Partnerships for wellness tourism in Cuba   By Daily Pérez Guillén Cuba’s Medical Services Enterprise (Comercializadora de Servicios Médicos S.A.) is planning new partnerships with the Cubasol Business Group and other agencies linked to the Cuban Ministry of Tourism to diversify its portfolio in accordance with the demands of travelers with a preference for this Caribbean destination, as explained by the Director of International Sales, Dr. Ileana Reyes. The tripartite project between Blue Diamond hotels in Cayo Guillermo, the dolphinarium of the Palmares Extra-Hotel Company in Jardines del Rey and the Medical Services Enterprise will offer new experiences, especially to families “whose members include children or other people with social disorders. During the holiday period, they will be able to enjoy Cuban culture and also have three hours of daily training with dolphins and our therapists, representing an excellent opportunity to unite the family and to carry out wellness activities.” The [...]

Hotel ROC Arenas Doradas renovated for the high season By Daily Pérez Guillén The ROC hotel chain started 2024 with good news regarding the properties it manages in Cuba. With a broad vacation portfolio and exclusive offers for different types of guest, the company seeks to consolidate its position in the destination with more rooms, renovated products, a presence in the main tourist resorts and a new project based on luxury rooms. At the beginning of the high season, sector press visited one of the chain’s hotels in Varadero, the ROC Arenas Doradas, which is owned by the Gran Caribe group. In full operation, we talked with its managers, who showed us all the improvements they have made in the last year for the enjoyment of vacationers. PIE: Vladimir Martínez Cano, general manager of the hotel and Sheila Álvarez, assistant general manager. Photos: DPG/TTC “It is a pleasure to [...]

Better with Meliá By Daily Pérez Guillén The Meliá hotel chain promotes Cuba as a destination that invites guests to enjoy unique experiences, while continuing to grow without renouncing the quality in each of the facilities it manages in the Caribbean archipelago. In the lobby of the Hotel Sol Palmeras, in Varadero, where the Spanish company started “its act of faith and permanence” in this country in May 1990, Mayté Artieda Barroso, Meliá Hotels International Cuba Marketing and Communications director, exchanged with the press. “We always say that you can travel the island from east to west with Meliá and discover what Cuba truly is, which is not only sun and beaches but also tradition, culture with all that the heritage cities offer,” she stressed before highlighting the company’s progress in 2024. Mayté Artieda Barroso, Meliá Hotels International Cuba Marketing and Communications director “An important milestone has been our [...]