Increasing Investment in Cuban Tourism (PART II)

Havana, July 12 (Prensa Latina) The Cuban investment process in tourism is currently on an upward slope that aims to stimulate the tourism industry. The Director General of Development of the Ministry of Tourism (Mintur) of this country, José Daniel Alonso, shows his enthusiasm in this regard and sees with good eyes the spiral of this sector.

This important investment process is planned for 2019 to add five thousand new rooms, and in total will be nine thousand 500 rooms run by the end of next year.

Among the examples of developments is the Hotel Packard expected its conclusion in Havana, the country's capital, in 2019.

Another program that serves the Mintur is the additional hotel, which is a little slower because of the impact of hurricanes like Irma (September 2017) but that is the same This program will cover the north coast of the central province of Ciego de Ávila, Cayo Santa María and Varadero him – even, including the improvement of premises.

The Executive recalled that as of November 15, 2017, all of Cuba's recreational hubs were in operation despite the damage caused by hurricanes such as Irma.

Santiago de Cuba, a territory that has attracted much attention from visitors, was reiterated by the director. because it is a place closely related to the history and culture of this nation.

The other investment problem is in Havana that November 16, 2019 will be 500 years old, so there is a program of priorities for the capital.

To these ideas is added the development of real estate, mentioned two joint ventures that are already on track, one of them located in Havana in the region. Bellomonte

There are two new joint ventures for this 2018, one in Punta Colorada in Pinar del Rio (west) that strictly adheres to its program in the peninsula of Guanahacabibes, which connects the marina and the tourist port in its second stage . 19659005] The beach of El Salado, relatively close to the capital, has a real estate project with the Spanish group Globalia and the company AirEuropa, which can be completed by 2019.

In this regard, it There are 95 management contracts with 21 companies, and MINTUR seeks to attract more and more high-ranking foreign companies, such as the Swiss Kempinski, Mundo Hotels from India and other countries like Singapore.

In total, Cuban authorities are processing 140 projects of opportunities for tourism at the hotel, additional hotel and new projects. In terms of real estate there are 13 projects of which 11 are already identified.

This investment process is based on an increased spiral of entry of travelers into the country in vacation plan, when this year is expected to close with 4.7 million visitors, according to official estimates.

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