Cuba ready to provide Canadians with exceptional experiences this winter
About 150 travel advisors and tour operators were welcomed at The Illuminarium Toronto this week by Cuba’s Minister of Tourism, Juan Carlos Garcia Granda and its newly appointed Director of the Cuba Tourist Office in Canada, Gihana Galindo for...
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Cuba reports operations resume in Holguín
The Cuba Tourist Board reports that tourism operations in Holguín have fully restarted, following a brief pause caused by Hurricane Melissa. The first two commercial flights from Canada arrived on Nov. 5 at "Frank País" International...
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Eastern Cuba accelerates recovery efforts as tourism infrastructure rapidly reopening
There’s continued good news from Cuba as the Cuba Tourist Board reports significant progress in the recovery efforts across the eastern part of the island following the recent passage of Hurricane Melissa. Under the leadership of the...
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CUBA Update: Melissa weakens to Category 2 after impacting Eastern Cuba
The Cuba Tourist Board provided an update on Hurricane Melissa this morning, confirming that the storm has weakened to a Category 2 hurricane after moving through the eastern part of the country. The hurricane's interaction with the Sierra...
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Cuba closes airports, Oct. 28 and Oct. 29, as it prepares for Hurricane Melissa
Cuba has implemented measures to safeguard tourists, staff, and facilities in the eastern part of the country as it prepares for the arrival of Hurricane Melissa. Precautionary actions have been taken at the airports in Santiago de Cuba and...
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Gihana Galindo named new director of Cuba Tourist Board
The Cuba Tourist Board has announced that Gihana Galindo has been appointed as the new Director of the Cuba Tourist Board in Toronto. Galindo’s appointment is effective Oct. 15, 2025 and she succeeds Mr. Lessner Gomez, who will return to...
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Cuba, Sunwing offer update as power restored
The Cuba Tourist Board reports that electricity has been restored to 100 % of the hotels in Cuba and at all the tourist areas, it’s business as usual. Lessner Gomez, Director of the Cuba Tourist Board in Toronto, said: “We have reports,...
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FitCuba kicks off opening celebrations in Cayo Coco
Annual Cuban tourism show, FITCuba, kicked off on Wednesday night (May 1) with a series of opening festivities that included the dazzling use of drones to create multi-coloured aerial images of the likes of a windsurfer, cocktail glass and a sea...
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