BAN ON U.S. TOURISM REMAINS DESPITE NEW DIPLOMATIC TIES
NEW YORK Cuba was once a haven for sun-seeking American tourists. Beautiful beaches, lively casinos and late-night dancing made it the perfect getaway, only an hour’s flight from Miami. But the Cuban...
View ArticleCorrection: Cuba-Travel story
NEW YORK (AP) — In a story Dec. 17 about travel to Cuba, The Associated Press reported erroneously the number of Americans who were authorized to travel to Cuba last year. The number was 124,000, not...
View ArticleCanadian golf project in Cuba hits a snag
A Canadian real estate company planning a golf resort in Cuba has filed a $25.5million suit against the PGA of America in Palm Beach County, alleging that the group blocked its right to use the...
View ArticleGlobehunters Announces Winter Twin Centre Holidays to Cuba
Cuba has a lot to offer the discerning traveller and one of the most popular and economical ways to get a snapshot of life in Cuba is to take a twin centre package. Globehunters have recently announced...
View Article>Globehunters Announces Winter Twin Centre Holidays to Cuba
Cuba has a lot to offer the discerning traveller and one of the most popular and economical ways to get a snapshot of life in Cuba is to take a twin centre package. Globehunters have recently announced...
View Article>US travel industry carefully eyeing Cuba tourism
NEW YORK (AP) — Cuba was once a haven for sun-seeking American tourists. Beautiful beaches, lively casinos and late-night dancing made it the perfect getaway, only an hour's flight from Miami. But the...
View ArticleUS travel industry carefully eyeing Cuba tourism
Cuba was once a haven for sun-seeking American tourists. Beautiful beaches, lively casinos and late-night dancing made it the perfect getaway, only an hour’s flight from Miami. But the Cuban revolution...
View ArticleViva Cuba!
Havana - I have been fascinated with Cuba since I was a teenager when I had a serious flirtation with the ideals of communism and revolution. I was the proud owner of a Che Guevera poster, sourced in...
View ArticleCuba's golf revolution: But will the revolutionary nation take 'bourgeois'...
Barely days after the fall of the Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista in 1959, two of the world’s most famous revolutionaries, Fidel Castro and Che Guevara, walked into Havana Golf Club and, still dressed...
View ArticleCuba will attract more tourists with U.S. deal, needs to modernize
Salsa music and cigar smoke swirl round the grand courtyard of Havana's famous Hotel Nacional, and guests enjoy stunning views out over the "Malecon" seafront promenade and the ocean beyond. But...
View ArticleCuba suffers 2 pct drop in number of foreign tourists
Havana, Aug 16 (EFE). International tourism in Cuba dropped by 2 percent in the first six months of this year with a total of 1.5 million visitors, according to figures released Friday by the...
View ArticleChinese firm to build golf resort in Cuba as U.S. tourism interest grows
A Chinese company and the Cuban government have signed a letter of intent to build a golf course and resort, official media said on Friday, with an apparent eye to the eventual lifting of U.S. travel...
View ArticleIt’s come in from the cold, but steal a trip to Cuba in 2015 before it’s too...
(Source: Saga Group Ltd) Cuba is a multi-ethnic country where the people, culture and customs derive from diverse origins. These include the aboriginal Taino and Ciboney tribes, Spanish colonialism,...
View ArticleWinter tourism season booms in Cuba
A dozen tour buses idled along the Malecon and so many tourists were snapping pictures of the giant images of Che Guevara and Camilo Cienfuegos on a recent day at the Plaza de la Revolucion that it...
View ArticleFrench companies seeking greater role in Cuban tourism
HAVANA, May 24 (Xinhua) -- Several French companies have announced plans to reinforce their presence in Cuba as the island country's tourism industry has started to flourish. French hotel chains Accor...
View ArticleChina, Germany to boost air connections to Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba (Xinhua) — Chinese and German airlines are strengthening their air connections with Cuba, state daily Granma reported Monday. Air China is poised to launch a Beijing-Havana route starting...
View ArticleForeign investment plays key role in Cuba's tourism
HAVANA, Cuba (Xinhua) — Foreign investment is playing an important role in the development of Cuba's tourism industry, a senior Ministry of Tourism official said...
View ArticleAwaiting American avalanche, Cubans rush to the beach
By Jaime Hamre VARADERO, Cuba (Reuters) - Cubans are flocking to the beach in record numbers before a possible end to the U.S. travel ban that would open the gates to American tourists and bump up...
View ArticleUS Hotel Chains Circle Cuba as Visitors Surge, Restrictions Ease
Reuters NEW YORK, LIMA— The race for Cuba's beach-front is on. Executives from major U.S. hotel chains have stepped up their interest in the Communist island in recent months, holding informal talks...
View ArticleOutside Havana, Cubans worry they'll be left in tourism boom's dust
SANTIAGO, Cuba — This 500-year-old city smells of fresh paint and varnish. Residents stroll along a recently completed harbor promenade under gleaming new streetlights, enjoying sea breezes while...
View ArticleCuba's tourism boom has many in remote areas worrying
SANTIAGO, Cuba -- This 500-year-old city smells of fresh paint and varnish. Residents stroll along a recently completed harbour promenade under gleaming new streetlights, enjoying sea breezes while...
View ArticleCuba's tourism boom leaves some worrying they'll be left out
SANTIAGO, Cuba (AP) -- This 500-year-old city smells of fresh paint and varnish. Residents stroll along a recently completed harbor promenade under gleaming new streetlights, enjoying sea breezes while...
View ArticleU.S. diplomatic relationship with Cuba won't change tourism — yet
President Obama announced Wednesday a new era in the relationship between the United States and Cuba. "With the changes I'm announcing today, it will be easier for Americans to travel to Cuba," Obama...
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