CubaPLUS Magazine

The Cubamax Group confirmed the good reception that the start of shipments of frozen meat from the United States to Cuba had the expected result of a contract signed with the Cuban company Aerovaradero. Several months ago we were negotiating this agreement that gives the possibility to people living in the United States to send this food to Cuba by air with a maximum delivery of three to four days, said Carlos Trujillo, president and one of the founders of the group, in an interview with Prensa Latina.

The unparalleled setting that constitutes Jardines del Rey will be the one that will host more than 500 delegates and 80 national and foreign journalists who have so far confirmed their presence at the International Tourism Fair (FITCUBA 2024) that will take place from the 2nd to the 5th of next May.

A total of 399, 272 Canadian tourists visited Cuba until last March, 103.2% compared to the same period in 2023, to occupy first place in the arrival of international arrivals to the island, with which Canada reaffirms itself as the first issuer of vacationers to this destination. According to figures released by the National Office of Statistics and Information of Cuba (ONEI) in the first quarter of this year the total number of international travelers who arrived in the largest of the Antilles reached 983,261, a growth of 6.1%, of which 809 238 corresponded to tourism, an increase of 7.5% compared to the same period in 2023.

The English tour operator Iron Travel has just signed an agreement with the Spanish company Grupo Euroairlines for the start of new air routes between Cuba and the United Kingdom that will begin in May 2024. A note released by the tourism analyst, José Luis Perelló, in his Facebook profile indicates that after the agreement signed by both parties, the British entity will have access to a network of travel agencies, OTAs, aggregators and consolidators present in more than 60 countries provided by the Spanish Euroairlines.

Cuba won the Audience Award, corresponding to the third prize, awarded by spectators attending the Global Grand Finale of the Contest Havana Club Cocktail Masters, concluded this Wednesday in the Cuban capital with the participation of eight teams from the same number of countries. A total of five prizes were awarded: the first Cuban Mastery was selected by judge Simone Caporale –renowned international bartender, awarded several times- and it was the team from the Czech Republic, the second Bartenders' Choice Awards and the fourth Bartender Words were won by the Spanish team.

Over 10 fishing teams from Canada, Chile, Spain, South Africa, Bulgaria, United States and France, confirmed so far, will participate in the 72nd edition of the Needle Fishing International Tournament Ernest Hemingway that will take place in Havana May 27 to next June 1. According to the information, released at a recent press conference by Leidys Parra Rodríguez, deputy commercial director of the Marina Hemingway, headquarters of the event, the contest will be governed under the rules of the International Fish Game Association (IGFA), with teams of up to four fishermen.

Cuban Deputy Energy and Mines Minister Tatiana Amaran explained at the 14th Assembly of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) the new strategies adopted by her country to achieve energy transition. At the event, which runs until tomorrow in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Amaran attended the Ministerial Session of Small Island Developing States and the High-Level Public-Private Dialogue to achieve 100% electricity from renewable energy sources.

United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) in Cuba reported on Tuesday that it mobilized resources to support 19 neonatology services throughout the country in 2023.

The second group of vacationers of the Russian oil company Rosneft of this season arrived this Saturday in Varadero aboard the “Rossiya” airline, this time with 380 passengers.

The Grand Muthu Almirante Beach hotel, belonging to the Cubanacan S. A. Tourism Group, has just received the Luxury Lifestyle Awards in the category of Best Luxury Hotel Front of beach in Cuba.

The 17th International Seminar on Journalism and Tourism will be held from next June 17 to 21 in the Cuban capital with the objective of analyzing once again the trends of the called leisure and communication industry with emphasis on the role of sustainability and heritage in the development of this important economic sector.

The emblematic Hotel Nacional de Cuba has just received the Award for Best Historic Hotel in Cuba in the XVI edition of the Luxury Lifestyle Awards, it was announced this Monday.

Cuba is ready for receiving at least 200,000 Russian tourists this year, the Tourism Counselor of the Cuban Embassy to Russia, Cristina Leon, said on Monday. According to the diplomat, from January 1 to March 31, 2024, the tourist flow of Russians to Cuba was 66,887 citizens, which she considered a record figure, since in the same term of 2023 the country welcomed 32,224 people, the website Tourbus.ru published on Monday.

For anyone knowing that an eclipse will occur always arouses curiosity, for being a meteorological phenomenon that does not happen every day. This Monday everyone, specifically on the American continent, waits impatiently for the time of the event to arrive, as another one like it will not be possible for many years. According to Luis Enrique Ramos, coordinator of the Society's Meteorological History Commissiony of Cuba, this afternoon, Cuban time, a total eclipse of the Sun will be visible in a part of Mexico, the United States, Canada and the Atlantic Ocean. In Cuba, the phenomenon will be seen as a partial eclipse.

The signing of 47 contracts and more than 140 business agreements was the final balance of the 2nd edition of the International Transport and Logistics Fair (FITL 2024), concluded this Friday with every success at the Pabexpo venue in Havana. The exhibition, which was attended by nearly 60 national and foreign exhibitors, among them from Spain, the United States, China, Germany and the Netherlands, among others, constituted a good opportunity to boost the recovery process of the sector from the exchange of experiences, conclusion of agreements and the signing of new businesses that allow progress in improving transportation on the island.

If a few years ago, they mentioned there were bamboo bicycles, perhaps some people would have thought it was something unusual. However, today there are several countries that use it, among them South Korea, Malaysia, Australia, the United States, Canada and in Cuba there are already some tested for some years with very good results. Precisely in the Cuban capital, Nayvis Díaz Labaut created an MSME three years ago (micro, small and medium-sized business) Vélo Cuba with the aim of facilitating mobility in the city through bicycles and, within this, it has the purpose of increasingly using bamboo cycles.

The holding of fairs is very beneficial for the nation's economy, as it makes it possible to bring in new exhibitors and investors to be with us in the country and to trust and bet on Cuba, considered Rafael Alejandro Rodríguez Maestrey, director of Pabexpo. In an exclusive interview granted to this magazine, the executive spoke extensively about the importance for the country's economy of holding these types of events that are far from incurring in expenses for the entity.

The electronic industry company “Camilo Cienfuegos Gorriarán” -ATEC- is present at the International Transport and Logistics Fair (FITL 2024) with one of its most important items, the electric tractor, intended for agricultural work. The new vehicle is considered an example of the importance that the country gives to care for the environment and energy savings, because in addition to being able to be used in light agriculture jobs such as greenhouses.

The II International Transport and Logistics Fair, FITL 2024, was inaugurated this Wednesday in the capital's Pabexpo venue with the presence of the Cuban president, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez and Prime Minister, Manuel Marrero Cruz. Speaking at the opening, the Minister of Transportation, Eduardo Rodríguez Dávila, signified the importance of the event, considering it a necessary meeting point for the professionals in the sector.

Under the title “Santander Family: legacy and identity” a photography exhibition by Raúl Abreu will be open until the end of the month of April, which recreates the work of that family of potters and ceramists who for six generations have transmitted practices, techniques and knowledge of the art of the craftsmanship.