Habaguanex Tourist Company

The Habaguanex Tourist Company (1994-2017) was a Cuban hospitality company owned by the Office of the Historian of Havana City and directed by Eusebio Leal.

History

The Habaguanex Tourist Company was founded on 6 January 1994.

In 2012, the Habaguanex Tourist Company was tangled in a corruption affair. In august 2016, the ownership of the company was transferred from Eusebio Leal to the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces.[1] In 2017, the Habaguanex Tourist Company was acquired by CIMEX y TRD Caribe, two companies owned by the military consortium GAESA (Grupo de Administración Empresarial.)[2][3] The hotels and restaurants owned by the group became part of the Gaviota Tourism Group. Following this ownership transfer, the US Department of State added all the Habaguanex-related locations on the list of prohibited places for American visitors and shoppers.[4]

Description

This company takes its name from the chieftain Habaguanex who ruled the area where Havana is located today before Christopher Columbus arrived in Cuba.

The Habaguanex Tourist Company offers a historical hospitality experience with high architectural, cultural and historical significance, mainly in Old Havana, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1982. The company dedicates some of its ihe income to restore the historic centre of the city and to improve the living conditions of the local population. The company was administered by the Oficina del Historiador de la Ciudad de la Habana (OHCH).[2]

The Habaguanex Tourist Company manages more than 300 facilities including restaurants (La Factoría brewery[2]), shops, markets, coffee shops and hotels of different categories, mainly in the Old Havana..

Hotels
Colonial buildings around the Old Square
  • Ambos Mundos (related to Hemingway's presence in Havana)
  • Armadores de Santander
  • Beltrán de Santa Cruz
  • Comendador
  • Conde de Villanueva (tribute to Cuban cigars)
  • Florida
  • Los Frailes (religious ambience)
  • Marqués de Prado Ameno
  • Mesón de la Flota
  • Palacio O'Farrill
  • Park View
  • Raquel (tribute to the Jewish culture)
  • San Felipe (one of the grandest baroque houses in Havana)
  • San Miguel
  • Saratoga (upscale)
  • Santa Isabel (former residence of a wealthy family)
  • Tejadillo
  • Telégrafo
  • Valencia (tribute to the Valencia region in Spain)

References
  1. "Habaguanex S.A pasa de Eusebio Leal a manos de las FAR". CiberCuba (in Spanish). 2016-08-01. Retrieved 2020-01-27.
  2. Piña, Pablo Pascual Méndez (2019-10-30). "Adiós a Habaguanex S. A." Diario de Cuba (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-01-27.
  3. "Habaguanex S. A. desaparecerá definitivamente". CiberCuba (in Spanish). 2017-01-12. Retrieved 2020-01-27.
  4. Whitefield, Mimi (26 February 2016). "Havana florist and doll shops are among businesses prohibited for American shoppers". Miami Herald. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
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