CubaPLUS Magazine

With the joy of dancing a distinctive musical genre par excellence of this Caribbean country worldwide, the Day of Cuban "Son" is celebrated here on Wednesday. This festivity, which takes place every year on May 8, is an initiative promoted since 2019 by late maestro and musician Adalberto Alvarez (1948-2021) to honor two iconic “son” singers who were born on this day in Cuba: Miguel Matamoros in 1894 and Miguelito Cuní in 1917.

Canada will continue to be the first source of tourists to Cuba because between both countries there are strong ties of friendship and brotherhood, assured the island's Minister of Tourism, Juan Carlos García Granda.

The 42nd edition of FitCuba 2024 International Tourism Fair concluded with total success as it has turned out to be the opportune moment for showing the renewal of our tourism product, said the minister of the sector, Juan Carlos García Granda.

The hotel chain MGM Muthu, India, will market the Segundo Frente hotel of the Cubanacan group under an agreement signed by both parties during the FitCuba 2024 International Tourism Fair that takes place in Jardines del Rey.

An important alliance between the Cuban Medical Services Marketing Company (CSMC, S.A.) and the Canadian hotel chain Blue Diamond Resorts was announced this Friday by executives of both entities. The good news was announced by Dr. Ileana Reyes Álvares, Head of International Sales of CSMC, S.A and Rafael Villanueva, Commercial Director of Blue Diamond Resorts, who considers that this union plans to enhance the wellness services offered between both entities.

With the presence of the Cuban President, Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermúdez, Prime Minister, Manuel Marrero Cruz, and the head of Tourism (Mintur), Juan Carlos García Granda, the second day of FITCuba 2024 product presentations were held. The activity took place at the Meliá Costa Rey, the new name of the old Gran Marena under an agreement signed the day before by the Spanish entity and the Gran Caribe group, during which the Commercial Director of Mintur, Gihana Galindo, explained the benefits of the Cuba destination and the facilities it offers to vacationers who decide to visit the largest of the Antilles.

The photographer of CubaPLUS magazine, Fernando Valdés, Ferval, was one of the three winners of the competition for the longest ash held as part of the activities of the 42nd edition of the FitCuba 2024 International Tourism Fair that takes place in Jardines del Rey. The contest took place this Thursday afternoon at the Gran Marena Cayo Coco hotel and was part of the activity dedicated to cigars, during which several winners of the "Habano Man Award" told their experiences in their work in the sector and, in addition , a pairing of Lagrimas Negras rum and a San Cristóbal de La Habana cigar was made.

ALEX is the name of the first-born son of the contemporary Cuban R&B singer, Machiran, who feels very happy to already have his first child. It is a single, whose song has the story of the most intense and longest love relationship that the artist has experienced, especially during the time of the pandemic, but no one said that loving from a distance was easy.

With the presence of some 500 professionals from around 60 countries and 80 representatives of the accredited national and foreign press, the 42nd edition of the FITCuba 2024 International Tourism Fair opened this Thursday at the Gran Marena hotel in Cayo Coco.

Cuba joined the International Code for the Protection of Tourists in accordance with the tourism of peace, health and security that this destination promotes, Juan Carlos García Granda, Minister of Tourism, announced this Tuesday. The announcement was made known by García Granda on his account on network Tourism for the Americas.

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel on Monday held a meeting with executives of the UN Tourism Organization (UN Tourism) and with ministers and businessmen in the region.

With over 25 years in the Cuban market, backed by the prestige of the supplier brands, Inversiones Pucara participated in the Fecons International Construction Fair 2024 with the IPSA hardware line, especially high-quality ceramic products.

Just four days before the start of the 42nd edition of the Fitcuba 2024 International Tourism Fair, the country has already registered one million visitors, a figure that reflects the gradual recovery that experiences the leisure industry in the largest of the Antilles, which this year expects to reach more of three million visitors.

About to celebrate three decades of being founded, the Islazul hotel group constitutes currently an entity with the appropriate conditions to offer possibilities of accommodation for any vacationer who wishes to spend a few days of vacation in the largest of the Antilles, with quiet and pleasant rest.

Wellness tourism will be the center of the offers that the Marketing Company will present at Fitcuba 2024. Cuban Medical Services (CSMC S.A.) in this 24th edition of FITCuba 2024 to take place from May 2 to 5 in Jardines del Rey. According to information published by the entity on its website, this time will serve as a platform for the launching of Wellness Tourism Services, a collaboration between CSMC S.A. and the Canadian hotel chain Blue Diamond

The Meliá Buenavista and Sol Palmeras hotels, in Cayo Santa María and Varadero, respectively, won the award Travellers' Choice Best of The Best 2024, among the best All Inclusives in the Caribbean. A press release by the Spanish company adds that this award is based on the numerous positive opinions left by users of The Tripadvisor travel platform that also recognized other entities accommodations.

With over 120 companies from 13 countries, opened this Tuesday the International Construction Fair Fecons 2024 in the halls of the capital venue of Pabexpo. Speaking at the opening, the first deputy minister of the Ministry of Construction (Micons), Ángel Vilaragut Montes de Oca, highlighted the importance of the event as it will enable attendees to exchange experiences on topics related to the sector, the promotion of new technologies, materials and services in favor of modernizing this national industry.

Cubanacan Hotels has among its purposes for the coming FITCUBA 2024 Tourism Fair, the launch of two new products taking advantage of the strength of having hotel facilities in each of the tourist poles and promote dissimilar travel reasons such as Adventure Tourism, in the Western corridor, Las Terrazas, Soroa and Viñales and Nautical Tourism with a novel product in the Zapata Peninsula.

A total of 11 of the 18 hotels operated by the Spanish chain Iberostar in Cuba have just been given the awards: Best of Best and Travelers Choice, awarded by the largest website of travel in the world TrypAdvisor, to position it as a reference hotel group in the largest of the Antilles.

The International Tourism Fair (FITCUBA) currently constitutes one of the most important events that take place every year in the largest of the island, as this sector is the second in importance for the country's economy. However it was not always so. Although the first Cuban tourism organizations date back to the second decade of the last century, it was not until after 1959, with the triumph of the Revolution that the first steps were taken for the development of this industry with the objective to structure tourism that responds to the cultural, historical and social values of the country.