Cuba Holidays News

Cuban tourism sector congratulates its women workers

Havana, Cuba, March 8,- On the occasion of the "Woman's Day" the Cuban holiday industry, which has more than 48 thousand women working on it, congratulates them by impregnate their seal in each profession they develop in the sector. The general secretary of the National Union of Workers of Hotels and Tourism, Rodolfo Jimenez Polanco, highlighted that the women represent a very important force, fr...

Cuba News Agency News posted on 3/9/2010 12:41:33 PM

New social and cultural space in Havana

Havana, Cuba, March 8, - The Cultural Center "Almacenes (Warehouses) San Jose", former dock of Havana's port, opened a new social and cultural space for the enjoyment of Cuban and foreign tourists. Inaugurated last November, during the festivities for the anniversary 490 of Villa of San Cristobal of Havana, their rescue constitutes an advance of a great restoring work that includes all the kindre...

Latin Press News News posted on 3/9/2010 12:41:33 PM

Varadero is reaffirmed as holiday destination in Cuba

Havana, Cuba, March 8, - Having 6 of their hotels among the group of the best of Cuba, the well-known tourist spa of Varadero, main destination of sun and beach of the Island, stands out in the preference of the foreign holidaymakers. Among the hotels it highlights the Iberostar Varadero, classified in the third place among the preferences; while the hotels Tainos and Laguna Azul (Blue Lagoon) al...

Radio Havana Cuba News posted on 3/9/2010 12:41:33 PM

Cuba to demand policies of medical insurance to travelers

Havana, Cuba, March 7, - Starting from May, Cuba will demand policies of medical insurance to enter to the country, a measure that includes travelers, foreigners with temporary residence in Cuba and Cuban that live outside of the island, informed on Saturday the Official Gazette. According to the agreement of the Council of Secretaries, published by the digital place www.gacetaoficial.cu, they ar...

Reuters News posted on 3/8/2010 10:33:21 AM

Hotel "El Salton" for the excellence of the nature tourism

Havana, Cuba, March 7, - Located in a welcoming natural atmosphere of green mountains, rivers and a truly pleasant micro climate, the Hotel "El Salton" in the town of File, about three kilometers of the municipality of "Cruce de los Banos", transcends in these mountains as a splendid facility of nature tourism in Cuba. In twenty years the workers of this outstanding center continue offering a se...

Radio Havana Cuba News posted on 3/8/2010 10:33:21 AM

Cuba celebrated the Day of the Hotel and Tourism Worker

Havana, Cuba, March, 7, - Hotel and tourism workers of Cuba celebrated the XV Anniversary of the foundation of the Cuban tourism union that took place in the whole country. Manuel Marrero, Cuban minister of the holiday industry, sent a congratulation message to all workers of the sector and pointed out that 3.5 percent of growth in the arrival of visitors in 2009, happened thanks to the persevera...

Cuba News Agency News posted on 3/8/2010 10:33:21 AM

"Julieta", a cigar for women

Havana, Cuba, March 4, - Cuban cigars that half century ago accentuated the manliness of the guerrilla youths Fidel Castro and Ernesto Che Guevara, has received a strong impact like "men's thing" when showing up "Julieta", a delicate and aromatic cigar for woman's lips. Of clear color, fine and short, only 13 millimeters of diameter and 120 of long, Julieta, according to its makers, is to "be enj...

AFP News News posted on 3/5/2010 10:34:25 AM

Cuban tourist region shows its ecological tourism offer

Granma, Cuba, March 4, - The tourism of the Cuban south oriental county of Granma finds in the new formulas of the ecological, sustainable tourism and of biodiversity, an option to confront the future of the holiday sector. "Cuba concentrates a very interesting mixture of environment, magnificent and well taken care beaches, nature tourism. In Cuba there are waterfalls, there is also history sinc...

La Demajagua Newspaper News posted on 3/5/2010 10:34:25 AM

Surprising archaeological discovery in Villa Clara

Havana, Cuba, March 3, - The discovery, for the first time, of refined axes show some presence or the farming ceramists' influence among the aboriginal Cuban ones that inhabited in the north center of Cuba, specifically in current Villa Clara. Raul Villavicencio, archaeologist of the Center of Study and Environmental Services of that county, said to the press that the localization of these tools ...

Radio Rebelde News posted on 3/5/2010 10:34:25 AM

Deluxe escapes to Cuba with Sol Melia

Havana, Cuba, March 4, - Solmeliacuba.com is promoting an offer to enjoy deluxe escapes in Paradisus Resorts, Ultra All Inclusive hotels that are using for the first time its areas of Real Service. With the Real Service of their Paradisus Resorts, the Spanish chain Sol Melia is contributing an additional value to its clients and a new sense to choose Cuba as holiday destination. This offer repre...

Expreso News News posted on 3/5/2010 10:34:25 AM

Cuban record party "Cubadisco 2010" will be dedicated to rural music

Havana, Cuba. March 3, - The Cuban party of the Record industry, "Cubadisco2010" in its XIV edition that will take place in this capital from the 15 to May 23, will be dedicated to the rural music. Ciro Benemelis, president of its organizing committee, remarked to the press that the event will give tribute to outstanding figures of the improvised song and the "decima" (Cuban typical rural song) p...

Juventud Rebelde Newspaper News posted on 3/4/2010 2:59:44 PM

Nature tourism in Villa Clara

Villa Clara, Cuba, March 2, - Visiting caves and waterfalls, next to the enjoyment of a large diversity of flora and fauna, figure among the offers of the nature tourism in the mountains of Guamuhaya and the inter-mountain lake Hanabanilla, of Villa Clara. Jesus Diaz-Canel, director of the National Office of Tourist Information (INFOTUR) in the county, said to AIN that during the high season of t...

Cuba News Agency News posted on 3/4/2010 2:59:44 PM

Cuban holiday industry performing well

Havana, Cuba, March 3, - Rafael Barreiro, American of Cuban origin and expert of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), said that until today, Cuban tourism goes very well in spite of the economic global crisis that strikes other Caribbean nations and predicted a substantial increment of travelers to Cuba in the event of being suppressed the current restrictions to American citizens. The expert e...

Notimex News posted on 3/4/2010 2:59:44 PM

More than 250 thousand travelers arrived to Cuba in January

Havana, Cuba, March 2, - Last January, Cuba received 254 thousand 845 foreign travelers what means a decrease of 4, 9 percent regarding same month of 2009. According to information given by the National Office of Statistical, that result represents 13 thousand 270 less holidaymakers in comparison with similar stage of last year. However, this figure means an increment of 2, 6 percent compared wi...

DT Cuba News News posted on 3/3/2010 5:17:13 PM

A Cuban place to enjoy nature

Ciego de Avila, Cuba, March 2, - "La G?ra" is one of the emblematic places of the Jardines del Rey (King's Garden) holiday destination, in the North coast of the Cuban central county of Ciego de Avila That place, located 12 kilometers away from the hotel area of Cayo Coco , intends to enjoy travelers by its pure air coming from a natural atmosphere very well conserved, calmed, safety and ideal to...

Latin Press News News posted on 3/3/2010 5:17:13 PM

Tourist infrastructure to be improved in Cuban county

Granma, Cuba, March 2, - The fulfillment of a wide program of investments during 2010, will benefit the tourist infrastructure of the Cuban county of Granma, in the oriental area of the island. In accordance with information given by authorities of the Cuban holiday's sector, remodeling works have been foreseen in the hotel complex Club Amigo Marea del Portillo, integrated by the facilities Faral...

DT Cuba News News posted on 3/3/2010 5:17:13 PM

Cuban dancing company calls international encounter

Havana, Cuba, March 1,- The Company Danza Teatro Retazos (Dances Theater Pieces) and the Office of the Historian of the City of Havana summon to the XV edition of the International Encounter of Dance in Urban Landscapes Old Havana: City in Movement 2010 that will be carried out from April 7 to 11. City in Movement is an enriching event that allows motivating exchanges of ideas and artistic experi...

Cuba News Agency News posted on 3/2/2010 10:14:25 AM

Hotel Nacional de Cuba to celebrate its 80 anniversary

Havana, Cuba, March 1,- The Hotel Nacional de Cuba commemorates this year the anniversary 80 of its foundation with the recognition of being considered as an outstanding symbol of the cultural patrimony of the Cuban capital and its sustained excellence of its services. The hotel classified in the survey of World Travel Group 2009 as Hotel Leader of the Cuban tourism, distinction that shared in th...

Granma Newspaper News posted on 3/2/2010 10:14:25 AM

An auction in Cuba of exclusive cigars overcomes one million dollars

Havana, Cuba, February 28, - An auction of exclusive Cuban cigars closed the XII International Festival of the Cigar collecting more than a million dollars. The total figure reached by the six lots taken out to finishes off after a gala dinner last Friday night, in which some 1.800 travelers from 70 countries participated, was of 850.000 Euros (1, 1 million dollars), informed the Cuban news agen...

Hoy Digital News posted on 3/1/2010 3:48:49 PM

A hotel for journey tourism inaugurated 40 years ago

Havana, Cuba, February 28, - An enjoyable stop for travelers on roundtrips programs constitutes the arrival at the hotel Los Caneyes, located in the Cuban central county of Villa Clara, thanks to their tourist service. The hotel has been designed as a village of old aboriginal that inhabited the island, and it accumulates more than four decades of work in the important activity of the Cuban holi...

DT Cuba News News posted on 3/1/2010 3:48:49 PM

New European airline to open flight to Havana

Bucharest, Romania, February 28,- Based airline in this city, Blue Air low-cost air carrier will open this May weekly flights to Bangkok (Thailand) and Havana (Cuba), its first destinations outside Europe, Blue Air General Manager Adrian Ionascu reports. According to its general manager, "Blue Air has concluded a partnership with Italian Distal Group carrier consortium, which includes Blue Panor...

Financiarul News posted on 3/1/2010 3:48:49 PM

Cuban Diva at Town Hall of New York

New York, USA, February 25, - Cuban singer Omara Portuondo is in the city of New York, after a decade of absence, where she will offer a concert next Saturday 27, in the theater Town Hall. Produced by Anschutz Entertainment Group Live (AEG Live), of USA, the concert that the Cuban goddess will offer, in the room of concerts of Manhattan, creates expectations after her last presentation at the Carn...

Cuba Vision News News posted on 2/26/2010 10:48:25 AM

Tuxpan Hotel celebrates its 20 years

Varadero, Cuba, February 25, - Belonging to the Cuban hotel chain Cubanacan, the hotel Tuxpan, an all inclusive holiday resort of 4 stars located in the beach of Varadero, Cuba, began last February 18 its programming for the 20 years of having been created, inviting more than 40 touroperator's representatives, travel Agencies and Airlines to the presentation of new services and facilities for the ...

Cubanacan News News posted on 2/26/2010 10:48:25 AM

Varadero's Gourmet Fair to be celebrated

Varadero, Cuba, February 25, - The Fair Varadero Gourmet, in the tourist beach of the same name to 130 kilometers of the Cuban capital, was summoned for the days 12 to17 of April with the objective of enlarging the commercialization of foods and drinks dedicated to the tourism, their organizers announced. The hosts of the fair that are the Ministry of Tourism, the Club of Sommelier, the Federatio...

DT Cuba News News posted on 2/26/2010 10:48:25 AM

Surfing holidays in Cuba

USA, February 24,- Focusing on the development of the sport in underdeveloped countries, the Pan American Surf Association (PASA) has begun a new project called 'For the Love of Surf' whose first one was held recently in Havana, Cuba. In that sense, PASA purchased the basic equipment necessary to run a surf competition and then spent the week there holding seminars in the development of the sport...

Global Surf News News posted on 2/25/2010 1:15:39 PM

Bolivian Airline plans to fly to Cuba

La Paz, Bolivia, February 24, - Bolivia's airline, Bolivian of Aviation (Boa) will begin next month of March operations toward Argentina, according to its general manager, Ronald Casso who said that all details are already finished for a connection with Brazil and pointed out that the airline will also start flights to Peru, Venezuela, Colombia, Panama, Mexico and Cuba. Casso said that we "alread...

Caribbean News Digital News posted on 2/25/2010 1:15:39 PM

Travelers' arrivals to Cuba decrease

Havana, Cuba, February 24, - According to a government report seen by Reuters on Wednesday, travelers' arrivals to Cuba went down 4.9 percent in January related to same month of last year. The arrivals were 254,845 in the first month of this year, compared with 268,115 in January 2009. As it is known, Cuba's tourism and related businesses are an important source of income for the Caribbean isla...

Reuters News posted on 2/25/2010 1:15:39 PM

Cuba, main character of Tourist Fair in France

Paris, France, February, 24, - Today, Cuba will be giving continuity to its good moment in its tourist and commercial promotion in France, by representing the character of the 81 International Fair of Alencon, a Norman city of the century IV. After the successful experience in the exhibition of Dijon and having a privileged space in the Fishing Hall of Paris, craft, music and gastronomy of Cuba ...

Cuba Vision News News posted on 2/24/2010 2:15:21 PM

International celebrities at Cigar Festival in Havana

Havana, Cuba, February 23, - Attracted by the impact of the Cuban tobacco in the commercial and tourist world, artists, sportsmen and other international celebrities go to the XII Festival of the Cigar that began this Monday in Havana, where stood out that Premium Cigar of the island occupies 71% of the world (without counting the forbidden market of United States) volume of sales and 80% in value...

Caribbean News Digital News posted on 2/24/2010 2:15:21 PM

A Cuban museum of the art in metal

Havana, Cuba, February 23, - Museums have become among the most frequent places visited by travelers everywhere. In the Obispo (Bishop) street of Havana, one of the converged roads in the historical Havanan center, there is a place where the shine and splendor don't pass inadvertent. It is the Cuban Goldwork Museum that from window to window exhibit exquisite pieces of diverse beautiful metals ...

Radio Havana Cuba News posted on 2/24/2010 2:15:21 PM