Gaviota keeps 3,470 of more than 30,000 declared rooms operating

Tourism group Gaviota has 3,470 of its more than 30,000 declared rooms in Cuba operating, according to figures attributed to company executives. An estimated 88.4 percent of its capacity remains out of service.

The active rooms are concentrated in Havana, Varadero, Topes de Collantes and Cayo Santa María, according to Gaviota sales director Elia Elena Cortés. The company is preparing to relaunch Playa Luxury Varadero on October 23, an adults-only property on Cayo Libertad at the end of the Hicacos Peninsula.

The hotel has 85 rooms and originally opened in 2005. Gaviota is now presenting it as part of its high-end lodging line.