The sustained increase in flights to the Jardines del Rey tourist destination, in the north of the province of Ciego de Ávila, demonstrates the safety and reliability of the Cuban leisure industry, despite the epidemiological complexities at the international level.
Lubia Olivera Espinosa, specialist of the Provincial Delegation of the Ministry of Tourism that attends the Commercial area and the Jardines del Rey International Airport, stressed that after starting the high tourist season, they received some 27 weekly flights and during the current month they add up to more than 35 in that period.
He specified that during the year 2021, the aircraft from Canada and Russia constituted the majority among those received in that air terminal, while others from Mexico point to the diversification of the tourist issuing markets.
In line with the arrival of visitors, Jardines del Rey reopens its facilities to increase accommodation capacity: currently some 15 provide services, including the Kempinski Cayo Guillermo and Iberostar Daiquirí hotels, which joined operations on January 3, he said.
At the beginning of the winter season, the Iberostar Selection Esmeralda and El Coral Level hotels were launched on the market, both belonging to the Gaviota Hotel Group and located in Cayo Paredón Grande, east of the Jardines del Rey Archipelago, he explained.
Given the increase in the number of visitors, control measures are reinforced at the international airport and hotel and non-hotel facilities, according to the protocols established by the Ministry of Public Health.
As part of the insurance for tourist operations, up to 500 daily samples are processed for PCR-RT (polymerase chain reaction, in real time), Dr. Tatiana Artiles Herrera, head of department at the Molecular Biology Laboratory of the General Provincial Hospital Professor Roberto Rodriguez, pointed out.
Upon arrival, the flights check the travelers randomly and, in the case of Canadians, all are examined before returning due to the requirements of the tour operators, based on existing agreements between Cuba and Canada, he clarified.
According to the Provincial Delegation of MINTUR, all its facilities in the Jardines del Rey destination are certified with the condition of Most Hygienic and Safe Tourism, which also enables the operation of non-hotel services in charge of the Palmares and Caracol branches.
In addition, the offers of nautical activities, fishing and diving are maintained. The development of the hotel plant, planned until the year 2030, continues with the construction of new lodging sites in Cayo Paredón Grande.
