古巴最大的雪茄派對又要恢復舉辦了。古巴計劃在2022年初,具體在2月21日到25日,舉辦為期五天的雪茄節活動,活動主題是對古巴雪茄的熱愛。
古巴官方上一次舉辦類似活動還是2020年2月份,當時全球還處于新冠病毒疫情大流行的前期。甚至在2020年2月24日哈瓦那舉辦的慶祝活動舉辦之前,關于誰會參加、誰不會參加的謠言就很多。那時候,新冠病毒的流行對中國影響比較大,中國是古巴雪茄2020年度的新晉第一大消費國,人們特別擔心雪茄節快結束時的慈善拍賣,覺得由于疫情的影響,參加的人沒有那么踴躍。但是這種擔憂被一個高希霸雪茄保濕盒以270萬美元成交的新的拍賣紀錄所打破。
后來,和許多活動一樣,2021年度的古巴哈伯納斯雪茄節取消了。這是23年以來該活動第一次被取消舉辦。
關于2022年古巴雪茄節的活動安排的詳細信息后續將公布。傳統上,將包含一系列的產品展示、貿易展覽、煙葉田參觀、雪茄廠參觀和雞尾酒會,以及可以抽茄的晚餐宴會。在雪茄節上,古巴還將展示一些新款雪茄。
古巴政府近期宣布將在11月份重新開放國內旅游業。特朗普政府改變了奧巴馬執政時代的兩國關系正常化的政策,拜登上臺后目前還沒有改變政策,導致目前大部分美國人無法合法的進入古巴。
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Cuba’s biggest cigar party is coming back. The Habanos Festival is scheduled to return in early 2022, with a one-week party centered around the love of Cuban cigars running from February 21 to 25.
The last time the event was held, in February 2020, the world was on the precipice of a pandemic. Even before festivities began on February 24, 2020 in Havana, rumors were abundant about who would show and who would not. At the time, the Coronavirus outbreak was largely limited to China, which was revealed as the new No. 1 market for Cuban cigars in 2020. There were particular concerns about the charity auction that concludes each festival, concern that was shattered when records were broken with a $2.7 million bid for a Cohiba humidor.?
Like so many events, the 2021 Habanos Festival, scheduled for February 2021 was cancelled. It was the first time in the 23-year-history of the event that it was called off.
Details about the agenda for next year’s festival are expected to follow at a later date. Traditionally the event is a series of presentations, trade shows, tobacco field trips, factory tours and festive cocktail parties as well as dinners with plenty of cigar smoking. Cuba also uses the week to showcase many of its newest cigars.?
Cuba recently announced it would reopen the country to tourism in November. The Trump Administration reversed Obama-era policies of normalization with the country, a move President Biden has not changed, resulting in prohibitions that make it illegal for most Americans to visit Cuba.
篤行致遠 2024中國煙草行業發展觀察