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Lourdes Pichs Rodriguez | Ahora.cu
Major investments to improve the tourist facilities of Guardalavaca and to expand the capabilities of city hotels will be undertaken in the province of Holguin due to the increasing demand of tourism travel, announced Manuel Marrero, Minister of Tourism in Cuba.
For this year there are plans to build the Hotel Ordóñez in the municipality of Gibara , and also begin the construction of two small hotels in the city of Holguin , one being the “Libertad” Hotel for the Islazul chain, for both national and foreign tourism.
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Cuban News Agency
Cuba’s tourism company Habaguanex S.A. announced the opening of the Marques de Prado Ameno hotel in Habana Vieja Cuba, a World Cultural Heritage.
A report by the Cuban Tourism Ministry “MINTUR” says the refurbished hotel will be located close to the Plaza de Armas Square and the Catedral de la Habana. It was named after a prominent family that lived in the colonial house, built in the 19th century that will now receive tourists from around of the world.
The four star Cuban hotel will have 16 rooms, including…
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Prensa Latina
Spanish Hotel Group Barcelo is to increase its presence in Cuba"s tourism, with the building of 5,000 new leisure facilities, a digital report on Caribbean News indicated Tuesday.
Caribbean News adds that recent reports from Barcelo Hotels & Resorts, one of the most important consortiums in Spain, has eyes on Santa Maria Key to develop its Beach Resort option, which has earned well-deserved fame in hotels in Mexico, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic, and plans seven new facilities here by 2010.
Two of those hotels will be built by mixed…
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The group Oasis Hotels and Resorts, a property of Globalia, has expanded its presence in the Cuban market, where it took over the administration of two hotels owned by Cubanacan.
The company will run the four-star hotels Oasis Brisas del Caribe and Oasis Brisas Santa Lucia.
The former offers 444 rooms and is located by the beach, 30 kilometers from Varadero’s International Airport.
The latter offers 412 rooms and is on Santa Luc�a beach, in the eastern province of Camaguey.
The two establishments provide services to families…
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The Encanto Palacio Azul Hotel, the first establishment of the Hoteles E brand in Cuba, was inaugurated in the central province of Cienfuegos.
Tourist authorities said that during the first stage, 50 Hoteles E will open in places of historic and patrimonial interest in the cities of Havana, Camaguey, Santiago de Cuba and Baracoa.
According to the experts, restoration works in the buildings that will house the hotels have been painstaking to keep their harmony with the environment and to preserve local traditions.
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http://www.thepeninsulaqatar.com | by LUZ MARINA FORNIELES SANCHEZ
Today, tourism is one of the most dynamic economic activities around the planet which has contributed to a steady development in this area in a number of countries despite the unfavourable consequences of terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.
Until that moment, few companies had achieved such a prolonged boom. Since the 80s, tourism had demonstrated its stability and has kept afloat in spite of international financial crisis.
According to experts, for the first time in 50 years, tourism could not recover immediately.
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DTCuba.com
The Hotel Nacional de Cuba, the flag establishment in the Island’s tourist sector, was chosen the best in the world among 194 candidates.
A survey carried out by elmundoviajes.com showed that the Cuban facility displaced the Hotel La Mamounia (Morocco) to the second place and the Ritz Hotel, in Paris, to the third position.
The list also includes The Waldorf Astoria, in New York, and Llao Llao, in Bariloche, Argentina.
Cuba also ranked sixth among the best countries in the tourist sector, only preceded by France, Mexico, the United States, Argentina…
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Dominican Today
The Spanish group Iberostar Hotels and Resorts opened its fifth hotel in Cuba in the colonial city of Trinidad, 335 kilometers south east of Havana.
Located in the historic heat of the third village founded in Cuba, the Iberostar Grand Hotel Trinidad is the second five-star establishment run by the group in the Caribbean Island.
Iberostar runs 1,400 rooms in the Cuban destinations of Varadero, Cayo Coco and Trinidad, 426 of which are in five-star hotels and 966 in four-star establishments.
The building, which was completely remodeled, is an ideal…
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DTCuba.com
The Saratoga Hotel was officially inaugurated in Havana’s historic heart, a place of interest for foreign tourists.
The five-star hotel, one of the most beautiful establishments in the Cuban capital, offers 96 rooms, three bars, two restaurants, swimming pool, business center and other amenities.
The hotel, located on 603 Prado Promenade and Dragones Street, is run by the joint venture Hotel Saratoga S.A.
The eight-story hotel has a swimming pool on the roof, in addition to seven suites overlooking the interior patio or Parque de la Fraternidad (Fraternity Park).
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DTCuba.com
A series of events are being held at the Hotel Nacional de Cuba, the flag establishment in the Island’s tourist industry, to commemorate its 75th anniversary.
Inaugurated in December 1930, the five-star hotel has 457 rooms, including 27 suites, in addition to an executive floor.
The hotel’s amenities are complemented by excellent gastronomy, especially at the Salon Comedor de Aguiar, which serves the favorite dishes ordered by some of the world-renowned personalities who have stayed at the hotel.
In addition, La Veranda Restaurant is a smorgasbord where the tablecloths are decorated…
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