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The rent of private houses in Cuba, more than a choice for tourism

This law legalized what was very usual in the island, vacationers from all over the world feeling attracted by the Cuban hospitality and the low prices of this kind of rental service in relation to hotels. Besides this, the facilities and the personalized service as well as the opportunity of sharing with Cuban people in a most familiar atmosphere make the tourism prefer to stay in the warm Cuban homes instead of hotels.

Another type of tourism began in Cuba from this moment on that not only benefited visitors but also renters who had the proper conditions to offer the service and to the Cuban state that has the tax collection of the charge for this activity, which is another source of income to reactivate the Cuban economy.

Ten years later, the private houses rent is an organized sector with a great number of directories and Internet sites that help tourists to choose their houses, for example www.webhavana.com one of the first promoters of this service. On the other hand, this activity has provided an important source of employment in the country to cover the demand of this sector that has grown spontaneously. There have been required services of taxi drivers, tourist guides, cookers, house makers, Spanish professors, Salsa teachers among others.

Visitors can enjoy colonial houses in Old Havana, restored by their owners thanks to this service and at the same time, houses with the most modern architecture located in Miramar or facing the sea in the eastern beaches. This activity is aimed at offering advantages for an economic tourism and providing the closest cultural exchange and the best conditions what make it a successful activity in the island.

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