The president of the Venezuelan Consortium of Aeronautical Industries and Air Services (Conviasa), Ramón Celestino Velásquez, reported through his Twitter account that the company will link Havana with the state of Falcón, in the northwest of the South American country.

He indicated that these commercial flights will allow “to consolidate integration, cultural, commercial and tourist exchange between two sister peoples. Let’s keep moving forward!” he pointed out.

According to the audiovisual that accompanies the tweet, Conviasa will leave Falcón every Saturday at 11:00 a.m., local time, with scheduled arrival in the Cuban capital at 2:00 p.m.

The return will be with departure from the José Martí international airport in Havana at 10:00 local time, and arrival in Venezuela at 1:00 p.m.

(Taken from Latin Press)

The entity detailed through a statement released by the Russian Tour Operators Agency that the program of flights with tourist packages is organized in association with the airline Nordwind Airlines.

He also added that the destination of the Cuban resort of Varadero will be the first to be available to vacationers from the Eurasian nation, with a frequency of four per week, on the Moscow-Varadero route served by Boeing-777-300ER aircraft, with estimated travel time of 13 hours.

Likewise, the flight program to Cayo Coco is scheduled to start on October 2 with a frequency of three times a week.

For his part, the Minister of Tourism of the Cuban embassy in Moscow, Juan Carlos Escalona, ​​explained that the authorities of the leisure industry of the Caribbean island await the resumption of the flight programs of other Russian airlines.

In this sense, he recalled that the Antillean Government guarantees the airlines of the Slavic country the inviolability of their aircraft.

“We really hope that other tour operators and airlines will follow the example of Pegas Touristik and Nordwind Airlines. Cuba is ready for the return of Russian tourists,” the official stressed.

Escalona added that before the end of the year, Havana will complete the necessary procedures for the acceptance and service of Russian Mir cards. “Cuban and Russian experts are in active contact on this issue,” he assured.

The diplomat reported that a delegation headed by the Cuban Minister of Tourism, Juan Carlos García, will arrive in Moscow in mid-September to participate in the International Exhibition Forum on Leisure Tourism 2022.

He added that the event will be the appropriate setting to present the # CubaÚnica campaign, which aims to create demand and offer travel agents general information that guarantees knowledge about the tourist destinations of the largest island of the Antilles.

In addition, update the entire sales network about news, attractions, new places of interest, services and activities for the client.

The initiative also seeks to promote the tourism product of the different regions of the island and fundamentally promote Havana, the keys, eastern Cuba and legendary cities.

(With information from Prensa Latina)

Onboard this first flight were some 200 Milan-based tour operators and travel agents who arrived to the province’s Abel Santamaría International Airport, interested in the quality of services and variety of tourist options offered on the island’s north-eastern keys, renowned for their virtually pristine beaches.

According to AIN, the aim of the “exploratory” visit is to “strengthen the Italian market” to Villa Clara in Cuba’s so-called tourist “high season,” which coincides with the island’s winter period, explained Cubatur’s head of regional operations, Tamara Arteaga.

Italian airline Neos was founded in 2001 and currently offers direct flights from Milan to the cities of Havana, Holguín and Santiago de Cuba (to the east) and tourist resorts of Varadero (west) and Cayo Largo (south).

2,190,134 international holidaymakers visited Cuba in the fist half of 2015, the majority from Canada, the UK, Spain, Mexico, France and Italy.

CAYMAN ISLANDS AIRLINE TO LAUNCH SECOND FLIGHT TO CUBA

A second flight between Holguín and Georgetown, capital of the Cayman Islands, will feature on Cayman Airways’ flight schedule beginning November 28.

According to Prensa Latina direct return flights will run on Saturdays, last one hour and allow for international connections at the Owen Roberts Airport.

A statement from the company, founded in July 1968, notes that the initiative aims to respond to growing passenger demand between the two countries, as well as offering more travel options to Canadian and European tourists visiting the Cayman Islands.
The PL report also highlights that Holguín was chosen given its position as Cuba’s fourth most important city and its location, close to Santiago and Camagüey, two other popular tourist destinations.
Thus the Cuban city will become the 17th destination to feature on Cayman Airways’ flight chart.

(EFE)