CBS News

Desperate search for survivors in Cuba hotel explosion as death toll rises to at least 27

Relatives of the missing in Cuba's capital desperately searched Saturday for victims of an explosion at one of Havana's most luxurious hotels that killed at least 27 people. They checked the morgue, ...

How the military came to dominate Cuba's tourism - and bankrupted the country

After Americans flocked to Havana following President Barack Obama's historic restoration of diplomatic relations with Cuba in 2015, the island's most powerful entity, the military, made a big bet: ...
CBS News

Powerful explosion at upscale hotel in Havana, Cuba, kills 22 people and injures dozens: "I thought it was an earthquake"

A powerful explosion apparently caused by a natural gas leak killed at least 22 people, including a child, and injured dozens Friday when it blew away outer walls from a luxury hotel in the heart of ...
NPR

Cuba hopes if it builds new hotels, tourists will come, after a long COVID shutdown

HAVANA, Cuba — Cuba is hoping more tourists return to the island, after a lengthy shutdown during the COVID-19 pandemic. Tourism is vital to the communist country's economy, which has taken a beating ...
New York Post

Cuba Hotel Saratoga explosion: At least 18 dead in massive Havana blast

A powerful explosion rocked a five-star hotel in the center of Havana, Cuba, on Friday morning, killing at least 18 people – including a pregnant woman and child — and sending survivors scrambling for ...
NPR

26 people died in an explosion at a hotel in Havana

HAVANA — Relatives of the missing in Cuba's capital desperately searched Saturday for victims of an explosion at one of Havana's most luxurious hotels that killed at least 26 people. They checked the ...
Los Angeles Times

Desperate search for survivors in Cuba hotel blast; 26 dead

HAVANA — Relatives of the missing in Cuba’s capital desperately searched Saturday for victims of an explosion at one of Havana’s most luxurious hotels that killed at least 26 people. They checked the ...
CNN

Changes in Cuba policy could adversely impact Trump’s hotel competitors

The proposed changes in US-Cuba relations that President Donald Trump will unveil Friday in Miami could adversely impact hotel brands that directly compete with Trump’s business empire, making it more ...
Skift

Cuba’s Hotel Challenges: A Guide to All the Projects in Process

Although Cuba won't say it, the country is ill-prepared for the influx of new visitors and the necessary development. The surge in visitors to Cuba, brought on by the December 2014 detente between the ...
PBS

In Cuba, American tourists increase demand for hotels

Two years ago, President Barack Obama restored diplomatic relations with Cuba. Since then, Cold War-era travel restrictions that prohibited most Americans from visiting were lifted, leading to a surge ...