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Cuba / What's it like in Cuba right now?
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Nearly 170 travel agents, tour operators, hotel partners, and media, converged at Toronto’s Hotel X ballroom Wednesday night (Nov. 20) of an evening of networking, Cuban hors d’oeuvres, dinner, live music, dancing and resort-style entertainment to celebrate Cuba’s “Única” spirit.
The evening’s talent included local Toronto band Salsa Cuba, belting out the classics, alongside dancers from the Toronto-based Danza Corpus Conservatory Dance Theatre directed by renowned Cuban choreographer, Jose Angel Carret.
Cuba’s Única campaign, launched in 2022, is all about promoting the country’s best assets – the Cuban people, their culture, pride and friendliness – and celebrating the things that make the destination unique.
Admittedly, concerns over October’s power grid failures, combined with recent damages caused by Hurricane Oscar and Rafael, raised questions.
“Yes, a lot of people changed their flight dates [in October following the events],” said Lessner Gomez, director of the Cuba Tourist Board in Toronto. “If people cancel their trip, then we respect that. If they change their flights, we respect that too. But Cuba is open and Cuba is back to normal.”
As a Caribbean island nation, dealing with hurricanes is just part of life and Cuba has effective repair protocols in place. Gomez pointed to 2017’s hurricane Irma that crippled the country in September, only to have the entire island spring back into operation just two months later.
Canadians have long had a love affair with Cuba, with many visiting the island on a regular basis. More than 32 per cent of first-time visitors to the island become repeat visitors, say the Cuba Tourist Board.
“Cuba is still Canada’s number one travel destination. We are more than 97 per cent back to where we were last year with nearly 1 million Canadian visitors, and I think we’ll keep that number this year. Before COVID we were at 1.1 million,” said Gomez.
Cuba will receive more than four thousand flight operations from 21 Canadian gateways this 2024-25 season, with flights arriving at the most popular resort areas in Cuba.
More here: https://www.paxnews.com/news/tourism-board/cuba-back-normal-cuba-tourism-talks-recovery-island-improvements-to-event
Nearly 170 travel agents, tour operators, hotel partners, and media, converged at Toronto’s Hotel X ballroom Wednesday night (Nov. 20) of an evening of networking, Cuban hors d’oeuvres, dinner, live music, dancing and resort-style entertainment to celebrate Cuba’s “Única” spirit.
The evening’s talent included local Toronto band Salsa Cuba, belting out the classics, alongside dancers from the Toronto-based Danza Corpus Conservatory Dance Theatre directed by renowned Cuban choreographer, Jose Angel Carret.
Cuba’s Única campaign, launched in 2022, is all about promoting the country’s best assets – the Cuban people, their culture, pride and friendliness – and celebrating the things that make the destination unique.
Admittedly, concerns over October’s power grid failures, combined with recent damages caused by Hurricane Oscar and Rafael, raised questions.
“Yes, a lot of people changed their flight dates [in October following the events],” said Lessner Gomez, director of the Cuba Tourist Board in Toronto. “If people cancel their trip, then we respect that. If they change their flights, we respect that too. But Cuba is open and Cuba is back to normal.”
As a Caribbean island nation, dealing with hurricanes is just part of life and Cuba has effective repair protocols in place. Gomez pointed to 2017’s hurricane Irma that crippled the country in September, only to have the entire island spring back into operation just two months later.
Canadians have long had a love affair with Cuba, with many visiting the island on a regular basis. More than 32 per cent of first-time visitors to the island become repeat visitors, say the Cuba Tourist Board.
“Cuba is still Canada’s number one travel destination. We are more than 97 per cent back to where we were last year with nearly 1 million Canadian visitors, and I think we’ll keep that number this year. Before COVID we were at 1.1 million,” said Gomez.
Cuba will receive more than four thousand flight operations from 21 Canadian gateways this 2024-25 season, with flights arriving at the most popular resort areas in Cuba.
More here: https://www.paxnews.com/news/tourism-board/cuba-back-normal-cuba-tourism-talks-recovery-island-improvements-to-event