Tourism
Redditch holiday maker receives £17k payout after dream Cuba trip left him sick and scared to eat out
Redditch holiday maker receives £17k payout after dream Cuba trip left
him sick and scared to eat out
Aug 24, 2014 15:55 By Anuji Varma
Paul Hughes is still suffering from stomach problems – three years after
the nightmare break
A holiday maker has received £17,000 compensation after a dream trip to
Cuba left him sick, in severe pain and… Continue reading
Why NPR’s David Greene Thinks All Americans Should Visit Cuba Now
Why NPR’s David Greene Thinks All Americans Should Visit Cuba Now
Written by: Paul Brady
August 21, 2014
NPR Morning Edition host David Greene spent a week in June reporting
from Cuba, the country that few Americans have had the chance to
visit—even though new “people-to-people” trips make it legal to tour on
certain itineraries. Greene shared his memories of… Continue reading
Nazdarovie – New retro-Soviet restaurant a nod to nostalgia for ties between Havana and Moscow
Nazdarovie: New retro-Soviet restaurant a nod to nostalgia for ties
between Havana and Moscow
Published August 23, 2014 Associated Press
In this Aug 20, 2014, photo, Matryoshka dolls and bottles of vodka sit
on display at the Nazdarovie restaurant during its pre-launch in Havana,
Cuba. Occupying the third story of a historic building on the seafront
Malecon boulevard, Nazdarovie is… Continue reading
Team notes changes in Cuba in six years of mission trips
Team notes changes in Cuba in six years of mission trips
Friday, August 22, 2014
By PAUL COLLINS – Bulletin Staff Writer
Villa Heights Baptist Church has sent a mission team to Cuba off and on
for about six years, according to the church’s pastor, the Rev. Keith
Spangenberg, who said he has seen some changes there during that time.… Continue reading
State Commissioner’s Cuba Trip Was Authorized On False Pretenses, Probe Concludes
State Commissioner’s Cuba Trip Was Authorized On False Pretenses, Probe
Concludes
Massachusetts Inspector General Says Connecticut Official Was
‘Ineligible’ For Trip Led By Ex-Trinity President Dobelle
By JON LENDER,
9:34 p.m. EDT, August 20, 2014
State Workers’ Compensation Commissioner Stephen B. Delaney and his wife
last year joined a delegation from Westfield State University on a trip
to Cuba… Continue reading
Cuba receives first 2 million foreign visitors in 2014
Cuba receives first 2 million foreign visitors in 2014
HAVANA, Aug.19 (Xinhua) — The number of foreigners visiting Cuba since
the beginning of 2014 reached 2 million on Tuesday, and the island
nation aims to receive 3 million tourists before the end of the year,
said a release from the Ministry of Tourism (Mintur).
Mintur’s tally was based on registered… Continue reading
Cuba’s revenue from tourism grows 4 pct
Cuba’s revenue from tourism grows 4 pct
Published August 19, 2014 EFE
International tourism generated $1.08 billion in revenues for Cuba in
the first half of 2014, an increase of 4 percent over the same period
last year, the National Statistics and Information Office, or ONEI, said
Tuesday.
Cuba earned a total of $1.8 billion from tourism last year.
The… Continue reading
Cuba earns over 1 bln USD in tourism revenue in first half of 2014
Cuba earns over 1 bln USD in tourism revenue in first half of 2014
Aug 20,2014
HAVANA, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) — Revenues from international tourism reached
1.077 billion U.S. dollars in the first half of 2014, or 4 percent more
than that over the same period last year, Cuba’s National Statistics and
Information Bureau reported Tuesday.
The figure represented nearly… Continue reading
Cuba to add security measures to pesos
Posted on Tuesday, 08.19.14
Cuba to add security measures to pesos
The change appears to be in preparation for the unification of the
country’s two currencies.
BY JUAN O. TAMAYO
The Central Bank of Cuba will add new anti-counterfeiting measures to
the 20, 50 and 100-peso bills in apparent preparation to upgrade the
value of the Cuban peso, now… Continue reading
Brochure Warns Travelers About New Customs Rules
Brochure Warns Travelers About New Customs Rules / 14ymedio
Posted on August 17, 2014
14YMedio, Havana, 16 August 2014 – As of this morning a brochure titled
“Customs Regulations Every Traveler Should Know” is on sale at all the
newsstands. This is the fourth edition which, at a price of 2 Cuban
pesos, includes the new customs regulations that will… Continue reading
Industry tour of Cuba set for early 2015
Industry tour of Cuba set for early 2015
Posted on August 15th, 2014
Written by Reagan Haynes
Cuba is gaining attention as a potential trade partner for the marine
industry as some speculate whether the United States will lift its
half-century trade embargo with the country.
Marina consultant Richard Graves and Associates is planning a
U.S.-sanctioned industry tour of the… Continue reading
Coming to the aid of Cuba
Coming to the aid of Cuba
BY STUDENT ON AUGUST 18, 2014.
Melissa Villeneuve
FOR THE HERALD
The generosity of a local couple and their doctor was felt halfway
around the world, thanks to their donation of medical equipment and
supplies in Cuba. Now they hope the public will come aboard to assist in
their humanitarian effort.
Most people leave… Continue reading
‘Change is Afoot:’ One-on-One With Tom Popper, Insight Cuba
‘Change is Afoot:’ One-on-One With Tom Popper, Insight Cuba
TOUR OPERATOR | DAVID COGSWELL | AUGUST 09, 2014
The demand for Cuba is huge and not letting up, in spite of a U.S.
embargo on Cuba since 1963. Insight Cuba, one of the premier Cuba
operators, has been on the front lines of travel to Cuba since 2000.
Travel Pulse… Continue reading
Cuba – The Experiences of Someone My Color
Cuba: The Experiences of Someone My Color
August 5, 2014
Jorge Milanes Despaigne
HAVANA TIMES — When I was a teenager, I used to hear people repeat that
there was no racism in Cuba. At school, teachers would insist we all had
the rights, duties and opportunities. This is what I believed when I
studied at the tourism entertainment school,… Continue reading
Copa Airlines announces two new destinations, strengthening its route network
Copa Airlines announces two new destinations, strengthening its route
network
August 4, 2014
Copa Airlines, subsidiary of Copa Holdings, SA, has announced
accomplishments for the first half of 2014 and growth plans for the
second half, including the addition of two new direct flights, from
Panama to Campinas, Brazil and Cayo Santa Maria, Cuba.
The additions reflect the airline’s continued… Continue reading
Cuba Copies the Eritrean Model of Closed Airports
Cuba Copies the Eritrean Model of Closed Airports
July 31, 2014
Fernando Ravsberg*
HAVANA TIMES — The Jose Marti airport administrator told Granma
newspaper that there are many other airport terminals in the world where
entry is forbidden to persons accompanying a passenger, but did not name
any of them.
A reader of this blog agrees: “There is at least… Continue reading
Cuba Sees Slowdown in International Tourism
Cuba Sees Slowdown in International Tourism
HAVANA – Foreign tourist arrivals are continuing to slow, declining 1.4
percent last month compared with June 2013, Cuban official media said on
Wednesday.
Last month, 181,269 international visitors arrived on the island, 2,588
fewer than in June 2013, according to the National Statistics Office,
which says that during the first quarter of the… Continue reading
How to view a changing Cuba
How to view a changing Cuba
By Kevin O’Donnell
GPS intern Kevin O’Donnell speaks with Jorge Dominguez, professor of
Mexico studies at Harvard University, faculty associate of the David
Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies and the author of numerous
books on Cuba, about relations with the United States. The views
expressed here are his own.
It seems discussion about… Continue reading
From Cyberspace to Moringa
From Cyberspace to Moringa / 14ymedio, Reinaldo Escobar
Posted on July 25, 2014
The signing of 29 documents between the government of Cuba and various
official and business interests from the People’s Republic of China on
the occasion of Xi Jinping’s visit to the island has awakened great
expectations among Cubans. One of the most striking things was the
television… Continue reading
Confessions of a Cuban Plumber
Confessions of a Cuban Plumber
July 22, 2014
Yusimi Rodríguez
HAVANA TIMES — Last Sunday, I washed some rotten lentils down the drain
and ended up clogging the pipe. I had no choice but to look for a
plumber and pay to have it fixed. I called a plumber who had fixed a
number of other things around the house,… Continue reading
Cruise Cuba by yacht
Travel deals: Cruise Cuba by yacht
By Phil Marty, Special to Tribune Newspapers
1:29 p.m. CDT, July 15, 2014
Since the U.S. government has somewhat loosened restrictions on visits
to Cuba by Americans, the island nation has been turning up on a lot of
people’s bucket lists. Group IST has a new Havana-to-Cienfuegos tour
that’s unique in that it’s a… Continue reading
Clash intensifies over travel to Cuba
Clash intensifies over travel to Cuba
Would-be travelers balk at ban on pleasure trips
July 13, 2014|By William E. Gibson, Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON — Pressure from some Florida members of Congress is making it
harder to travel to Cuba even as thousands of their constituents line up
to fly to the forbidden island.
The stream of passengers from South Florida… Continue reading
