Cuban cigar sales topped $531 million last year

Photo: www.habanos.com The state monopoly Habanos S.A. announced $531 million last year, as the country’s annual cigar festival opened. Spain, China, Germany and France were the strongest markets as sales increased 2% over 2018, the company said. This was good news for the Caribbean island which is short of cash and under new U.S. sanctions aimed at further reducing its coffers. Cuba was Habanos fifth market thanks to tourism, but domestic sales decreased slightly, Habanos President Luis Sanchez said, apparently due to tighter U.S. travel restrictions. Americans can buy the “puros” to take home even though they are banned for sale in the United States. Source: Reuters

By |2020-02-29T16:44:50-04:0029 de February de 2020|Business|0 Comments

Mexico travel agencies to start charter flights to Cuba

Photo: Mintur Mexico's wholesale travel agencies will start operating charter flights to Cuba, confirmed exclusively to Prensa Latina engineer Jose Manuel Covarrubias, executive of Viñales Tour. This tour operator is the main manager of those flights that will begin on March 28 and will extend in this first stage until October with two weekly frequencies, on Wednesdays and Saturdays, and will cover the Mexico City-Havana-Mexico City route. He explained that authorization process by the Institute of Civil Aviation of Cuba (IACC) and the Ministry of Tourism is now ready, which is very important for Viñales Tour, one of the pioneer agencies in Mexico in the issuance of tourism to Cuba. Covarrubias told Prensa Latina the charter flights will be on state-of-the-art rented aircrafts to the Mexican company Viva Aereobus. It is Airbus A-320 Neo equipped with 186 seats and large load capacity. Source: Prensa Latina agency

By |2020-02-22T21:45:22-04:0022 de February de 2020|Transportation|0 Comments

Welcome to FITCuba 2020

Photo: Publicitur The International Tourism Fair is the Cuban smokeless industry’s most important professional event. The 40th edition, FITCuba 2020, will be held from May 4 to 9 in Varadero, considered the second best beach in the world. It will be dedicated to the Sun and Beach product and the Russian Federation as an issuing market. Welcome to FITCuba 2020. Together with us, live this new adventure decked out in Caribbean style. VARADERO All the blue of the Caribbean Cuba's most famous beach stretches across the Hicacos Peninsula, north of Matanzas province, and is located 140 km from Havana. Its natural beauty, joy and entertainment are excellent reasons for the 40th FITCuba 2020 International Tourism Fair to be dedicated to it. Varadero has multiple offers so you can choose to your liking and have a great time. Its natural allures give it an exclusive seal: waters that carry the [...]

By |2020-02-22T03:15:57-04:0022 de February de 2020|Events, Outstanding news|0 Comments

Cooperative Republic of Guyana celebrates 50 years of foundation

Focused on promoting digital development, the battle against climate change, the development of education for all the people and a far-reaching health care system are the main lines of work of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, which is celebrating 50 years of its foundation. This was stated by the Ambassador of that nation in Cuba, His Excellency Mr. Abdool Halim Majeed, during the official reception held in Havana, Cuba, to commemorate the event. Likewise, he highlighted the good commercial and tourist relations between Cuba and Guyana that are growing and strengthening. The ties that unite both nations were also highlighted by Mr. Cecil Pilgrim, the first Guyanese ambassador to the island, one of the main drivers of these links. An example of these strong ties is the presence in Cuba of Caribbean Airlines, which connects both countries and has more than 160 weekly flights in the region.

By |2020-02-20T00:16:15-04:0020 de February de 2020|Events, Outstanding news|0 Comments

Havana Convention Center: A Professional Service Devoted to Detail (+Calendar of events)

A professional service devoted to detail and that synthesizes four decades of experience in the organization, promotion and carrying out of congresses, conventions, symposiums, conferences, national and international meetings, as well as in the holding of fairs and exhibitions associated with these meetings.

By |2020-02-14T21:42:34-04:0014 de February de 2020|Events|0 Comments

Point of View: Europe and Panama Grant Multiple-Entry Visas for Cubans

Photo: 123rf By IPS Cuba Amendments that have recently come into force lighten the redtape relating to visa applications for travel to the European Union (EU) and Panama, which benefit family ties and the many Cubans who turn to “shopping tourism”. New procedures open up travel alternatives for the Cuban population at a time when the US government has limited direct and charter flights operated by US airlines to Havana only, and still hasn’t reestablished consular services in the Cuban capital. Stamped visa for Panama On February 4th, the Panamanian Embassy in Cuba modified some points on its website relating to the application for a Stamped Visa which allows for multiple-entry over a five-year period. The possibility of using accounts in both US dollars (USD) and Cuban Convertible Pesos (CUC) as a bank guarantee, particularly stood out. There was also a new application form for the tourist visa, which [...]

By |2020-02-14T21:12:28-04:0014 de February de 2020|Tourism|0 Comments

Travel Trade Caribbean at Milan’s BIT 2020

A summary on the Caribbean tourism industry’s performance and the main attractions that the region offers to the Italian and European market as a whole are the general themes that TTC will take to Milan’s BIT 2020.

By |2020-02-08T00:06:58-04:008 de February de 2020|Events, Outstanding news|0 Comments

Point of View.- Cuba Earthquake update for tourists

Photo: TTC Published by eTurboNews etn Tourism is doing well in Cuba, and visitors are continuing to enjoy their holidays after today’s 7.7. earthquake off the Cuban coast. Dr. Enrique Arango Arias, head of Cuba’s National Seismological Service, told state media that there had been no serious damage or injuries reported. Airports in Cuba are operating as usual. The quake was felt strongly in Santiago, the largest city in eastern Cuba, said Belkis Guerrero, who works in a Roman Catholic cultural center in the center of Santiago. Buildings in Miami, Florida were evacuated and roads closed to give time to inspect the consequences of today’s giant earthquake. “We were all sitting and we felt the chairs move,” she said. “We heard the noise of everything moving around.” She said there was no apparent damage in the heart of the colonial city. “It felt very strong but it doesn’t look [...]

By |2020-02-01T02:47:59-04:001 de February de 2020|Tourism|0 Comments
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