Soaring above all other buildings in Havana, a new 42-storey hotel that is due to open in Cuba’s capital is causing a stir. Boasting 542 luxury rooms, the Selection La Habana hotel has yet to be inaugurated but is already being criticized — and not only for its unusual shape. Cubans are questioning the government’s allocation of millions of dollars towards luxury tourism during a severe economic crisis while tourism numbers plummet. (AP video by Ariel Fernandez, Milexsy Duran)
New luxury hotel towers over Havana as Cuba’s economic troubles mount and tourism plummets
Soaring above all other buildings in Havana, a new 42-storey hotel that is due to open in Cuba’s capital is causing a stir. Boasting 542 luxury rooms, the Selection La Habana hotel has yet to be inaugurated but is already being criticized — and not only for its unusual shape. Cubans are questioning the government’s allocation of millions of dollars towards luxury tourism during a severe economic crisis while tourism numbers plummet. (AP video by Ariel Fernandez, Milexsy Duran)