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News about tourism and Russian tourists on the island, flights, events, and statistics.

Two Russian tourists drown at Varadero beach

About 400 Russian tourists stranded in Varadero due to a plane malfunction

International tourism in Cuba records its third lowest figure for the month of January since 2003

A malfunction in a Rossiya Airlines airplane turbine leaves over 300 Russian tourists stranded in Cuba

Two flight attendants from a Russian airline accused of smuggling after returning from a trip to Cuba

Government denies the existence of a deadly virus and "killer flies" in Cuba

Russian tourists are complaining about sand flea bites in hotels in Cuba

Cuba and Venezuela's regimes seek to "strengthen tourist cooperation."

Russian airline Rossiya resumes weekly flights between Moscow and Havana

A passenger attempts to open the emergency door of a plane in flight from Cuba to Russia

Russia seeks to expand flights to Cuba: "Everything depends on demand."

Drunk and aggressive Russian tourist deported from Cuba by MININT

Tourist arrivals in Cuba decline from January to July 2024

Cuban government reports 1.6 million tourists in the first half of 2024

Rossiya Airlines resumes flights Moscow-Havana

Tourist's body sent "by mistake" to Canada from Cuba has yet to return to Russia

A Russian woman buried a Canadian instead of her deceased father in Cuba

Cuba reaches one million foreign visitors amid a tourism crisis

Rosneft sends first flight of 2024 with workers to Cuba for leisure and health amid economic tensions on the island

Cuban government eager to receive Russian investment in its tourism industry

The Cuban regime aims to receive more than 200,000 Russian tourists in 2024

Hotel Deauville in Havana reopens its doors after four years of being closed

Lavrov says that Cuba is Russia's most important ally in Latin America and the Caribbean

Russian tourists report poor service following flight delay at Cayo Coco airport

Russian surfers arrive in Baracoa from the Bahamas

Russian tourist after visiting shopping center in Varadero: “I can't put the puzzle together.”

Russian tourist recounts how she "survived" for 16 days in a five-star hotel in Varadero

Cuba activates the use of Russian MIR cards at points of sale and ATMs

Announcement of technological deployment for the use of Russian MIR cards in tourist centers in Cuba

Russian musician passes away while on vacation in Cuba

The Russian airline Rossiya has increased its flights from Moscow to Varadero to three times a week

Díaz-Canel admits that Cuba will not achieve the 3.5 million tourists projected for this year

Russian warns tourists in Cuba: "Beware of scams"

Russian tour operators expand trips to Caribbean countries departing from Cuba

Aeroflot resumes flights to Cuba, suspended since the invasion of Ukraine

Low occupancy on flights to Cuba from Spain

Shark devours young Russian man on beach in Egypt

Russian agents advise tourists to visit hotels with non-Cuban chefs

Venezolana Conviasa announces flights to Russia from Havana

Russia wants to become the leading source of tourists to Cuba

Injured tourists in Sancti Spíritus are being transferred to the Cira García International Clinic in Havana

Banks in Havana begin operations with Russian MIR cards

Russian MIR cards set to be activated for operations in Cuba

Russian consul inaugurates private business in Bayamo

The first group of Russian tourists arrives in Cuba following the resumption of flights

Russian MIR cards will start being used in Cuba before the end of the year

The Russian government denies that Mir cards can be used in Cuba

The Government of Cuba announces that it will accept Russian Mir cards in the coming days

The International Tourism Fair is inaugurated in Varadero

Russia is working to implement the Mir payment system in Cuba

The Gran Caribe hotel group appeals to domestic tourism in light of the loss of Russian tourists

Cuban government turns Granma into a tourist brochure

Azur Air completes repatriation flights for stranded Russian tourists in Cuba

Cuban government reports an increase in foreign tourists in January

Cuban government inaugurates another luxury hotel in Havana

Russians abandon beaches in Cuba and cast doubt on the recovery of tourism

More than 900 Russian tourists returned to their country from Cuba on Sunday

Russia will repatriate eight thousand tourists stranded in Cuba due to the air blockade following the invasion of Ukraine

Cuban tourism suffered a 67% drop in international visitors in 2021

Cuba will not require vaccination certificates or negative PCR tests from Russian tourists