Turkiye-Based, Russia Federation-Connected Hotel Management Company Relinquishes Properties In Cuba
/From company: “ATG (Anex Tourism Group) has been one of the world’s leading tour operators for 27 years and a dominant force in the tourism industry offering travel agents and tour operators exclusive access to quality hotels and resorts around the world. ATG owns and operates tour operations throughout Europe, three hotel chains, Selectum Blu Cruises and a worldwide network of Destination Management Companies.”
From LinkedIn Profile: “Anex Tourism Group (ATG) Turkey [Turkey] is one of the nation’s largest and fastest-growing business travel management companies offering best-in-class products, services and industry expertise to a diverse portfolio of corporate clients. ATG Turkey is a member of ATG Global which is a leading global business travel management company based in New Albany, Ohio, U.S.A. ATG Global covers the globe with more than 176.000 experienced travel professionals serve in over 72 countries.”
From company: “Neşet Koçkar is the founder and owner of ANEX Tourism Group companies. Growing in a rapid and confident manner, ANEX now operates under the name ANEX Tour is operating more than 35 countries. Mr. Koçkar also has lodging industry investments in various countries. In Turkey, his company has Zen Hotels (Phaselis Princess Hotel and The Inn Resort Hotel) and Life Hotels (Green Hill Hotel) umbrella brands as well as Syedra Princess Hotel, Sun Princess Hotel, Vista Hotel, and Anex Sky Hotel. As of 2017, Selectum Luxury Resort Hotel, which serves in the five-star and luxury segments, opened its doors in Belek, Antalya. The Group boasts hotel management investments in Vietnam and Thailand under the brand name Diva Hotels and further hotel investments in Egypt and Cyprus. Mr. Koçkar has made investments in businesses other than the tourism industry: These include A Enerji in the energy industry; an active hydroelectric power plant (HEPP), another HEPP that is under construction, and Turkey’s largest solar power project.”
Antalya, Turkiye-based Selectum Hotels & Resorts is a subsidiary of Istanbul, Turkiye-based ATG Group Turkey [Turkiye].
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The company notified the immediate termination of all its management and marketing contracts with the Republic of Cuba government-operated Grupo de Turismo Gaviota S.A., a subsidiary of Grupo de Administración Empresarial S.A. (GAESA) which is a subsidiary of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of the Republic of Cuba (FAR).
The decision was reported through an official statement published on Facebook by Selectum Family Resort Varadero and in an internal letter addressed to sales agents and tour operators, exclusively revealed by Reportur.
“Through this letter, the ATG chain, in its capacity as Manager, formally notifies you of the immediate termination of all Administration and Marketing Contracts for the hotel owned by Grupo de Turismo Gaviota, S.A., managed by our entity under the brand and name Selectum Family Resort Varadero. As a result, starting June 4, 2026, the Hotel Room Reservation contracts signed by the ATG chain for the upcoming seasons will be terminated and will no longer be in effect…. Although it has been a short cycle, it has proved to be an extremely productive and successful stage, achieving an exceptional position for Selectum Family Resort Varadero thanks to the support and trust placed in our team.”
ATG Hotels is a hotel group based in Turkey [Turkiye], owned by the tour operator Anex Tour, with a presence in more than seventy-two countries. In the Republic of Cuba, ATG Hotels managed Selectum Family Resort Varadero and Selectum Family Resort Santa María in Cayo Santa María, Villa Clara, since 2023. In August 2024, ATG Hotels managed 147-room Hotel Corona in Havana.
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