Watch : Workers remove sign from the Grand Aston Havana hotel

Hotel workers remove the brand sign on the facade of the Grand Aston Havana Hotel as the Asian group Archipelago International, which came to operate six hotels on the island under the Aston brand, ends its activities in Cuba, under pressure from the United States and to avoid being exposed to sanctions due to its links with the Cuban economic-military conglomerate Gaesa. Visa and Mastercard payment transactions will be suspended in Cuba starting June 6, 2026 after a foreign bank severed its rel