Hotel bashed for refusing Cubans – A Hilton-owned hotel in Norway faces a backlash for complying with a U.S. embargo and refusing to house a Cuban delegation.
Tagged: book, boycott, Cuba, Cuban, police, protestPosted on: January 7th, 2007“An Oslo hotel owned by the U.S.-based Hilton Hotel Corp. faced protests, a boycott and a police complaint this week after refusing to book rooms for a Cuban delegation because of the United States trade embargo against Cuba.
The Cuban delegation, set to attend a travel fair in Oslo this month, planned to stay at the Scandic Edderkoppen Hotel in the city center, as they had on five previous visits.”
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