Top Cuban Hotels Honored with Prestigious Travellers’ Choice Awards 2023 Hotel Nacional de Cuba. Foto: Pixabay/SaoCruz Several of Cuba’s most acclaimed hotels and resorts have been recognized as the island’s best by TripAdvisor’s 2023 Travellers’ Choice Awards. This prestigious award highlights the top 10% of hotels worldwide based on positive reviews and high ratings from real travelers. Beachfront Havens Win Big Many award winners are located along Cuba’s stunning beaches and coastline. In Varadero, the country’s largest beach resort, Paradisus Varadero, Meliá International Varadero, Meliá Las Américas, Meliá Varadero, Meliá Las Antillas and Meliá Marina Varadero all received honors. Further east in the Villa Clara cays, Meliá Buenavista and Meliá Cayo Santa María were also celebrated. Up north in Cayo Coco, Meliá Jardines del Rey and Tryp Cayo Coco earned recognition. Nature and History Standouts Beyond the beaches, hotels nestled in nature and cultural sites were also awarded. Paradisus [...]

David Ortiz arrives as a surprise at the RoadShow of the Ministry of Tourism in Boston David Collado y David Ortiz Dominican Major League Baseball star, David Ortiz, pleasantly surprised travel agents and tour operators attending a Roadshow event organized by the Ministry of Tourism in various U.S. cities. This initiative forms a crucial part of the country’s tourism recovery strategy and efforts to elevate the Dominican Republic’s tourism profile. The beloved figure, known as “Big Papi,” made an unexpected appearance to lend his support to the event held in Boston, United States. More than 200 representatives from the tourism sector were in attendance on Tuesday. Minister David Collado shared the heartening surprise moment on his Instagram account. He posted, “The Dominican Republic lit up Boston with Big Papi, @davidortiz, who surprised us at the RoadShow with travel agents and tour operators,” highlighting the event’s significance. The United States [...]

Cuba for the third time as the Caribbean Cultural Leading Destination Ministry of Tourism of Cuba Cuba received for the third consecutive time the award as the Caribbean Cultural Leading Destination by the World Travel Awards, reported the Ministry of Tourism (Mintur). The Mintur disclosed on Twitter that on August 27, at night, Cuba was awarded for the third consecutive year by the World Travel Awards in the category "Cultural Destination of the Caribbean", since it offers travelers innumerable attractions with highlights of heritage cities such as Havana. (west), Trinidad (center), and Santiago de Cuba (east). In addition, there are dance activities of great value such as the son, the rumba and the French tumba, as well as the significant monumental architectural samples in various cities of the nation. In the fight for the award were also important tourist destinations in the Caribbean such as Barbados, Bermuda, Jamaica, Martinique, [...]

Climate Change Stirs Integrated Housing Revolution In Dominica Photo: thecaribbeannewsnow Forces of nature run amok annually, leaving immeasurable impacts. These include the loss of life and livelihoods, disruption of services, and leaving thousands homeless. In a report by Reuters in 2017, about 14 million people are being made homeless on average each year due to sudden disasters such as floods and storms. According to the study, South and Southeast Asia countries have the highest displacement and housing loss. But disasters also have a knack for finding the vulnerable in the Latin Americas and Caribbean. Even if the tiny island of Dominica is no stranger to natural disasters, still, the nation was left dumbfounded following the onslaughts of Tropical Storm Erika and Hurricane Maria. OCHA Services and UNDP reported that Tropical Storm Erika resulted in damage and loss equivalent to approximately 90% of Dominica’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Meanwhile, the Post-Disaster Needs Assessment concluded that Hurricane Maria [...]