Cuba’s Ministry of Science, Technology, and Environment reports that it made intense efforts throughout 2015 to preserve Varadero’s beaches through the replacement of invasive plants with native species, which aid in the prevention of dune erosion. The work to restore vegetation to the coastal area is reportedly the most comprehensive undertaken in recent years in … Read more
Last week, we named our inaugural Best Hotel in Havana 2015, the lovely Hotel Saratoga in Old Havana. Now, we launch our newest award, the Cuban Resort of the Year, and the new Grand Memories Varadero rises to the top of the pack. The resort, which first launched in April, has quickly become one of the … 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
Above: one of the new planned golf resorts in Cuba By the Cuba Journal staff A major new golf project could be coming to Cuba. The island’s government announced this week the formation of a joint venture aimed at developing a large golf complex in an area east of Havana. Cuba’s Tourism Ministry said the … Read more
