Collin Laverty Browse All Authors Top 11 quotes by Collin Laverty The Cuban government is clearing out Havana hotels and sending visiting U.S. groups to Varadero Beach for a long weekend. Collin Laverty world From offloading at the airport to restaurant availability, infrastructure is maxed out. Collin Laverty lifestyle When you look at Havana, there are really four or five five-star hotels, then you get down to the four-star hotels and three-star hotels, and they get shaky. Collin Laverty latest-headlines You see one once every two weeks or three weeks and you can feel it, you’re in Old Havanaand all of a sudden instead of, whatever it is, 2,000 tourists out walking that day, all of a sudden there are three or four [ thousand ]. Collin Laverty latest-headlines With this increase in demand and visits, therearemore challenges on the Cuban side. Collin Laverty latest-headlines And you have the added experience of having the family cook for you and getting to know them. Collin Laverty latest-headlines You're starting to see places that can compete with three- and four-star hotels. Collin Laverty world You will be expected to visit the agricultural market, speak with the owners of private restaurants, share your own life experiences with Cubans and, of course, to stay away from the beaches. Collin Laverty industrials There are four or five really nice hotels in Havana which you can count on for a really quality experience, and I think that needs to increase five-, six-fold. Collin Laverty industrials We always tell people, when you come down you're entering into the dark zone, and of course Americans aren't exactly accustomed to that! Collin Laverty industrials You have capacity issues at the airport with everything from luggage getting off flights to the customs process, and so those are all challenges. Collin Laverty industrials
