Varadero, Cuba News

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Varadero is currently the only 18-hole course in Cuba, but it will now be joined by others after the government approved a new multi-million dollar golf project Five decades after Fidel Castro ordered Cuba's golf courses to be closed down because he considered them "elitist", the island's communist government has approved the construction of a ... (more)

Cubana de AviaciA3n will offer the first direct flight between Cuba and Brazil on June 10.

Cash-strapped Cuba is looking to further boost its long-vital tourism sector, the crown jewel of which the famed resort town, Varadero, is located 138 kilometers east of Havana.

So, this is what you get after 54 years of communism: luxury condominiums and golf resorts for FOREIGNERS and for those few native elites who ensure that the Revolution lasts for eternity.

Minister of Tourism and Entertainment Dr Wykeham McNeill is among a group of top-level tourism officials from the region who are currently examining ways to promote multi-destination tourism in the Caribbean and Latin America.

Havana, May 8 : Cuba's tourism industry plans to expand its lodging capacity to upwards of 85,000 rooms by 2020, Tourism Minister Manuel Marrero said.

Yeah, baby, come on down... we are a hedonist's paradise, as long as you are not a hedonist from Cuba.

Varadero , April 30 : Fidel Castro's son Antonio triumphed at the fifth annual Montecristo Cup golf tournament held in his native country.

The emblematic beach of Varadero, a major Cuban tourism destination about 140 km east of Havana in the province of Matanzas, will host the 33rd International Tourism Fair from May 7 to 11.