COMPREHENSIVE TOURISM REPORT

Report No. TH-15-98

PRICE $500.00

Comprehensive study of the tourism industry in Cuba.  The study analyses and lists Cuba’s hotels, restaurants, entertainment, resorts and other tourism-related activities, including hospitality, management and training, excursions, and the transportation infrastructure. The study also includes some cruise ship issues.

 

The objectives of the report include providing a comprehensive description of the tourism-related infrastructure, including airports, seaports, resorts, hotels, spas,  museums, restaurants and others; Developing a profile of Cuba’s tourist sites and natural resources, their accessibility to stage of development, proximity to transportation and potential as attractions; and analyzing Cuba’s efforts in specialty tourism, such as ecotourism, medical tourism, scuba, hunting, fishing and other specialized sectors.  The report is over 180 pages long and includes a number of charts and maps.

CONDENSED
TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction to Tourism                 

Tourism Industry Organization               

Foreign Investment                 

Some Conclusions                 

Tourism                   

Tourism Overview                 

Tourism Marketing in Cuba                

Foreign Investment in the Tourist Industry              

Tourism Air Support Infrastructure                

 Airports - Summary                 

 International Airport System                

 Other Important Air Related Data               

 Cuba’s Military Airports                

Performing Arts, Festivals and Events               

 Theme Parks, Entertainment and Night Life              

 Crafts and Shopping                 

             

Attractions                   

 Overview                  

 National Heritage                 

 Beaches                  

 Fishing Areas and Marinas                

 Diving and Snorkeling                

 Other Water Based Recreation             

 Hunting                

 Natural Ecology, Parks and Wilderness Areas           

 Other Land Based Recreation              

 Cultural Heritage               

 Art Galleries, Museums and Historic Sites            

Beach Sites                 

 General Comments               

 Management Issues               

Hospitality Facilities and Services              

 Overview                

 Existing Hotel Supply               

 Zones                 

 Hotel Companies               

Hotel Development Issues and Opportunities            

 Overview                

Hotels and Resorts                

 Present Hotels and Resorts              

 Projects Under Development              

 Hotel Investment Opportunities             

 Typical Hotel Facilities and Services             

 Typical Food and Beverage Facilities             

 Typical Retail Facilities              

 Competitive Hotel Environment – Caribbean           

Offshore Islands and Bays               

 Introduction                

 “Los Colorados” – Havana to Cabo San Antonio           

 “Los Canarreos” – Cabo San Antonio to Cayo Largo          

 “Jardines de la Reina” – Cienfuegos to Cabo Cruz           

 Sabana to Camaguey (Baracoa to Havana)            

               

Recreational Boating and Marinas              

 Introduction                

 Marine Tourism               

 Boating Environment and Geography            

 Warnings                

 Boating Regions               

 1997 Boating Facilities               

 Dilemmas and Opportunities              

 The Influence of Meteorological and Oceanographic Conditions on Recreational

  Boat Routes Between the United States and Cuba          

 Meteorological and Physical Oceanographic Parameters          

Boating Routes Between the United States and Cuba          

Sightseeing and Shore Excursions              

 General Information               

 By Road                

 Maps and Addresses               

 Planes, Boats and Trains              

 Communications               

 Accommodations               

 Meals                 

 Specialized Tourism               

  Conventions               

  Festivals               

  Health                

  Sports                

  Education               

 Havana Province               

  Old Havana               

  Arms Square               

  Off Arms Square              

  Old Square               

  Cathedral Square              

  Angel Hill               

  Museum of Fine Arts              

  Near Central Park              

  Prado Promenade              

  Morro Castle and La Junta             

  Across the Bay              

  New Havana               

  La Rampa               

  Tropicana Night Club              

  From La Rampa              

  To Revolution Square              

  Paseo to the Sea              

  Miramar               

  On the Outskirts              

  To Lenin Park               

  Where Hemingway Lived             

  From Africa to Arabian Nights            

  East Havana Beaches              

 Pinar del Rio Province              

  Soroa                

  Maspoton               

  San Diego de los Baños             

  La Guira National Park             

  Pinar del Rio               

  Viñales Valley               

  Vuelta Abajo               

 The Isle of Youth               

  A History of Plunder              

  Today’s Wealth              

 Cayo Largo                

 Matanzas Province               

  Varadero Beach              

  Where to Eat               

  As for Music               

  Matanzas               

  Cardenas               

  The Zapata Peninsula              

 Villa Clara Province               

  Santa Clara               

  Remedios               

  Around the Square              

  Las Parrandas               

  Caibarien and Cayo Conuco             

  Elguea Baths               

  Lake Hanabanilla              

 Cienfuegos Province               

  Downtown               

  On the Outskirts              

    Sancti Spiritus Province             

  Trinidad               

  Sugar and Slavery              

  Trinitarian Traditions              

  Sugarmill Valley              

  Sancti Spiritus               

 Ciego de Avila Province              

  Moron                

  Cayo Guillermo              

 Camaguey Province               

  Camaguey               

  Santa Lucia Beach              

 Holguin Province               

  Holguin               

  Colonial Center              

  Modern Rim               

  Mayabe Lookout              

  Bariay National Park              

  Guardalavaca Beach              

  Gibara                

  Bariay Beach               

  Banes                

 Granma Province               

  Bayamo               

  Manzanillo               

  La Demajagua               

  Media Luna               

  Marea del Portillo Beach             

  Sierra Maestra National Park             

 Santiago de Cuba Province              

  Santiago de Cuba              

  Cespedes Park               

  Cultural Feast               

  Santiago Carnival              

  Taking It All In              

  The Morro of Santiago             

  Cayo Smith               

  Dos Rios               

  El Cobre               

  Miracles               

  Rebellion               

  The Virgin and the Basilica             

  Baconao Park               

  Gran Piedra              

  Along the Coast              

 Guantanamo Province              

  Guantanamo               

  Baracoa              

  The Fortresses              

  The Malecon               

  The Flavor of Baracoa