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The Hotel Company Melia Achieves Another Success in its Lawsuit for the Use of Confiscated Land in Cuba

14ymedio, Madrid, 2 February 2023 — The Spanish court that in May 2021 issued the provisional dismissal of the lawsuit against the hotelier Meliá filed by the Sánchez-Hill family, for the exploitation of its land in Cuba confiscated by the Cuban government, has dismissed the case for the second time. The head of the Court … Continue reading “The Hotel Company Melia Achieves Another Success in its Lawsuit for the Use of Confiscated Land in Cuba”

Tourists to Cuba Prefer Foreign Hotels or Government-Run Operations

14ymedio, Marcelo Hernández, Havana, 17 February 2020 — “Non-stop to Varadero!” a taxi driver happily shouts outside the José Martí International Airport in Havana after getting two customers who have just landed on the island. The tourists, who are visiting Cuba for the first time, have a reservation at an all-inclusive resort hotel run by … Continue reading “Tourists to Cuba Prefer Foreign Hotels or Government-Run Operations”

Melia Group Faces Demand for 150 Million Dollars Compensation for Cuban Revolution Expropriations

14ymedio, Havana, 17 February 2020 — Andrés Rivero Mestre, the lawyer who defends several of the families that claiming compensation for the expropriation of their assets by the Cuban Government after the Revolution in the 1960s, calculates that the Meliá Mallorcan hotel chain should pay his clients more than 150 million dollars, as he has … Continue reading “Melia Group Faces Demand for 150 Million Dollars Compensation for Cuban Revolution Expropriations”

Trivago Removes Several Cuban Hotels From Its Search Engine, Including the Havana Libre

14ymedio, Havana, November 9, 2019 — The German company Trivago has removed several hotels that operate in Cuba from its search engine, after the United States activated Title III of the Helms-Burton Law. Trivago was sued some months ago for “trafficking in stolen property” on the Island. Among the accommodations affected by this decision are … Continue reading “Trivago Removes Several Cuban Hotels From Its Search Engine, Including the Havana Libre”

A Cuban Family Sues Melia for 10 Million Euros

14ymedio, Havana, 12 June 2019 — The descendants of businessman Rafael Lucas Sanchez Hill on June 3 filed a lawsuit against the Spanish hotel group Melia, under Title III of the Helms-Burton law, the suspension of which was ended in May by the Donald Trump administration. The Sanchez Hills, who live in the United States, … Continue reading “A Cuban Family Sues Melia for 10 Million Euros”

"We are not afraid of what might happen to us", says Melia Vice President

14ymedio, Havana May 13th 2019 — The Executive Vice President of Melia Hotels International, Gabriel Escarrer, has dismissed “external pressures” and announced the strengthening of the hotel chain’s presence in Cuba, in an interview on Cubavision, picked up by Hosteltur. The entrepreneur has rejected the Trump administration’s policy toward Cuba following the activation of Titles III and IV … Continue reading “"We are not afraid of what might happen to us", says Melia Vice President”

Iberostar and Melia Prepare Their Defenses in Face of the Hardening of the Embargo

14ymedio, Madrid, March 25, 2019 — Iberostar and Meliá, the two big Spanish hotel companies with major investments in Cuba, are preparing themselves in face of possible claims after the Trump administration partially activated Title III of the Helms-Burton Law. According to the Spanish economic newspaper Cinco Días, the hotel companies had already contracted the services of … Continue reading “Iberostar and Melia Prepare Their Defenses in Face of the Hardening of the Embargo”

Cuba Establishes an Electronic Visa to Try to Revitalize Tourism that is Not Recovering

• In the first trimester of the year, only a quarter of the international travelers expected for 2024 arrived, far from the 32% needed to meet projections. • The United States has denied 300,000 electronic visas to European citizens for having visited Cuba before. 14ymedio, Madrid, 3 May 2024 — Prime Minister Manuel Marrero announced … Continue reading “Cuba Establishes an Electronic Visa to Try to Revitalize Tourism that is Not Recovering”

Tourism in Cuba is Still Depressed and is Saved Thanks to Canadians

14ymedio, Madrid, April 25, 2023 — At the gates of the Cuban Tourism Fair (FitCuba), which will start on May 1 with the presence, among others, of about 400 travel agents at a convention organized by the Spanish DIT Gestión, the data of the sector reflect a very deficient first quarter. As of March, 926,732 … Continue reading “Tourism in Cuba is Still Depressed and is Saved Thanks to Canadians”

Axel Inaugurates First LGBTQ+ Hotel in Havana

14ymedio, Madrid, 1 March 2022 — Axel Hotels is opening its first LGBTQ+ hotel in Cuba this Tuesday, the Telégrafo Axel Hotel La Habana, as confirmed by the company. Its inauguration was initially scheduled for the end of 2020, but the pandemic has been delaying the operation. In mid-2021, the possibility of opening the establishment was mentioned … Continue reading “Axel Inaugurates First LGBTQ+ Hotel in Havana”

Luxury and Excess in Socialist Cuba / 14ymedio, Marta Requeiro

14ymedio, Marta Requeiro, Miami, 26 February 2017 – I don’t know how my mother managed always to know a little more about my friends and their customs, and even those of the neighbors, because her limited time did not allow her to gossip; but she continually warned me that things are not always as they … Continue reading “Luxury and Excess in Socialist Cuba / 14ymedio, Marta Requeiro”

Cuban Customers: Collateral Damage In The Tourism Boom / 14ymedio, Luz Escobar

14ymedio, Luz Escobar, Havana, 16 February 2017 – In the photo the couple smiles with one glass of beer in hand, all they were able to obtain after waiting in a long line at a Varadero resort. Nine years after the government allowed Cubans to enter hotels in Cuba (a right previously denied them in what … Continue reading “Cuban Customers: Collateral Damage In The Tourism Boom / 14ymedio, Luz Escobar”

Cuba: Is Varadero for People of Another Social Class? / Ivan Garcia

Under a brightly colored umbrella, a representative of Gaviota, a tourism chain, the property of businessmen in the Cuban military, offers an inclusive leisure package for the summer. The bureau of reservations is nestled in an old parking lot of a strip mall in 5th Avenue and 42nd, Miramar, to the west of Havana. It … Continue reading “Cuba: Is Varadero for People of Another Social Class? / Ivan Garcia”

The Economic Debacle of Cienfuegos, Cuba, Abandoned by International Tourism

14ymedio, Julio César Contreras, Cienfuegos, July 7, 2024 — Cienfuegos was never a tourist enclave of great importance like Havana or Varadero, but its architectural charm, more republican than colonial, attracted those looking for city tourism but without the bustle of the capital. In recent years, however, the number of travelers passing through the Pearl … Continue reading “The Economic Debacle of Cienfuegos, Cuba, Abandoned by International Tourism”

The Home of Havana Journalist Julio Aleaga Was Broken Into and a Laptop Stolen

14ymedio, Havana, 27 March 2024 — A short video shows the moment when a man entered, last Monday, the building where independent journalist Julio Aleaga Pesant resides on 1st Street, between C and D, in El Vedado, Havana. About 40 minutes later, the same security camera, from a private cafeteria located on the ground floor … Continue reading “The Home of Havana Journalist Julio Aleaga Was Broken Into and a Laptop Stolen”