The route of the Cuban identity, a memorable experience with Gran Caribe By: Rachell Cowan Canino Heritage, tradition, gastronomy, cocktails, roots and experiences, that is what the route of the Cuban identity is about, which is proposed every month by the Gran Caribe Hotel Group in Havana. It will have its first edition from May 28 to 31. With a program designed for the enjoyment and knowledge of the details that make Cuba, and in this case, Havana, unique; comes this proposal that is meant to be one of the most attractive proposals aimed at foreign travelers. In a period of four days, the participants will have the opportunity to live the Cuban culture through different activities and events. For example, the first day there will be a tour of the Havana Historic Center, declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1982. Walking through the four founding squares and concluding [...]

JetBlue Vacations: Punta Cana leads summer bookings in the Caribbean JetBlue Vacations has reported that Punta Cana, located in the eastern region of the Dominican Republic, has become the most popular destination for vacation reservations for the June-August period. The beach destination has outperformed Montego Bay, Jamaica; Cancun, Mexico; Aruba; Nassau, Bahamas; Orlando, Florida; Las Vegas, Nevada; San Juan Puerto Rico, and Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in order of importance. According to data from JetBlue Vacations, beach destinations have become popular vacation spots this summer for vacationers booking a package, with an average stay of 6.5 nights, higher than in previous years. Searches for vacation packages for June, July, and August are up 32% compared to the same period last year, indicating that travelers are starting to plan their summer getaways early. Reservations between June and August for vacation packages have increased by 66% compared to the same period last year. Andrés [...]

Cuba specialized in tourism fairs For experts and publications, the recently completed 41 International Tourism Fair of Cuba (FITCuba 2023) demonstrated a very advanced specialization dynamic in the organization of these festivities. Among other media outlets, the Cuban agency Prensa Latina considered that the secret of this achievement is that "at the beginning of the second half of the 20th century, the Caribbean nation laid the foundations for the establishment of tourism of a social nature, which gave the opportunity to combine in one piece recreation and leisure and the enriching teaching in this type of organization” According to the historians of that sector, the first fair of the profile of the one that has just concluded in Havana also took place in the capital of the island from October 17 to 24, 1959. An event that later and at that time, always within the framework of the fair, was especially [...]

Cuban Prime Minister foresees a gradual increase in tourism in the country By: Daily Pérez Guillén In an exchange with the press during the Meeting of Tourism Ministers of the Group of 77 and China, that took place in the Havana Convention Center, the Prime Minister of Cuba, Manuel Marrero Cruz, considered that participation in this type of spaces of socialization of experiences of Third World countries is very important. Issues such as multi-destination travel and the search for synergy in a sector that has changed as a result of the pandemic are relevant in order to achieve inclusive and sustainable tourism that is aimed at providing employment and wealth to our populations, said the premier. Responding to questions from TTC related to strategies to recover European tourism interested in the Cuba destination, Marrero, who was Minister of Tourism of Cuba for more than fifteen years, reflected: «After the pandemic, tourism [...]