First hotel of the American chain opens in Cuba after half a century

Starwood Hotels took over the management of a luxury hotel in La Havana, becoming the first major American hospitality. chain with a presence on the island since the Cuban revolution 50 years ago

newly renamed Cuba Four Points by Sheraton on Quinta Avenida in Havana – a hotel owned by the Cuban army – now will be managed by the US giant hospitality.

Located in Miramar neighborhood of Havana, the chic hotel, formerly known as the Quinta Avenida, has rooms available from $ 246 per night, according to its website web.

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A vintage car passes in front of the Four Points by Sheraton hotel in Havana, the first run by a major US hotel chain in Cuba, June 28, 2016

newly renovated Cuba hotel Four Points is located in an upscale neighborhood of Havana called Miramar

hotel management under the banner Starwood is a point of pride, has Giannattasio said Jorge, who oversees Latin American properties of the company.

“There is a unique moment, a special time” to be the first hotel company in the US in 55 years to locate in Cuba, Giannattasio said during ‘ a ceremony marking the reopening of the newly renovated 186-room hotel.

one of the leading world companies Home, Starwood has more than 1,300 properties in nearly 100 countries, and also performs the Meridien, W, Westin and Sheraton hotel chains

In the cold :. the opening of this hotel shows signs that the communist island is strengthening its ties with the United States

Changing of the guard: Cuba newly renamed Four Points by Sheraton on Quinta Avenida in Havana is a hotel owned by the Cuban army

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the number of tourists increase even more strongly this year with the start of up to 110 commercial flights per day from the United States

the company will soon take over management of another iconic hotel Cuba – the Inglaterra, a property of 83 rooms which opened in 1875.

entry into the hospitality sector Starwood on the communist island is the latest sign of ties normalized between the United States and Cuba.

former enemies of the Cold War in July of last year restored diplomatic ties broken there half a century.

the US administration has taken steps to cut holes in the trade embargo as part of a broader normalization of relations with Cuba since Obama and Raul Castro (left) said detente in December 2014. both are represented in September 2015 during a bilateral meeting at the UN headquarters

President Barack Obama made a historic visit to Cuba in March this year, further cementing the normalization of relations.

A spokesman for the US State Department, Mark Toner, told reporters Tuesday that “supplying accommodation and adequate security and safety of approved travelers will increase people to people contact, and that will benefit the standardization process.

he said re-training of staff Starwood property, it now runs in Havana “will help develop specific know-how of Cuban employees sector in the area of accommodation and travel

toner added :. ‘ This is just one case, but what we want to keep seeing is a steady increase in these types of investments -. certainly in tourism infrastructure in Cuba

source: dailymail.co.uk/travel

First hotel of the American chain opens in Cuba after half a century