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Just as it was aforementioned in the last issue featuring Cuba, today airline partnerships and airport expansion have become a sounding reality. New hotel chains keep on popping up throughout the island. Cuba, as a tourist destination, won the first position in the nomination ''Exotic Destinations'' by the
2016 National Geographic Traveler magazine Annual Awards. We invite you to dive in and see what Cuba has to amaze your guests.
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"Hola Amigo, bienvenidos a Cuba! My name is Alejandro DEBASA, and I am the Regional Managing Director for our offices in CUBA. We have been in operation here for almost two years..."
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Thanks to the prosperous diplomatic relations that started in 2015 between Washington and Havana, it was agreed upon that as of February 2016 commercial flights would have a start.
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Beijing Enterprises Holdings Ltd, signed an agreement memo with the Cuban government last year for Bellomonte, a 462 million Golf-Condominium-Hotel project on Guanabo beach just east of Havana.
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Paladar, is a popular name that originated on a Brazilian tv soap opera where they called a chain of restaurants Paladares, Cuba started calling their new private restaurants this way.
(See pp. 8-10)
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The Four Points Hotel by Sheraton in Havana was known as the Quinta Avenida Hotel. It is located near the Miramar Trade Center. Just 18 km from the San Jose International Airport, 10 km from downtown, and 12 km from Havana's colonial area, also known as Old Havana.
(See p. 11)
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Let's Cook:
How to Prepare
Moros y Cristianos
Moros y cristianos is a very popular Cuban dish. It is served at nearly every restaurant. It is a variant of the Caribbean dish, rice and beans.
(See p. 16)
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DQuest.travel is a dynamic portal! It was created to assist Meeting Planners in easily locating ideal destinations, hotels, services, and activities within the group market in Latin America.
(See pp. 14,15)
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Dr. Travel
Travel Tip: Silencing Seatmates
Chatting with the person next to you may be great, but when you want to read, sleep, or think, and the person next to you is a real talker, several ways exist to silence him or her. (See p. 17)
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Like life, the Travel and Hospitality Industries seem to move at the speed of light. As a committed B2B partner, we aim to help you keep up with the latest industry news and opportunities. CommuniQuest Incentive Travel Guide is a valuable tool that brings you the timely information and analysis that you need, with a flair for what's hot, relevant and interesting. No matter where your group is heading, we look forward to making YOU LOOK GREAT during your next event!
Sincerely,
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Jose-Manuel GARCIA, CDS
Visonary, Founder, &
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Jose- Manuel (Manolo) GARCIA, CIS, CMS
Second Generation, Innovator, &
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Mexico
IVI DMC² Cancun & Riviera Maya
Raquel MIJARES, CIS
Marketing, Business & Planning Director
IVI DMC² Mexico City, Central Mexico,
Puerto Vallarta, & Riviera Nayarit
Jaime NELO, DMCP, CMS
Destination Managing Director
IVI DMC² Los Cabos
Yazmin ELOSEGUI
Destination Managing Director
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Caribbean
IVI DMC² Cuba
Alejandro DEBASA, CMS
Regional Managing Director
IVI DMC² Dominican Republic
Ramon RIJO, CIS
Regional Managing Director
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Central America
IVI DMC² Costa Rica
Sonia VARGAS
Destination Manager
IVI DMC² Panama
Ligia VARGAS, CIS
Regional Managing Director
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South America
IVI DMC² South America
Jorge OROZCO, DMCP
Regional Managing Director
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