Cruise ship behemoth Carnival Corporation today announced it will sail as planned from the U.S. to Cuba with all travelers, including Cuba-born passengers, for the company’s week-long voyages to Cuba. Carnival worked closely with Cuba to allow its cruise ships to operate in a similar manner as current air charter operations to Cuba, starting with … Read more
On a bright February morning amid a mild westerly breeze, a newly painted plane sticks out like a fresh blade of grass as it parks and prepares to load passengers on the tarmac of Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Price, Haiti. Philippe Bayard, the CEO and founder of Sunrise Airways, Haiti’s only Haitian-owned airline, climbs … Read more
Citing improved relations between Cuba and the US, Meliá Hotels recently reported impressive 2015 financial performance from its Cuba revenue base of $435.4 million (management revenue included €19.5 million generated by third-party hotel management in Cuba). The Spanish hotel company was one of the first foreign hotel companies to begin operations in Cuba after the … Read more
President Obama’s trip to Cuba marks a historic milestone in the normalization process between the US and Cuba. Since President Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro announced that the two countries would initiate a new era of relations 15 months ago, they have expanded cooperation across a range of areas for the benefit of the … Read more
In the event that U.S. restrictions on trade with Cuba are lifted, Cuban demand for construction and agricultural machinery is likely to provide U.S. producers of such machinery with significant export opportunities in the near term. Cuba is currently upgrading its infrastructure in most areas and is working to increase the country’s agricultural productivity. Cuban … Read more
Cuba’s National Plan for Economic and Social Development, featured at the 7th Congress of the ruling Communist Party, plans to create at least 108,000 new tourist lodgings in the next 15 years or so. According to official sources in Cuba, Tourism Minister Manuel Marrero announced that the project has already picked the possible locations for … Read more
After a very strong year for Cuba’s economy in 2015, the country’s GDP growth is projected to slow this year. The United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean has forecasted GDP growth of 2 percent for the island this year, following an increase of 4 percent in 2015. The 2016 number is … Read more
Carnival Corporation today announced that the company is continuing discussions with Cuba to allow its Cuba cruises to carry all travelers regardless of their country of origin. A Cuban law from the Cold War era restricts sea travel to Cuba for Cuba-born Americans. Fathom will begin sailing its 704-passenger Adonia luxury cruise ship to Cuba … Read more
The problem with Cuba’s vexing scarcity of basic supplies and materials – things that are common in most other countries – is the social impact for Cubans struggling with the challenges of daily life. Yet there has been an abiding sense that Cuba’s pervasive condition of scarcity may one day result in great abundance in … Read more
I was born and raised in Cuba; there would be plenty to say with that line alone. Apart from politics and years of social controversy, I was fortunate to be surrounded by beautiful landscapes and a multicultural influence, which reflects in different artistic expressions. Since I was little I was attracted to arts, I was … Read more
