Varadero aspires to the best beach in the world in 2020.
The Ministry of Tourism (Mintur) issued a call to visitors and residents to cooperate in order to convert the largest Cuban beach resort, Varadero, into the Best Beach in the World by 2020, according to Prensa Latina.
«Varadero is close to being the Best Beach in the World, we count on you. We need you. Help us to maintain the cleanliness of the streets, green areas and our beautiful beach, ”said the text prepared by the Mintur.
Among the actions suggested in the call are to place the garbage in deposits such as baskets, bags and containers, use the areas for parking for vehicles and never...
Gaviota inaugurates high standard hotel in Baracoa
On August 15, the Baracoa Hotel will be inaugurated, on the occasion of the 508 anniversary of the foundation of the First Villa of Cuba, the Grupo de Turismo Gaviota S.A. will add its eighth installation in the Primada City of Cuba.
The new facility is located on Malecon Avenue, is 3-star category and has 44 high standard rooms, including one for the disabled. It was reported that it will also have gastronomic services, bar, solarium, internet browsing room and villar, while using clean energy with solar heaters, among other benefits.
The Baracoa Hotel,...
Pottery, Cuban tourist attraction of Camagüey
Among the attractions most admired today in Camaguey for tourism, is the culture and tradition of pottery, reflected in several parts and spaces of the known as the Cuban city of the Tinajones.
For one of the most recognized artists in the city with several exhibitions in galleries of the Nazario Salazar Historical Heritage Center, camagüeyana clay begins to work early, in 1516 the first potter enters the once Villa, from Europe came willing potters', as cited the digital page of the Office of the Historian.
The specialist says that...
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Railway, heritage bastion for city tourism in Cuba
The values of industrial heritage return to life here today in the city of Camaguey, one of the most cultural potential of Cuba, and which is among the attractions for city tourism.
The Railway Museum, a dynamic project in charge of the Office of the Historian of the City of Camagüey (OHCC), is a passage in time with the exhibition of steam locomotives built in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
The region exhibits different architectural attractions and spaces with rich history, as it was one of the...
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Santa Clara city brand for international tourism
The development of tourism in the center of the island has today in the city of Santa Clara a cultural destination that many prefer to pass through Cuba. The housing growth sustained at this point of the caiman, shows the development projections that motivate the Ministry of tourism to undertake the recovery of buildings of high historical and architectural value in the city.
New gastronomic, recreational and cultural spaces are added to the intention of local development focused also to diversify the offers for international tourism.
But beyond these governmental intentions, Santa Clara stands...
Gran Caribe Group bets for excellence in Varadero resort
The Gran Caribe Hotel Business Group (GC) is betting on this spa, the most important in Cuba, for the excellence of services, said Ismary Hernández, delegate of the company in this tourist center.
"Our strategic intention is to be an efficient sector and achieve full customer satisfaction," commented the main representative here of GC, founded on August 1, 1994, close to 25 years of practice in the Cuban tourism industry. .
Hernandez explained that the Melia Internacional hotel, which began operations earlier this year, is close to being fully completed, but the second construction phase is still to...
Restored hacienda houses in Trinidad de Cuba
The restoration of the hacienda houses in the Valle de los Ingenios, located in the southern city of Trinidad, is driven today by the heritage and tourism value of these properties.
Reiner Rendón, provincial delegate of the Ministry of Tourism (Mintur), told Radio Sancti Spíritus that the capital refurbishment of the Guachinango hacienda house was completed and now the final details are being worked on, which will allow it to be commercialized.
He added that the place has a strong gastronomic infrastructure, where hiking will be done as it is a product of nature.
Six places to enjoy Cuba as natural as possible
Cuba is not considered one of the best tourist destinations in the Caribbean only for its beaches and the warm climate, but it is offered as an excellent location to practice various sports activities and diving, hiking, climbing, exploration and many other with the direct contact of nature to enjoy Cuba.
These are some of the activities you can do during a vacation on the island, without remorse.
1. Lie down on a beach in Varadero.
Varadero constitutes the main tourist pole of the island, and it is not for pleasure, since it has white sands and fine beaches of crystalline and warm waters.
New Merca-Hostal avileño for those who provide tourism services
The first market destined to wholesale marketing to self-employed workers offering services to tourism, both foreign and national non-state, was inaugurated this Saturday in this province of Ciego de Ávila.
• See how the Ministry of Tourism in Cuba reported the consolidation of non-state tourist modalities four years ago
This new sales method is carried out in the Merca-Hostal unit, belonging to the Base Business Unit (UEB) of Frutas Selectas, attached to the Agriculture system, and is located in the historic center of the Avilanian capital, on the corner that form Independencia and Narciso López streets.