Alicia Barcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), described Mariel Special Development Zone (ZDEM by its Spanish acronym) as an attractive and necessary project for the region.

With nearly three decades of experience in hotel business, Gaviota Tourism Group will open four new facilities in 2015 to expand its presence in major tourist poles of Cuba.

Enrique Garcia, president of the Andean Development Corporation (ADC), expressed the interest of his institution of having Cuba as part of this entity, given the demonstrations given by the Caribbean nation of working in favor of sustainable development.

A business mission from the US state of Texas is visiting Cuba this week to meet with local companies, including Alimport, Cuba´s food import enterprise.

The recent visit to Cuba by the president and main executive of the US JetBlue airways company, Robin Hayes, indicates ongoing efforts to legalize direct flights between the United States and Cuba next year, according to US publications.

The recent visit to Cuba by a trade mission from the US State of New York, headed by Governor Andrew Cuomo, yielded two bilateral accords in the area of health and opened doors for further collaboration.

Six Cuban hotels were nominated to the 2015 World Travel Awards, which acknowledge the excellence of tourist services and are considered the Oscar awards of tourism.

Cuba´s Tourism minister Manuel Marrero held an official meeting in Havana with his Bahamian counterpart Obediah Wilchcome on opportunities offered by the Caribbean multi-destination for the two countries.

Jaime García-Legaz, Secretary of State for Trade of Spain, said his country looks to reinforce its presence in Cuba in tourism, construction and renewable energy sectors.

A 45-member Spanish trade mission is visiting Cuba in search of new opportunities to expand bilateral commercial relations.

The US CheapAir Company has announced the sale of tickets as of Wednesday, April 15, for direct flights to Cuba from the cities of New York, Tampa and Miami.

Cuba and Spain will progress in the strengthening and diversification of their economic relations, on the occasion of the visit to the island that Jaime Garcia-Legaz, Secretary of State for Trade of the Iberian nation, will make this week.

A US tourist company will begin offering direct charter flights from Orlando City, Florida, to Havana following the ease of travel restrictions for US citizens as a result of the rapprochement between Cuba and the U.S.