Holguin Boosts Tourism Investments
- Written by Luly Legrá Pichs
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Photos: Trabajadores, Radio Angulo y visiondesdecubaIn the next two years, the Holguin tourism destination expects to reach almost 10 thousand accommodation capacities with the opening of new hotels under construction and the expansions underway in other facilities in this eastern Cuban territory.This Cuban destination currently has more than 5, 450 rooms, distributed mainly in areas of sun and beach.
Among the new facilities to be opened is the Bahía del Almirante hotel, in the coastal town of Gibara, with 31 rooms, of which six will be ready for next July 1st, on the occasion of the 14th edition of the International Film Festival of Gibara, said Eddy Santos, delegate of the Ministry of Tourism in Holguín (Mintur).
Gibara, launched as a tourist destination in the last Tourism Fair (FITCUBA-2017) also expands nature tourism, with offers of excursions to the existing natural caves in that locality.
The investment project also includes the construction of the Saratoga hotel, the third facility of the E brand built in the city center of Holguin, with 32 rooms.On the other hand, in the most famous beach of the northeastern region of Cuba, Guardalavaca, is being built the structure of the central block, the accommodation and the service area of the 515 rooms hotel Albatros-Guardalavaca.
lso, within the investment plan in execution in the province, there is an expansion of five more cabins in the Don Lino motel, so by the end of 2018 it will have 180 bedrooms, Santos added, referring to the sector's projections for develop the housing fund of this pole.
Also, more than 600 rooms under construction in El Estero beach, the expansion of the old Hotel Guardalavaca, and the total restoration projects of the Vallado and Murcielaguina, both in Gibara, are also included in the project.
Also, more than 600 rooms under construction in El Estero beach, the expansion of the old Hotel Guardalavaca, and the total restoration projects of the Vallado and Murcielaguina, both in Gibara, are also included in the project.
These works will also facilitate the creation of new jobs that will lead to the training and preparation of personnel. For example, once the "Albatross" is opened, it will demand at least around 500 workers, and as the hotel capacity of the province expands, the hiring will grow.Along with the repair and construction of these facilities, investment actions will also allow a greater interaction of the tourist with the history and culture of the region.
The Holguin tourist destination is projected to become a more eclectic one, where the traditional sun and beach tourism, with the nature and the patrimonial and cultural values of the territory, will converge.
