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Traveling to Cuba will remain attractive and safe, despite U.S. aggression

Turismo

The Cuban tourism industry is working to guarantee a successful high season, which will benefit from the incorporation of 3,768 rooms in 25 new hotels this year and the expansion of another four, as reported at a meeting led by President Miguel Díaz-Canel, to evaluate progress on investment in the sector.

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Hotel Internacional inaugurated, confirming vitality of Cuba’s tourist industry

Varadero Internacional

The official opening this September 14 of the new Hotel Meliá Internacional in Varadero, which was attended by Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, was one of the most anticipated events in the country’s tourism industry.

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Lawsuit against Meliá Hotels thrown out

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“The blockade and big-stick laws are destined to fail. We will continue to promote foreign investment to support Cuba’s economic development,” tweeted Rodrigo Malmierca Díaz, minister of Foreign Trade and Investment, on September 4, after a Spanish judge issued a hold on a lawsuit filed by the Sánchez-Hill family seeking compensation from Meliá Hotels International, the first ruling by a European court since the activation of the U.S. Helms-Burton Act’s Title III.

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Despite the blockade, three million tourists have visited Cuba

Cuba Bloqueo visitas

Despite campaigns organized and directed by the United States government to prevent the arrival of tourists to our country, as of August 15, Cuba had welcomed three million international visitors, thus far this year. That so many people have chosen the island is evidence of the confidence and recognition Cuba has achieved as a travel destination, offering not only natural and cultural attractions, but also security.

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Díaz-Canel: Every tourist who visits us is breaking the U.S. blockade

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Recently held was a government meeting to review progress in tourism, one of six strategic sectors identified in the country’s Development Plan. Basic issues analyzed included current investment projects, the development of productive chains with other industries, and substitution of imported supplies with domestic products.

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FitCuba 2019

Habana Vieja Turismo

The good news of the arrival of two million visitors to Cuba so far this year, the International Tourism Fair, FitCuba 2019, kicked off with Cuban Tourism Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz officially opening the event on May 7, in Havana’s International Conference Center.

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Cienfuegos shines on its bicentennial

Cienfuegos

Celebrating its two hundred years without a wrinkle is this city, blessed by the sea and heir to ancient legends, founded in 1819 with the name of Fernandina de Jagua by Frenchman Don Luis Declouet, today Cienfuegos, loved by Benny Moré and all those who come to visit.

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Cuban tourism grows despite U.S. obstacles

Hotel Packard Cuba

Almost 40 hotels, providing 18,000 new rooms to be inaugurated in the medium term, are currently under construction in Cuba, where authorities remain committed to the sustained growth of the tourism industry, as the driving force of the economy.

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The Islazul hotel chain is set to grow

hotel Lincoln

“This 2019 is a big year for Islazul, full of commercial challenges and huge improvements to its facilities,” announced Rasiel Tovar Rodríguez, president of the hotel group, in a press conference.

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Díaz-Canel checks progress of foreign investment in Cuban tourism

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As a good example of the impact of foreign investment, the President of the Councils of State and Ministers, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, described tourism, a sector of the Cuban economy in which foreign investment first began.