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New Air Connections

New Air Connections Taken of TTC 292 Photo: STELA DI/PIXABAY Plus Ultra to fly to Caribbean with Polish wholesaler The Spanish airline has been chosen among others that were bidding for this important contract with Rainbow, one of the main wholesalers in Poland. To comply with the agreement, an Airbus A330-200 plane will be based in the European country throughout this winter, to operate from the airports of Warsaw and Katowice to Isla Margarita, in Venezuela, and Varadero, in Cuba. The company has scheduled 132 flights during the season within the framework of this contract. Currently, it makes 32 regular weekly flights to Lima, Caracas, Bogotá, Cartagena de Indias and Malabo. Julio Martínez Sola, president of Plus Ultra Líneas Aéreas, has highlighted this alliance to reach other destinations in the summer of 2024. “The ACMI/CHARTER business line represents 25% of the company’s income and optimizes our entire fleet and [...]

By |2023-11-03T09:23:04-04:004 de November de 2023|Outstanding news, Transportation, WTM|0 Comments
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Key factors for Multi-destination Tourism in the Post-Pandemic Caribbean

Key factors for Multi-destination Tourism in the Post-Pandemic Caribbean By: José Enrique Salgado Febles, PhD. Professor, Faculty of Tourism University of Havana, Cuba Special to TTC 292, World Travel Market Photo: Pixabay   The COVID-19 pandemic had a major impact on economies around the world, especially the travel and tourism sector. The Caribbean was one of the most affected, since for some countries tourism is their main sector. In 2019, the last pre-pandemic year, this sector represented 42% of total exports of goods and services in the region, according to ECLAC. In the Tourism Dependency Index prepared by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), several Caribbean countries are among the most dependent worldwide. For Cuba, the Dominican Republic and the Mexican Caribbean, the sector is an important generator of foreign currency, employment and investment. Most countries in the region have recovered and are approaching pre-pandemic visitor numbers. Already in 2022, [...]

By |2023-11-03T22:57:43-04:004 de November de 2023|Outstanding news, Specials, WTM|0 Comments
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Iberostar Grand Trinidad, in the luxury of history

Iberostar Grand Trinidad, in the luxury of history By: Daily Pérez Guillén Taken of TTC 292, World Travel Market. When the light announces dawn behind the curtains of the glass windows of the Iberostar Grand Trinidad Hotel, the dome of the church on the corner of Parque Céspedes invites visitors to discover a colonial city. In keeping with the World Heritage status of the town where it stands, this heritage accommodation is the only one of its kind in Cuba managed by the Majorcan chain. Trip Advisor’s review of the accommodation is accurate and true: “History and luxury in Trinidad make up the perfect combination for many people.… This charming hotel offers elegant suites, gourmet cuisine, wonderful architecture and modern superior services.” Not only the recognition among the best of the best of the Travellers’ Choice: 2023 awards endorses it. The opinions that their guests leave on travel portals also count: [...]

By |2023-11-03T22:58:48-04:004 de November de 2023|Outstanding news, Tourism, WTM|0 Comments
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Santiago de Cuba and its tourist attractions

Santiago de Cuba and its tourist attractions Photo: Office of the Conservator of the City of Santiago de Cuba Omar López Rodríguez, director of the Office of the Conservator of the City of Santiago de Cuba. Taken of TTC 292, World Travel Market. The Office of the Conservator of the City of Santiago de Cuba operates in an extensive territory that covers the nine municipalities of that eastern province, even though, due to its recognized exceptional heritage values, it pays special attention to the capital city and its surroundings. The diversity of the existing heritage configures a range of material and spiritual values; cultural landscapes, sites, environments, buildings and objects are added, where the set of works, ways of life ― generators of a wide miscegenation ― habits, customs, traditions, artistic manifestations, a whole arsenal of wide-ranging sociocultural and important processes are expressed. Santiago de Cuba shows a legacy [...]

By |2023-11-03T23:10:53-04:003 de November de 2023|Tourism, WTM|0 Comments
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Dare to live Cuba with Havanatur

Dare to live Cuba with Havanatur Foto: Havanatur. For Daily Pérez Guillén Taken of TTC 292, World Travel Market. The International Group of Tour Operators and Travel Agencies celebrated its 45 years with Megafam 2023. More than 320 travel agents from various countries, airlines and the press from different regions of the world toured the east of the country together with the only 100% Cuban tour operator. The organizers of the great event that presents Cuba as a unique and different destination, took the meeting for the first time to the eastern provinces of the Caribbean nation — previous editions had been held in Varadero, the destination’s main consolidated market for sun and beach tourism. In an interview with the Latin American news agency Prensa Latina, Yoelkis Salazar Rivery, general director of Havanatur S.A., explained that the creation of different agencies with autonomy and a single objective, to expand [...]

By |2023-11-03T23:18:26-04:003 de November de 2023|Events, WTM|0 Comments
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Dominican Republic becomes attractive destination for foreign investment

Dominican Republic becomes attractive destination for foreign investment Photo: Dangelie Perez / Pexels Taken of TTC no.292 The Dominican Republic led Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows in Central America and the Caribbean in 2022, for an amount of more than four billion dollars. This is confirmed by the 2023 World Investment report from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). The report also states that Santo Domingo stimulated the expansion of capital placement in the Caribbean and attracted 44% of FDI. Regarding the behavior of this variable in that country, in the first quarter of the year, its Central Bank indicated that they exceeded those achieved in the same period of 2022 by seven percent. The most attractive sectors for investment were tourism and services, which represented 54% of the total, and natural resources, with a growth of 79% compared to 2021. Meanwhile, the energy transition is [...]

By |2023-11-03T09:18:00-04:003 de November de 2023|Business, Outstanding news, WTM|0 Comments
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World Travel Awards recognizes Cuba as “Leading Cultural Destination of the Caribbean”

World Travel Awards recognizes Cuba as “Leading Cultural Destination of the Caribbean” Photo: Kobby Dagan/123RF By Yoanna Cervera/ Special to TTC no. 292 The largest of the Caribbean islands appears as a true stage throughout its geography showing the best of its traditions, its artistic manifestations and everything that identifies it. Arriving on Cuban land means connecting from your arrival and throughout your stay with an experience that, while captivating with its sun and beach attractions, connects with its people and especially with its culture. Marked by various influences, Cuba not only has cigars, coffee and rum, but also numerous tangible and intangible heritages that attract visitors with their essence, diversity and colors that discover the most authentic in each destination along the way, as stated on the website cuba.travel, one of the main promotion portals on digital platforms. From east to west there is a history that awaits [...]

By |2023-11-03T09:07:30-04:003 de November de 2023|Outstanding news, Tourism, WTM|0 Comments
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Cruise lines increase interest in Caribbean

Cruise lines increase interest in Caribbean Photo: RITU JETHANI / 123RF By: Rachell Cowan Canino/ Special to TTC no. 292 There’s an increasing number of cruise lines operating in the Caribbean. Until the end of the summer, 37 dockings were recorded, a statistic that exceeds the 33 ships that docked in ports in the area the previous year. Arrivals are expected to continue increasing from fall 2024 to spring 2025. Traditional companies such as Royal Caribbean, Carnival, Celebrity, Scenic and MSC have been joined by others such as Margaritaville at Sea, Virgin Voyages, Explora Journeys and Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection, in addition to Windstar Cruises, Regent Seven Seas and Princess Cruises. According to Travel Weekly, from 2022 to 2023 so far, cruise ship capacity in the Caribbean grew 11.2%; while by the end of the year it is expected to exceed 2019 levels by 6.8%, the Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA) [...]

By |2023-11-03T09:01:15-04:003 de November de 2023|Outstanding news, Transportation, WTM|0 Comments
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Meliá with a great desire to do and many projects in Cuba

Meliá with a great desire to do and many projects in Cuba The new INNSiDE Habana Catedral hotel invites to wake up with the best views of Old Havana. Photo: © Courtesy of Meliá Cuba By Daily Pérez Guillén/ Special to TTC no.292 “We have to do more than ever after these two very difficult years of the pandemic,” Gabriel Escarrer, vice president and CEO of Meliá Hotels International, said referring to Cuba when offering statements to the press during the Havana Tourism Fair last May. “With great a desire to do and with many projects,” the company is taking that path if the news it shares on its digital platforms and in exchanges with the press are taken into account. Meliá promotes the Caribbean destination through an invitation to live experiences. “Everything that the Cuban people offer is something unique,” a perception of Escarrer and the communication team [...]

By |2023-11-03T09:19:01-04:002 de November de 2023|Outstanding news, Tourism, WTM|0 Comments
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Costa Rica, a charming tourist destination on the rise

Costa Rica, a charming tourist destination on the rise Photo: Taken of  Twitter Oficina de Turismo de Costa Rica By: Rachell Cowan Canino/ Special to TTC no.292 Tropical forests, volcanoes, Caribbean and Pacific coasts and exotic biodiversity make the Central American country a good choice for traveling. The World Travel Awards 2023 confirm it: Costa Rica has been recognized as “Leading Destination 2023.” In the so-called “Oscars of Tourism” the Costa Rican Tourism Institute was also highlighted as the Best Ministry in the Mexico and Central America category. Both awards are a testimony to the commitment to excellence and sustainability that that country has developed in recent years. “This success is the merit of all those who contribute to making Costa Rica an exceptional destination! We will continue to raise the standard of Costa Rican tourism. Thank you for being part of this achievement!” said William Rodríguez, head of [...]

By |2023-11-03T09:10:54-04:002 de November de 2023|Outstanding news, Tourism, WTM|0 Comments
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