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Venezuela, Cuba Strengthen Tourist Links

The links between the tourist industries of Cuba and Venezuela are growing, with plans underpinning an ever increasing spiral, according to a spokesman of the Cuban Ministry of Tourism (MINTUR). Read More

Cayo Guillermo: Venue of the Int'l Sports Fishing Tournament

Workers and managers at the Marlin Marina on Cayo Guillermo, north of Ciego de Avila, are speeding up conditions for the 3rd International Sports Fishing Tournament Jardines del Rey, "Big Game Trolling". Read More

Russian tourists invade Cuba

Cuba is experiencing a Russian invasion – but of a purely cultural kind. Read More

Travelers Staggered by Cuba's New Customs Taxes

A steep hike in customs duties took effect in Cuba on Monday, catching many air travelers unaware and leaving some shocked at the new fees. Read More

French Expert: Cuba Has the Best Barmen in the Region

Davide Marcovitch, vice president of the French Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton for Latin America, said he was confident his group’s sale will grow in Cuba because, in his opinion, the Cuban barmen and sommeliers are the best in the region. Read More

Cuba has welcomed 2 mn tourists so far this year

Cuba has been visited by 2 million foreign tourists so far in 2012, 5.3 percent more than in the same period of 2011, the Tourism Ministry said. Read More

Obama Halts American Trips to Cuba

Until recently, Americans could travel to Cuba as part of academic, religious or research groups. But according to travel writers for USA Today and other major newspapers, government approval for such trips has come to a halt. Read More

U.S. puts the brakes on American trips to Cuba

Authorized by President Obama last year as a way to boost Americans' engagement with everyday Cubans despite a five-decade U.S. trade embargo, "people-to-people" programs to the communist island have been put on hold. Read More

Tourist Arrivals to Cuba Increased in 2012

The arrival of foreign visitors to Cuba grew in the first seven months of 2012, by 5.4 percent, reported the National Bureau of Statistics and Information (ONEI). Read More

Chavez touts tourism venture with Cuba

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez announced that he will develop, together with Cuba, a large hotel complex on the Caribbean coast near Caracas, a tourist area left abandoned following the massive flooding that devastated the region in 1999. Read More

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