CubaPLUS Magazine

Varadero resort, top tourist sun and beach destination in Cuba, received in 2017 a figure record of a million 700 thousand foreign visitors, informed the Ministry of Tourism (MINTUR). 

A communication of the above mentioned Tourism portfolio highlighted that for tenth straight years the resort welcomed more than a million strange visitors, and it maintains an upward growth rhythm of the national tourism, which is located among the first issuing segments. 

Canada kept its leadership as the main source of vacationers, while Germany consolidates its presence, and countries like Russia, Spain and France stand out to increase the vacationer arrival, pointed out the source. 

Varadero consolidates like a tourist destination with favorable outcomes in its administration during 2017, in spite of the damages caused by the powerful hurricane Irma, completely recovered, the manager highlighted. 

With the opening of the Iberostar Bella Vista managed by the Gaviota Hotel Group, in association with Iberostar, the resort’s hotel capacity reaches 21 388 rooms, more than 80 percent concentrated on high standard facilities, he said. 

Its crystal clear blue waters, the whiteness of the sand, as well as the combination of blue shades and the very slight submarine slope makes of Varadero beach the biggest attractiveness, specified the note. 

Besides, this year there are other special reasons to trip to this relaxing place like the exchange with the people, the heritage and the security that the visitors perceive. 

The excursions from the Varadero resort toward the Cuban capital, Havana, and the beautiful cities located in the central part of the country like Santa Clara, Cienfuegos and Sancti Spiritus are carrying on in the vacationer preferences. 

Other places of interest for tourist coming to Varadero include Zapata bog, in the south of Matanzas province, the largest wetland in the Caribbean and an outstanding place for the ecotourism, and to the Matanzas city which celebrates its 325 anniversary in 2018. 

At the end of 2017 is worthy of remark, -emphasized the MINTUR-, the contribution of the private sector, which has favored to rise the quality standards offered to the tourists. 

Important have been the progresses in the infrastructure with highlight to the improvement in roads and sidewalks, lighting of the common areas, at the same time of improving the visual environment, together to actions of dune recovering and higher comfort in the hotel facilities. 

In December 31 will arrive to the Varadero’s International Airport Juan Gualberto Gómez the first scheduled flight of the Argentina’s Andes airline which will start with a weekly frequency between the South American nation and that airport. 

This flight will be inaugurated with an airplane Boeing 737/800 and it will be marketed by several tour operators of the Argentinean market that work with the local counterparts Havanatur, Cubanacan and Cubatur. 

Tourism, immersed in the high season 2017-2018, confirms the commitment to continuing advancing concerning efficiency, quality and sustainable, the MINTUR emphasized. 

Varadero is located in the Hicacos peninsula, to the north of the western territory of Matanzas and about 140 kilometers to the east of Havana, it has a wide extra hotels network, and an attractive recreational offer in nautical activities and it is placed between the top ten sun and beach destination in the world.