Point of view: More than 620,000 Cubans living abroad visited the country in 2019

Photo: TTC Published by Granma International Despite measures implemented by the United States government since the end of 2017, intended to limit bilateral relations between the two countries -including the suspension of consular services in Havana; the expulsion of 17 diplomatic officials from our embassy in Washington, using unjustifiable and politically motivated pretexts; and recently the suspension of flights to nine destinations in Cuba - ties between the émigré community and the homeland have not been eliminated. This is confirmed by the fact that a total of 623,831 Cubans living abroad visited the country in 2019, "evidence of the strengthening of ties between Cuba and its citizens," said Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, who added on his Twitter account that 552,816, of that total, came from the United States. Hostile U.S. actions, which remain in effect, hinder the normal flow of Cubans traveling abroad and those traveling to Cuba, [...]

By |2020-01-12T02:38:03-04:0012 de January de 2020|Tourism|0 Comments

Cuba to Host Iberian-American Summit of Accessible Tourism 2020

Photo: manaemedia/123RF Cuba will be the official venue of the 4th Iberian-American Summit of Accessible Tourism, convened for September 2020. This was announced during the opening ceremony of the third edition of this event, recently held in Montevideo, Uruguay, reported hosteltur.com. “The 4th Iberian-American Summit of Accessible Tourism will have as every year exhibitors and top-level experts in the field of accessibility and tourism. We also aim for it to be a meeting of tour operators specialized in accessibility issues worldwide; we hope Cuba can present its accessible product. I reiterate that along this path, the Iberian-American Network and the Spanish Network of Accessible Tourism will support Cuba, we believe and trust that Cuba will be one of the most important hosts that this Summit has had,” said Diego González, president of both networks.

By |2020-01-12T02:23:34-04:0012 de January de 2020|Events, Outstanding news|0 Comments

Point of View: Canada’s Love Affair With Cuba Continues

Photo: TTC Jim Byers, Travel Pulse The Cuba Tourist Board says Cuba has officially welcomed more than a million Canadian visitors over the course of the 2019 travel season. Following in the foot steps of a very strong 2018, the confirmation of this accomplishment came on December 4th, the exact day as last year's 1,000,000 Canadian arrivals achievement was met. “Coming off of the highly anticipated Havana 500 celebrations, there is a heightened excitement and energy in the air,” said Lessner Gomez, Director of the Cuba Tourist Board. “We are both excited and humbled to have had the opportunity to accommodate so many guests in 2019 and look forward to sharing the unique spirit of Cuba with more of our Canadian friends in 2020.” Cuba continues to be an intriguing, rich in culture and dynamic destination for all travellers. It was the opening of brand-new luxury hotels, the investment [...]

By |2020-01-04T22:15:53-04:004 de January de 2020|Tourism|0 Comments

Cuba received a tourism award in China

Photo: TTC Cuba received an award in China as a high-potential tourist destination, due to its growing prestige in the sector. Cuban Consul in Shanghai Nestor Torres received the prize, granted by the specialized magazine Travelling Scope in the 2019 edition of its Stars Awards. The publication, which was founded more than 30 years ago, is one of the main magazines of its kind in China and is distributed nationwide. Torres told Prensa Latina that the award is an important acknowledgement of Cuba’s tourism sector, where new hotels have been built, attractions have been diversified and growth is expected in 2020. Source: Escambray

By |2020-01-04T21:17:49-04:004 de January de 2020|Tourism|0 Comments

Barrio Los Sitios, the First of Extramural Havana

Photo: 123RF By: Pedro Pérez Rivero As we are preparing for the celebration of the half millennium of the township of San Cristóbal de La Habana, the oldest images we usually remember are related to the historic center, declared a World Heritage Site in 1982. However, it is fair to recognize the existence of another colonial Havana, outside the wall that protected the city from the 17th to the 19th centuries. One of the first extramural settlements was that of Guadalupe, built around a hermitage from 1716 dedicated to this Catholic saint. Therefore, that rural village can be considered within Havana's founding historicity. Even more if you take into account that it was the intramural neighbors’ main food supplier, since it had abundant farming sites; hence its later name of Los Sitios (The Sites). The numerous vegetable gardens were tended to mostly by free blacks, even those who arrived [...]

By |2020-01-04T20:55:30-04:004 de January de 2020|Outstanding news, Tourism|0 Comments
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