Melia Spanish firm inaugurated another hotel in Cuba Hotel Sevilla Affiated by Meliá.  The Spanish hotel giant Melia has inaugurated another new hotel in the heart of Havana, the capital of Cuba. The new Sevilla Habana is affiliated by Melia Hotel. The new hotel, with a rooftop lounge and pool, is located in the heart of Old Havana, overlooking the city's famous Malecón. It is the first Affiliated by Melia Hotel to open in the Caribbean. Affiliated, a new brand from Melia, is a collection of "hotels with contemporary design and an authentic connection to local culture," similar to Hilton's Curio Collection or Hyatt's Independent Collection. The Sevilla Habana is the sixth Affiliated by Melia to open its doors around the world. It has 178 rooms, a couple of restaurants, three lounge bars and a meeting space. Melia has undertaken rapid expansion in Cuba since the pandemic; over the [...]

Tourism Minister represents Jamaica in Paris Hon. Minister Bartlett - image courtesy of Jamaica Tourism Ministry Jamaica’s Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, will be attending the highly anticipated 173rd General Assembly of the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) in Paris, France, as the representative of Jamaica. The BIE serves as the governing body for international exhibitions that span over three weeks, such as World Expos, Specialized Expos, Horticultural Expos, and the Triennial di Milano. In February 2023, Jamaica achieved a major milestone by joining the BIE, which granted the country full voting rights starting from August 2023. The upcoming BIE General Assembly, scheduled for November 28, 2023 in Paris, holds great significance as member nations will cast their votes to determine the host for World Expo 2030. The potential host cities in the running are Rome, Italy; Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; and Busan, South Korea. Minister Bartlett noted: “The [...]

Celebrating Cuban Tourism Day In hotels, extra-hotel entities and support institutions celebrated one more anniversary of November 20th, Cuban Tourism Day, which today is at the beginning of the winter season, a period from November to April where the country receives its highest numbers of foreign vacationers. On this date, Juan Carlos García Granda, head of the sector, ratified the commitment to the progress of this engine of the economy of the Greater of the Antilles, despite the obstacles of all kinds that today hinder its rapid recovery. «We ratify the commitment to the progress of the sector, an intention that encompasses the workers, our operating partners and of course, the visitors who choose to visit the country,» García Granda wrote on his account on the social network X. Nastia Valdés, MINTUR delegate in Matanzas province, also pondered the performance of the men and women of a key territory for the [...]