CubaPLUS Magazine

Twelve hotels operated in Cuba by the Canadian chain Blue Diamond Resorts have just received the 2025 Travelers' Choice Awards, considered the Oscars of tourism, awarded by the world's largest travel website, Tripadvisor.

Born out of a group of friends' passion for Cuba, the travel agency AzuuucA Travel has been operating on the island for just over a year, dedicated to selling this destination with offers tailored to the interests of those who wish to travel to the largest of the Antilles, explained Lyding Rodríguez, its representative in the country.

With just over 40 hotels in the main Cuban destinations, Blue Diamond Resorts continues its commitment to tourism in Cuba, as evidenced at the recently concluded International Tourism Fair (FITCuba 2025), during which the chain's sales team consolidated key relationships with strategic partners and projected new growth opportunities for the sector on the island.

Havana Club International S.A. reaffirmed its commitment to environmental sustainability and social responsibility with the development of a project to continue reducing its carbon footprint, following a successful first phase of this program in collaboration with Iberostar Cuba Hotels & Resorts through the use of ecoSPIRITS™ technology in the hotel chain's properties.

Founded some 30 years ago, InterCaribbean Airlines is highly recognized regionally for the quality of its services and has 22 destinations in 17 Caribbean countries, including Cuba, said Carolina Torres, the company's marketing coordinator.

Under the evocative slogan "The Destination is You," the new tourism promotion campaign adopted in Cuba began this Saturday, based fundamentally on the friendliness of the Cuban people, according to the country's authorities.

ALBA-TCP Tourism Ministers agreed today on 16 lines of work to consolidate the industry in Latin America and the Caribbean, with an emphasis on marketing the product as a multi-destination.

When talking about breakfast, it's impossible not to mention cereal, and Cuba currently has the recently created Guani brand, which has garnered the attention of everyone who has tried it.

Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel-Bermúdez visited the International Tourism Fair (FITCuba) this Friday, where he learned about various offerings from Cuban and foreign exhibitors present at the show.

The second day of the 43rd International Tourism Fair (FITCuba 2025) featured presentations by various entities in the sector and others linked in one way or another to the so-called smoke-free industry.

The Facilitation Office of the Historic Center of Havana (OFA) is working with the issuers of the Classic (Fincimex) and Tropical (Bandec) cards to add loyalty programs for cardholders, which will enable them to receive personalized service when visiting cultural and historical centers in the country's heritage cities.

The 43rd edition of the International Tourism Fair, FITCuba 2025, was inaugurated this Wednesday at the Morro Cabaña complex, with the presence of Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz.

The renowned Parrandas de Remedios formed the centerpiece of last night's activity, hosted by the Cubanacan hotel group for its guests on the Motivos Cubanacan FAM trip, which concludes with great success this Tuesday. Nothing could have been better than this traditional festival, arranged exclusively for those of us fortunate enough to tour Cubanacan's offerings in the western and central regions of this destination.

The FAM trip organized by the Cubanacan hotel group reached its fifth day today, with the beautiful city of Trinidad as the main focus. Early in the morning, the 95 guests on this trip, hailing from 15 countries across Latin America and Europe, began their tour of the historic center of this city, steeped in over five centuries of history. The Romantic Museum, the Church of the Holy Trinity, La Canchánchara bar, and the La Calesa, Ronda, and Mesón del Regidor hotels were visited during the morning, during which the participants learned about the history of these places, as well as the attractive offerings they have for tourists.

Representing the Cuban capital, the three winning teams from the Havana Club Cocktail Maestro semi-final will now compete for the coveted title in the finals this June. This is a prelude to both the regional contest in Colombia later this year and the global showdown in 2026. The victorious duos are comprised of Mario Luís Acosta and Alejandro Fleites, Felipe Manuel Manresa and José Luís Rubín, and the talented female bartending team of Gabriela Méndez and Natalie Valdés.

Cuba's Jardines del Rey resort destination, north of Ciego de Ávila, is set to host the International "Experience and Traditions" event, a celebration of the island's most iconic exports: rum, tobacco, and coffee.

The Cuba Semi-Final of the second edition of the Havana Club Cocktail Maestros global cocktail competition is taking place this Friday, May 25th, at the iconic Havana Club Rum Museum – home to major events for the renowned Cuban spirit.

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel today visited the Pabexpo fairgrounds in Havana, on the occasion of the XVI International Health for All Fair, which concludes today.

Cuban tourism, one of the island's most vital economic sectors, will be the center of attention in Latin America and, indeed, worldwide when FITCuba 2025 opens its doors on the 30th of this month.

The launch this Wednesday of a FAM trip, organized by the Cubanacan hotel group under the banner "Motivos Cubanacan," marks a significant event for travel agency representatives and tour operators who sell this destination. They will gain even more compelling "reasons" to attract tourists who choose to vacation on the island.