The Gran Caribe Group and the Blue Diamond Resorts hotel chain announced this Wednesday that they will jointly manage all the hotel facilities and non-hotels in Cayo Largo del Sur, according to official media reports on the island.
According to a note published by the official website Cubadebate (CD), the event emerged within the framework of the International Tourism Fair, FITCuba 2022, which officially concludes this Thursday in the western resort of Varadero. It was announced by Miguel García, communication director of Blue Diamond Resorts, which in Cuban territory manages brands like Memories, Royalton and Starfish.
Blue Diamond chain next to #GreatCaribbean will manage the Cayo Largo del Sur destination, experts announce during the presentation of the resized product. #FitCuba2022 #Cuba pic.twitter.com/D58fR9oaGN
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The manager reported that the start date of Blue Diamond’s management, scheduled for the 2022-2023 winter season, will occur gradually and gradually to the extent that the facilities of sightseeing are being endorsed with the standards of the brand.
“For Blue Diamond it will be a far-reaching project and a unique experience, since we are talking about the almost complete management of a tourist destination with all its facilities,” Garcia said, quoted by CD, what toHe also specifies how the executive highlighted the chain’s interest in reviving this place on the southern coast of Cuba and inserting it into international markets.
The source recalls that in Cayo Largo del Sur, work will be done to expand the airport to establish air connections, as well as to increase services and offers, especially in the Marina Marlin, one of its main attractions. The tourist center, where some of the best beaches in the world are located, currently has about 1,348 rooms.
García, the note points out, also reported that currently the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment (Citma) is carrying out studies to carry out dredging tasks in hotel areas where it is necessary to promote the injection of sand.
Last Tuesday, during the inauguration of FITCuba-2022, the Cuban Prime Minister, Manuel Marrero Cruz, reaffirmed that the fair is the opportunity to relaunch Cayo Largo, a destination that this year celebrated its 40th anniversary.
Precisely for the anniversary, investment and maintenance actions were carried out in the hotel plant, the ranchones, the Playa Sirena facilities, the walkways, as well as a capital repair of the air terminal and the runway of the Vilo Acuña International Airport, highlights the source.
