santa María and Varadero among the best in the world, according to the Travellers Choice 2021 Best of The Best selection.
The ranking of the 25 best beaches in the world ranked Santa María cay in second place, behind Whitehaven Beach in Australia and followed by Baia do Sancho in Brazil.
According to the opinions of the renowned travel website, the beaches of Santa María cay stand out for their incredibly fine white sand, calm waters and a pleasant breeze; in addition, they compare this site to paradise, where fish or even dolphins can be seen at a short distance.
For its part, Varadero Beach was included in the list with the 12th position, as it is considered a postcard landscape, with fine sand and stunningly blue water.
Both beaches receive nearly two million visitors annually and offer great facilities for recreational boating, fishing and diving.
The TripAdvisor website is the most relevant travel and tourism site internationally; its Best of the Best 2021 list is based on the number of users' comments and opinions issued over the 12 month span. (ACN)
The Palacio de Los Corredores hotel, located in the San Francisco Square in Old Havana, is ready for its opening, according to the Gaviota Tourism Group.
With a five-star category, 56 rooms, 18 of them overlooking the square, two suites with independent terraces and four junior suites, it also has multi-purpose rooms, free Wi-Fi service in all areas and rooms with adequate conditions for disabled guests.
It will also have gastronomic services in a buffet restaurant, a lobby bar and a point of sale on the terrace and offers the possibility of holding meetings or events in two rooms equipped with the latest technology, and for moments of relaxation will operate a mini-spa with massage beds, Balinese beds and whirlpool tubs, among other attractions.
The Palacio de Los Corredores hotel takes its name from the Customs brokers who had their offices in the building, of eclectic architecture built in 1953, although its façade has a baroque style appearance.
The projects to convert the building into a comfortable five-star hotel were in charge of professionals from the Office of the City Historian, who took into account the harmony with the historical characteristics and the value of its surroundings (ACN).
Despite the limitations resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, Russian tourism continues as a stable market in Jardines del Rey, informed the General Customs of the Republic of Cuba.
To date, four weekly flights from Russia have been stabilized and the cohesion of the authorities in terms of operations and compliance with the sanitary protocol is maintained, added the Customs announcement on Twitter.
Jardines del Rey, a group of keys and islets in the north of the Cuban archipelago, is one of the Caribbean's tourist destinations par excellence, with airport infrastructure and land routes over the sea, as well as emblematic hotels and sites such as the Coco, Guillermo and Ensenachos cays.
In the summer of 2020, Cuba reopened to international tourism, precisely in the facilities on the key, in the midst of the scourge of the pandemic.
Since then, markets such as Russia and Canada, two of the most important, have implemented weekly flight frequencies.
Since the reopening, Cuba's Ministry of Tourism and the Ministry of Public Health have been carrying out a program called Safer and More Hygienic Tourism, which certifies hotels that fully comply with epidemiological protocols. (ACN)
The Spanish hotel company Meliá Hotels International continues with the construction of its new hotel in Cuba's Ancón peninsula, located in the municipality of Trinidad, in the province of Santi Spiritus.
According to Francisco Camps, director in Cuba of the company's official Twitter profile, the new Meliá Trinidad Peninsula hotel will have 401 five-star rooms located by the sea and with excellent technological features.
The official website of the Meliá chain explains that the new hotel will have a varied gastronomic offer, with the most traditional Cuban and international cuisine, as well as the advantages of its privileged location, due to its proximity to the city of Trinidad, a World Cultural Heritage Site.
Meliá Hotels International Cuba reiterates its commitment as a safe destination in the face of the COVID-19 and in this regard, Maite Artieda, director of Communication and Marketing of the company, said that "the largest island of the Antilles has always been considered a reliable place, but the management carried out in relation to the health contingency has been exemplary in the global context". (ACN)
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