Nassau’s Crystal Palace Casino closed on Thursday, ahead of the debut of the Baha Mar resort. The casino, which was the largest casino in New Providence, first opened as the Cable Beach Casino in 1983.
It was judgment day on Wednesday in a Grosseto, Italy, courtroom as Captain Francesco Schettino, 54, was found guilty of manslaughter, wrecking the Costa Concordia and abandoning passengers after the ship's January 12 accident off Giglio, Italy.
Last year Artex’s Bis Music record label embraced new marketing trends worldwide: the digital sale of music. With this view in mind and in an effort to reach out to a larger number of consumers anywhere under the sun, the company is relying on digital platforms such iTunes, Amazon, YouTube, Spotify, Deezer and Cubamusic –the online store specialized in Cuban music- to sell most of its albums.
Cuba’s Hero City is making arrangements to celebrate in July 500 years since it was founded by Diego Velázquez de Cuellar. Caguayo Foundation for Applied and Monumental Arts stands among the cultural institutions that are organizing actions to celebrate such an important development.
Iberostar Hotels & Resorts has opened a new property in Madrid, Iberostar Las Letras Gran Via. This is the Spanish hospitality brand’s first hotel in Madrid, located in the central area of Gran Via. The hotel originally opened in 1917, but it was recently restored. It now uses natural light to highlight the hotel’s facilities, which include 103 rooms, a lounge and more.
Longtime industry veteran Enrique Calderon has assumed the top spot at Grupo Posadas, where, as director general and CEO, he will be charged with overseeing the company’s hotel management business.