Peruvian Mandarins Return a Lost Flavor to Cubans

The price is 1,300 pesos a pound, almost half of a monthly pension When the seller told her the prices of the imported products, which also included California onions, the woman’s face became a grimace. / 14ymedio 14ymedio, Juan Diego Rodríguez,...

Cuba's tourism minister insists sector 'alive and kicking' amid crisis

Will GrantMexico, Central America and Cuba correspondent ShareSave Tourism is a vital component of the Cuban economy When US President Barack Obama stepped off Air Force One onto Cuban soil in 2016, he was one of around four million visitors to...

How Tourist Agencies Are Scamming Vacationers to Cuba

An outdoor café of the Iberostar Selection Hotel in Havana, in the Torre K, empty. / 14ymedio Twenty years after her first idyllic trip to Cuba, Marina, from Spain, discovers a devastated country and deplorable service in 5-star hotels. By Yaiza...

Iberostar strengthens presence in Cuba with luxury Selection Havana hotel and plans million-dollar investment in 2025

The Iberostar tourism group has closed the first nine months of 2025 with a positive balance, marked by a 10% increase in global sales and an 8% rise in the Average Daily Rate (ADR). In this context, the company has added five new hotels to its...

State Dept: Visa Restrictions Won’t Stop Cuban Officials from Attending World Health Organization Meeting in D.C.

The U.S. State Department, in a statement to Breitbart News on Thursday, denied complaints from the Communist Party of Cuba that visa restrictions on members of the violent regime would prevent Cuba from being an active participant in the...

Rurality and Agroecological Tourism in Cuba

HAVANA, Cuba, September 30 (ACN) The 10th Ibero-American Rural Tourism Meeting, under way in Cuba, made it clear that rural tourism is growing worldwide and promoting the revitalization of regions and the generation of new opportunities....

Cuba Complains U.S. Won't Give Officials Visas for W.H.O. Regional Meeting

Cuba’s communist regime accused the United States of engaging in “discriminatory treatment” by allegedly refusing to allow Deputy Health Minister Tania Margarita Cruz to participate in an event for the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), a...

Brits' Ibiza holiday ruined by 'disgusting' sewage-filled water amid floods

A group of British tourists were left wading through knee-deep sewage water this week after their dream girls' holiday to Ibiza was ruined by torrential rain, which triggered flash flooding on the island. Freya Meader, 24, who lives just outside...

Hurricane Imelda barrels towards holiday paradise with 100mph winds and flooding

Hurricane Imelda is barrelling towards Bermuda as a Category 2 storm, with forecasters warning of potentially devastating weather for the British territory. The US National Weather Service in Miami said in its 11pm Wednesday update: “Imelda’s core...

From Cuba to France, Ivan Trevejo continues to win medals in fencing – but at a cost

BAKU // Ivan Trevejo sacrificed plenty to forge a new life in Europe when he defected from Cuba in 2002. But the pain of the family he left behind and has not seen since was eased when he took gold in the individual epee at the European Games for...

Royal Caribbean cruise ship rescues stranded group aboard ramshackle raft near Cuba: ‘Falling apart’

A Royal Caribbean cruise ship rescued a group of people stranded on a ramshackle raft floating in the waters between Mexico and Cuba over the weekend, according to reports. The Enchantment of the Seas cruise was heading west in the Yucatan Channel...

The US Issues a Travel Alert for Cuba Because of the Increase of Chikungunya

In addition to infants, those over 65 and those with diabetes or heart disease are at high risk Matanzas polyclinic, which a few days ago issued a health alert because of the increase of Chighungunya, dengue and oropouche / 14ymedio 14ymedio,...

Trump Admin Deports Former Cuban Judge Who Sentenced Anti-Regime Protesters: 'Inadmissible Due To Her Affiliation'

The Trump administration deported a former judge who worked in Cuba and sentenced people who protested against the regime, according to a new report. The Miami Herald detailed that Melody Gonzalez Pedraza was deported last week, with a...

Deadly mosquito-borne virus sparks CDC travel alert — could it reach the US?

Fox News senior medical analyst Dr. Marc Siegel shares his perspective on whether the mosquito-borne virus in China will spread to the United States and how AI can be detrimental to children's and young adults' mental health on 'Fox Report.'...

New £185 travel fee starts today for people heading to US - but most Brits won’t pay

One travel expert has offered handy advice for all visitors to the US Brits have been warned of a new fee that is aimed at visitors to the US and comes into force today(Image: Alphotographic via Getty Images) Travellers to the Unites States face...

Billionaire Kenn Ricci made his first million after being furloughed. He borrowed $500 from his dad, bought an airline, and now takes $800K vacations

The path to success isn’t always a straightforward, uphill climb—even the most accomplished leaders, like Mike Bloomberg and Mark Cuban, were knocked down before making it big time. The same is true for Kenn Ricci, a serial American aviation...

Phototourism booms as travelers chase perfect shots around the world

In 2025, people are expected to take 2.1 trillion photos, up from 1.9 trillion in 2024. That volume of images fuels the rise of phototourism, with destinations competing for visibility through their most striking backdrops and travelers mapping...

Expert's warning to Brits over new £185 US travel fee starting today

Foreign Office guidance on travelling to the United States The UK Foreign Office provides specific advice on the entry requirements to visit the US. The government guidance on. The government guidance on ESTA states: "ESTA is an automated system...

Fellow travellers

Warren Beatty’s film Reds (1981), a biopic about the muckraking American journalist John Reed, did something revolutionary. In a daring narrative experiment for a Hollywood romance, snippets from oral history interviews periodically break up the...

Cuba’s Revolutionary Defense Committees Are On The Way Out

By Lien Estrada HAVANA TIMES – On September 28, 1960, the Committee for the Defense of the Revolution (CDRs) were founded, and they have just marked another anniversary. The activities of this were once a major event. Money was collected, syrups...