By Alexander Britell A major new hotel brand is coming to Cuba. Ultra-luxe hotel company Banyan Tree has announced plans to open its new Dhawa Cayo Las Brujas hotel in Cuba next year. The hotel is part of the company’s newest brand, Dhawa, which focuses on high design and includes elements like “Cocoons” instead of … Read more
According to a report by Reuters, Priceline Group Inc is eyeing growth in Cuba in light of new rules the US announced Friday that ease trade and investment restrictions with the island nation. Priceline, the world’s most profitable digital travel services company, is evaluating rules related to US companies setting up bank accounts and offices … Read more
On September 8th, Cuba’s Tourism Minister, Manuel Marrero, inaugurated a new headquarters of the University of Havana’s Tourism Department. His comments underscore the acute hotel room inventory problems in the island nation’s capital city. In response to increased room demand in Havana, the ministry has launched a development strategy that includes the construction of new … Read more
By the Cuba Journal staff Built in the 1950s, Varadero’s Hotel Internacional has long stood as one of Cuba’s landmark hotel properties. But now the Internacional is getting new life and a new shape. The government said this week that work had begun to prepare the property for demolition in favor of a new, 924-room hotel. … Read more
