Russians visit Cuba more often — authorities
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- 05 / 03 / 2010
The number of Russians who visited Cuba in the first quarter of 2010 has grown by over 20% on the same period last year, the Cuban statistics department said.
According to the department, in January-March 2010 more than 13,200 Russians visited the island.
A total of 810,100 foreigners visited Cuba in the first quarter this year — almost the same as in the first three months of 2009.
Canada accounted for the bulk of foreign tourists in Cuba, with 387,000 Canadians visiting the island in January-March 2010.
It is followed by Britain with 38,500, Italy with 38,100, Germany with 28,900, France (28,500) and Spain (28,300).
Cuban authorities consider Russia as a promising tourist market.
According to the organizers of an international tourist exhibition, Fit Cuba 2010, that has opened in Havana this Monday, the number of Russian tourists visiting Cuba has been constantly rising in recent years.
Source: Ria Novosti
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