The Balearic Islands monopolizes more than half of the hotel investment in the Caribbean island this year
Balearic hoteliers maintain their plans in Cuba despite the arrival of Trump

Cuba is immersed in an ambitious hotel investment plan that will take it over the next few years to build dozens of new establishments with the help of foreign capital and the goal of increasing its number of tourists to become one of the leaders in the Caribbean . Baleares enjoys an unbeatable position on the island and does not intend to miss the opportunity: the island's large hoteliers will play a key role this year in the expansion of the Cuban tourist industry.

This week the Minister of Tourism of Cuba, Manuel Marrero , during his participation in Fitur was resounding . Speaking to this newspaper, the Cuban leader announced that his country will receive investments this year over "the 1,000 million euros" on the part of hoteliers in the Balearic Islands . And the thing is not there, "in 2018 more than 5,000 new hotel rooms will be inaugurated and more than half are of companies of the archipelago, confirmed Marrero shortly before revealing that there will be new complexes of" 40 and 50 million euros, some with more than 1,000 rooms ».

All to try to exceed the five million tourists this year and maintain the commitment to quality that the Mallorcan chains have implanted in the region in recent decades. Not in vain do they manage practically all of the five-star rooms and more than half of the four-star rooms.

Beyond the hotels in the main tourist destinations such as Havana and Varadero , from now on they will start to build large real estate developments linked to golf and accommodation in colonial cities, with the aim of boosting circuit tourism, practically non-existent in the island. And at this point Cuba is looking again towards Spain , whose main hoteliers will be responsible for developing important complexes in cities such as Trinidad, Jibara, Cienfuegos or Santiago de Cuba . "This is how tourism becomes more dynamic and we make sure that thanks to these investments we can receive more visitors," says Marrero .

As a result of this Cuban confidence in the Balearic tourism sector, this year we will witness an unprecedented expansion of the main hotels on the Caribbean island. Some will even double their presence there, thanks to new projects granted by the government of Cuba . This is the case of Iberostar or Globalia , which expects to grow exponentially in the coming months.In the case of Iberostar , its plans are to double its presence in the area. Currently they manage 17 establishments there, only this year will open 11 more and foresee to close the year with more than 30 signed projects, as revealed to this newspaper the vice president and CEO of the company, Sabina Fluxà .

The Mallorcan company will grow supported by its new segment of heritage hotels (establishments in colonial buildings with charm and history) and will do so in cities such as " Trinidad, Jibara, Santiago de Cuba and other colonial destinations that we are analyzing and about to close". Its commitment to the island dates back 25 years ago and they are very satisfied with the returns obtained.Another one that will lead a great growth in Cuba this year will be the Globalia hotel , Be Live , which has managed to get the government to grant four new projects in recent weeks in addition to the one announced in Fitur de María José Hidalgo , which will mean an investment of 800 millions of euros. In this way, it will go from five to almost 10 establishments after the two new licenses in Varadero and another two in Havana .

In the words of its president, Juan José Hidalgo , in the capital will raise a five star in front of the offices of Cubana de Aviación and another establishment attached to Copacabana .

The leading chain in Cuba is Meliá and will continue to be so, after its vice president and CEO, Gabriel Escarrer , announced that they have just opened nine new establishments with more than 900 rooms in total in the country, which leaves the total figure in 37 Mallorcan hotels there. And the thing is not there, "before the end of the year we will open two more and we will reach 39", Escarreradvances .

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