After an agreement between the Cubanacán Hotel Group and the tourist operator Pegas Touristik, Guardalavaca will begin to receive Russian tourists from next summer.
Cited by Travel Trade Caribbean (TTC)the president of the Cuban chain, Gipsy Hernández, said that flights, with capacity for more than 400 travelers, will arrive at Frank País International Airport, in Holguín, from the beginning of the season.
As the press medium points, Holguín stands as the most important destination of Sun and Beach in the Eastern Zone.
In Guardalavaca, Cubanacán manages hotels that are among the best in its catalog, he points out TTC
More than 185 thousand Russian tourists arrived in Cuba last year, which positioned that country as the third source market of foreign tourists to the island.
The tourism sector of Cuba was scored in 2024 a record of Russian tourists arriving on the island. Despite the backwarded setback by most emitting markets, Russian visitors grew up to 185.8 thousand, 1 % more than in 2023 (184.8 thousand), and 5 % above the figure of 2019, the year before the 2019 pandemic (almost 178 thousand).
The data was confirmed by Cristina León Iznaga, Minister of Tourism of the Cuban Embassy in Moscow, cited by The Russian Turopera Association. However, despite the increase, the record is below the initially planned.
The Cuban Ministry of Tourism (Mintur) He had estimated The possible arrival of at least 200 thousand Russian visitors in 2024, something that finally did not happen.
In addition, according to the source, the figures reached so far are still far from the existing expectations with the Russian market, although at the moment operational difficulties prevent the jump in the statistics to which the Cuban authorities aspire.
Cuba received more Russian tourists than ever in 2024, but is still indebted to her forecasts
According to Juan Carlos García Granda, Cuban minister of the sector, the intention in the coming years is to increase the tourist flow from Russia to the 500 thousand visitors a year.
At present, direct flights from Russia to Cuba – to Havana, Varadero and Cayo Coco – are only operated from Moscow by the companies Rossiya Airlines and Nordwind Airlines, in addition to a flight from the Venezuelan airline, converts twice a month.
Last November, it was learned that the first Built and managed hotels by companies Russians They could be about to appear on the island, according to statements by the Minister of Tourism.
Entces, García Granda told the agency Tass that “there are projects in the study stage that are already close to initiating its implementation.”
