Cuban Mobster Hotels Goin' Legit
French hotel group Accor SA has taken over management of Cuba's Riviera and Capri hotels--the famous mafia hotels of pre-revolutionary Havana.
"We are very excited. Our imaginations are already hard at work. We can do many things with these two classic establishments and their nightclubs,"
Accor executive Eric Pyre said.
Our imaginations are running wild as well. Castro, Cocaine, Communism, and Crime. The four Cs -- what else could a tourist want?
Actually, despite the Bush administration tightening restrictions on Cuba, the country's tourism revenue has jumped considerably in the last couple of years, and most people know that the above Cuban stereotypes are mostly a thing of the past.
We still want to get to Cuba before Castro is out of power, and Accor ruins the authenticity of renovates these old mob haunts.
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· Cuba's mafia hotels get new owner [CNN]
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