• Submitted by: manso
• Travel and Tourism
• Business and Economy
• 09 / 05 / 2010

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PL.Sep 04, 2010 04:33 PM. Cuba's services and destinations are among the highlights of the International Tourism Fair in Jinan, Shadong, in eastern China.

At the fair's opening, Elizabeth Vela, Cuban Tourism Ministry representative in China, said a key goal was to expand mutual knowledge.

"We want to show them the real face of Cuba, and we want the Chinese people to be the ones who bring to our country the reality of this great nation, which has experienced impressive development in the last 30 years," Vela stated to an audience of travel agency representatives, tour operators, investors and journalists.

The display involves abundant visual promotion of Cuban destinations, including its keys and islets, cities and beaches, as part of the Autentica Cuba campaign begun on July 20 in Beijing. The campaign tour has visited Shanghai, Xi An (Shaanxi), and Hangzhou, Zhejiang.

The Cuban official noted that Cuba was the first country in the Americas chosen by Chinese authorities chose as the 2003 Tourism Destination, paving the way for those wishing to learn about the Caribbean island in situ.

Cuba has since introduced language training to provide Chinese tourists with the best services, while official statistics chart an increasing inflow, from 670 visitors in 1994 to a sizable 12,000 last year.

Source: Escambray