Cuba Holidays News

Major restoration project adds intangible value to Havana holidays

During 2011, more than 180 buildings have been restored in Old Havana with the main objective of rescuing the city's cultural heritage and providing housing for locals as well as enhancing the city's appeal as a tourist destination and encouraging holidaymakers to book Havana holidays. Including the refurbishment of a theatre and several family houses, these works are part of a major restoration p...

Havana Radio News posted on 2/2/2012 12:07:26 PM

Holidaymakers flood Cuba

Havana, Cuba, January 31, - The influx of additional travellers to Cuban holiday destinations could be influenced by the Arab Spring, changes in U.S. policy and economic reforms in the country, what makes the current winter season one of the best ever for the travel industry of the island. The above is considered by some tourism experts who see that hotels are full than ever before and Old Havan...

The Toronto Sun News posted on 2/1/2012 5:04:17 PM

Cuba is promoted for multi destination tourism

Havana, Cuba, January 31, - A tourism mission integrated for hoteliers and tour operators representing Cuba, Dominican Republic and Haiti, carried out a promotion journey through the French Antilles of Guadalupe, Martinique and Guayana, to promote multi destination tourism in these three countries. The main goal of the visit is to coordinate strategies and to prepare a marketing plan that promote...

Hoy Digital News posted on 2/1/2012 2:06:28 PM

La Ronda Hotel to conclude renovations

Trinidad, Cuba, January 30, - La Ronda hotel, located in the colonial city of Trinidad in the central province of Sancti Spiritus, a town declared World Heritage Site by UNESCO that will become part of Las Cuevas resort is now finishing its remodeling process in order to improve its services and facilities. The establishment of 19 rooms counts with air conditioning, private bathroom, satellite TV...

Cubanacan Cuba News posted on 2/1/2012 1:29:56 PM

Mexican airline Interjet consolidates its position in the Cuba holidays market

More Mexicans are expected to travel to Cuba in 2012 following increased air service as Mexican carrier Interjet strengthens business ties with tourist companies in the island. Representatives from this six-year old low-cost airline have recently visited the largest island in the Caribbean to meet with tourist companies and government officials. According to a press release issued by Cuban tour ...

Latin Press News News posted on 2/1/2012 9:05:26 AM

Cuban Tourism is performing well, says Cuban Tourism Minister

Manuel Marrero, Cuban Minister of Tourism, underlined the favourable performance of the island in the tourism industry during a conference held at FITUR 2012 in Madrid. The yearly tourism event is the perfect arena to show the country's tourism attributes and attract potential tourists to spend holidays in Cuba. In a meeting with professionals of the tourism sector, Minister Marrero explained tha...

Radio Havana Cuba News posted on 1/31/2012 8:14:19 PM

Patrimonial cities event to take place in Camaguey

Havana, Cuba, January 30, - Specialists of Cuban cities and of a Hispanic institution are summoned to participate in the VI Symposium "Challenges in the Handling and Management of Cities", dedicated to the anniversary 498 of the Villa de Santa Maria del Puerto del Principe, today CamagüRepresentatives from Havana, Trinidad, Santiago de Cuba, Cienfuegos, and Camagünd of the Spanish Agency of Intern...

Infotur Cuba News posted on 1/31/2012 5:08:12 PM

Australian Contemporary art in Old Havana

Havana, Cuba, January 30, - An artistic and cultural aboriginal Australian exhibition, which can be of great interest for holidaymakers in Havana, was inaugurated in the Salon Blanco (White Hall) of the Convent of San Francisco de Asis in Old Havana by Mrs. Katrina Cooper, Ambassador of Australia in Cuba who valued the event like an important moment in the cultural relationships between her countr...

Cuba Arte News News posted on 1/31/2012 2:38:04 PM

Cuban tourism participated in Swiss Fair

Havana, Cuba, January 30, - Cuba tourism was present in the International Tourism Fair of Zurich, Switzerland, showing its holiday product to travel agents, tour operators and visitors, who were extremely interested in knowing the tourist offers of the Caribbean Island. The exhibition of the Cuban tourist product in the aforementioned trade fair, the biggest of that European country, was one of t...

Cuba Minrex News posted on 1/31/2012 10:23:17 AM

Conference and incentive travels, essential for tourism development in Cuba

Havana, Cuba, January 29 - The election of Cuba to host conferences, events and incentive trips, is today an additional attraction of the country for tourism experts who consider this nation as relevant in the holiday industry and trust in its ability to ensure the success of this modality by counting with adequate facilities and renowned specialists. There is no doubt that tourism of conferences...

Cuba News Agency News posted on 1/30/2012 4:26:04 PM

American musical group performed in Cuban Province

Cienfuegos, Cuba, January 29, - The performance of the Northwest Sinfonietta, musical group of the U.S. city of Seattle, dazzled audiences in the Cuban city of Cienfuegos, which cataloged it as the cultural event of the week that ends today. On stage at the Tomas Terry Theater, very close to celebrate 122 years of its founding, the performers shared the show with the Orquesta de Camara Concierto ...

Perla Vision News posted on 1/30/2012 12:08:26 PM

Finland chooses Cuba as holiday destination of the year

Havana, January 29, - Cuba was elected as Holiday Destination of the Year by the Finnish Association of Journalists of Helsinki, who considered the country's nature kindness and the development of its tourist industry. A statement provided by the Cuban Ministry of Tourism (Mintur), added that during the recently concluded Matka tourist fair, the mentioned professional entity granted Cuba one of i...

Radio Havana Cuba News posted on 1/30/2012 10:35:19 AM

More options for travellers planning Cuba Holidays in 2012

The number of tourists booking Cuba holidays in 2012 is expected to grow by 7.5 per cent this year in comparison to 2011. With this objective in mind the island nation has been preparing ahead and has been implementing an "Integral Plan for Tourism Development" comprising the refurbishing of existing hotels in Cuba, the construction of new ones and the creation of new visitor attractions as well a...

Cuba Travel News News posted on 1/30/2012 9:05:37 AM

Camaguey to Host Santa Lucia International Festival

The XIX edition of the Santa Lucia International Festival will take place from 13th to 17th February 2012 in Santa Lucia Beach, located in the northern coast of the central Cuban province of Camaguey. Foreign visitors spending Cuba holidays in this eco friendly region during the festivities will surely have a wonderful time as they get the chance to participate in great party full of cultural, re...

Cuba Travel News News posted on 1/29/2012 7:03:38 PM

The number of tourists enjoying Cuba holidays surpassed 2.7 million in 2011

Cuba's tourism industry experienced another successful year in terms of the growth of tourist arrivals. Although no official statistics have been published yet reporting the exact number of tourists who took Cuba holidays in 2011, leading experts' estimations indicate that it has surpassed the 2.7 million figure, as it had been forecasted in previous months. According to a statement released by ...

Cuba Travel News News posted on 1/29/2012 6:27:16 PM

Trinidad under Restoration for its 500 Anniversary

Just two years before the celebration of the 500th anniversary of its foundation by the Spanish conquistadors back in 1514, the colonial town of Trinidad is receiving a makeover with an ambitious preservation programme, conducted by the Cuban Ministries of Culture and Tourism and the Preservation Office in the central province of Sancti Spiritus. The restoration works will be carried everywhere a...

Escambray Newspaper News posted on 1/29/2012 3:18:28 PM

Events and incentive trips as a way of promoting Cuba travel

The number of tourists visiting Cuba to participate in events, congresses or other type of exhibitions has grown in the past five years as well as the number of travellers engaged in incentive Cuba travel. Events and professional trips are important motivators of tourism, and figure prominently in the development and marketing plans of most holiday destinations. In the case of Cuba, the developmen...

Latin Press News News posted on 1/29/2012 12:45:07 PM

House of Rice: a new option for tourists going on Havana holidays

Habaguanex S.A., the group created by the Office of the Historian of Havana (OHC) to promote and run tourism projects in Old Havana has recently opened a new restaurant in this part of town with the inauguration of the House of Rice. The nouvelle dining venue specialise in serving a good variety of Creole rice dishes in an effort to rescue culinary traditions of Cuban cuisine and provide a differe...

Habaguanex PR News posted on 1/29/2012 10:10:48 AM

Cuba hotels receive Thomas Cook prize

The Paradisus Rio de Oro Hotel and Spa has once again been included in the list of best Cuba hotels, this time by Neckerman, a German tour operator owned by the international travel group Thomas Cook. Along with Cayo Santa Maria-based, Melia Las Dunas, this 5 star luxury accommodation facility received a Primo Award which is given by the Central European travel agency to 100 hotels in the world on...

Cuba Travel News News posted on 1/28/2012 4:07:18 PM

Havana holidays' provider celebrates 18th anniversary

Last 6th January, Habaguanex S.A. celebrated 18 years of existence as a provider of cultural Havana holidays in the old part of Cuba's capital city. With the slogan "Feel Old Havana" (Sentir la Habana Vieja), this tourism group was founded in 1994 by the Office of the Historian of the City of Havana (OHC) with the aim of organising tourism operations in the old town and restoring the area's aged b...

Habana Radio News posted on 1/28/2012 2:35:19 PM

Excelencias Group rewarded Cuban tourism

Havana, Cuba, January 26, - The minister of Tourism of Cuba, Manuel Marrero, affirmed to feel very happy with the Special Prize Excelencias 2011 that the Excelencias Group decided to grant to the Caribbean island considering three really conclusive reasons. "We appreciate the privilege of granting us this special award, and for three reasons that we defend a lot. First, how we have worked the Rus...

Caribbean News Digital News posted on 1/28/2012 9:04:51 AM

Montecristo Golf Cup to take place again in Varadero

Havana, Cuba, January 26, - The renowned Cuban holiday destination of Varadero will once again welcome the fourth International Golf Tournament Montecristo Cup, an international event that takes place every year since 2009 at the Varadero Golf Club. The above was given to know here by the organizers of the event who indicated that this time it will take place from April 19 to 21. The Vice Presid...

Cuba Travel News News posted on 1/27/2012 4:09:27 PM

Cuban city could be declared a World Heritage Site

Sancti Spiritus, Cuba, January 26, - The Commission of National Monuments in Cuba evaluates the inclusion of the Cuban city of Sancti Spiritus, founded by the Spanish conquerors in 1514, among the proposals of the country to the consideration of UNESCO for its possible acceptance as Cultural Heritage of Humanity. According to Robert Vitlloch, director of the Historian Office of the city, which wi...

Radio Havana Cuba News posted on 1/27/2012 3:58:13 PM

American travel agency receives approval for Cuba Cultural Tour

Havana, Cuba, January 25, - The American travel agency Collette Vacations announced having received authorization from the U.S. government to proceed with its planned Cultural trip to Cuba. The program, named "Rediscover Cuba: A Cultural Exploration tour", has been prepared under the conditions of a People-to-People license that has been granted to Collette vacations by American authorities in ch...

Travel Market Report News posted on 1/27/2012 9:27:03 AM

Cuban holiday industry continues growing

Havana, Cuba, January 25, - The Cuban holiday industry is today one of the most important economic areas of the country, according to official reports and opinions of the analysts who look favorably the potential of the sector. To support that criterion, there is the most recent data of this industry provided by the Minister of Tourism, Manuel Marrero, during his participation in the Internationa...

Radio Havana Cuba News posted on 1/26/2012 2:32:50 PM

Tourist offer highly demanded by holidaymakers

Cayo, Coco, Ciego de Avila, Cuba January 25, - The tourist offer "Your excursion with me", which integrates the tourist product that promotes and sells the agency Cubanacan Viajes of Cayo Coco, located in the Cuban central county of Ciego de Avila, has had an important demand from the part of the travellers that enjoy their holidays in the tourist destination of Jardines del Rey. More than 11 000...

Tribuna de la Habana News posted on 1/26/2012 11:19:16 AM

Renovation actions take place in colonial Cuban Villa

Trinidad, Cuba, January 25, - Two years before arriving to its half millennium of existence, Trinidad, the third village been founded in Cuba by the Spanish conquerors, receives the benefits of an ambitious program of renovations of housings, cultural institutions and properties of patrimonial value, developed by the ministries of Culture and Tourism, and the Office of the Conservative of that ter...

Escambray Digital Newspaper News posted on 1/26/2012 9:01:15 AM

Cuba's holiday destination receives new flight from Argentina

Ciego de Avila, Cuba, January 24 - The addition of a second weekly flight from Buenos Aires, Argentina, to the international airport of Cayo Coco, located in this province, makes the South American country the third largest holidaymakers' emitter market to the tourist destination of Jardines del Rey. The new charter flight has a capacity of 300 passengers and its itinerary will operate until nex...

Latin Press News News posted on 1/25/2012 12:26:38 PM

Santa Lucia Beach announces International Festival 2012

Camaguey, Cuba, January 24 - The Cuban holiday destination of Santa Lucia beach, located in this province, announces the celebration of the nineteenth edition of the Santa Lucia Beach International Festival, co - sponsored by the Ministry of Culture and the Cubanacan Group, which will take place from February 13 . 17. Characterized by a unique "Sabor a Cuba" (Cuba Flavor) that holiday destination...

Cuba Travel News News posted on 1/25/2012 11:16:10 AM

Cubanacan Travel agency presents new tourist offers in Ciego de Avila

Ciego de Avila, Cuba, January 23, - The Cubanacan Travel Agency branch in this Cuban central province, is promoting new extra hotel tourist options in order to increase the interest for the attractions of the territory and the holiday destination of Jardines del Rey, in the current high tourism season. Lessner Gomez, commercial executive of that tourism group in the county, said that among the ne...

Invasor Newspaper News posted on 1/24/2012 7:32:05 PM