Wouldn’t you like to get married here? Melia’s Paradisus Varadero.

In May 2016 I went on a wonderful press trip to Cuba on behalf of Sunwing Airlines and Melià Hotels & Resorts. The country sure has changed since my last visits in 1998 and 1993! I’m sure it will change a lot more in the next year or so as more and more Americans are able to visit.

This trip I was in Varadero, Havana and Cayo Santa Maria (with my previous trips in Holguin / Guardalavaca).  More stories to come, and in the meantime please feel free to ask any questions.

• Cuba with eyes wide open, for Canadian Traveller‘s fall 2017 print issue.
• US embargo on Cuba: What American travellers should know: breaking down some misconceptions about Cuba, particularly for Americans’ first visit, for The Wayward Post.
• For USA Today, All-inclusive hotels in Havana. Note: I was assigned this story, but really, that’s not the way to travel in Havana and I can’t recommend any of the hotels I mention. In Havana, you want the flexibility to try different restaurants and to get out and enjoy the city …. save your all-inclusive resorts for the beach.
• For Canadian World Traveller, two articles:
  • Pristine Cayo Santa Maria and
  • Finally — a high-end family resort in Cuba.
• Hotel features for Luxury and Boutique Hotels:
  • Review of Melià Habana (Havana)
  • Review of Melià Cohiba (Havana)
  • Review of Melià Varadero (Varadero)
  • Review of Paradisus Princesa del Mar (Varadero)
  • Review of Paradisus Varadero (Varadero)
  • Review of Melià Marina (Varadero)
  • Review of Melià Buenavista (Cayo Santa Maria)

Note: While I was hosted by Sunwing and Melià Cuba, the views are entirely my own.