Cuba stands out in growth of tourism
- Submitted by: manso
- Travel and Tourism
- 11 / 17 / 2010
Cuba's tourism sector has shown a 3.5% growth in revenues during the first nine months of this year, if compared to the same period in 2009.
According to data provided by the National Bureau of Statistics, between January and September, 1205 millions of convertible pesos were obtained, with an increase close to 40 millions.
The authorities have also seen an annual rise of 2.5% in tourist arrivals, until reaching 1,903,606 tourists. With respect to market issuers, Canada held the lead as the main provider of tourists to the island with 733,142 visitors, followed by Great Britain (133,006), Italy (85,813) and Spain with 79,583. The biggest increases were concentrated in Mexico (116.9% of expansion), Argentina (117.6%) and Russia (137.9%). Express. Editorial. A.F
Fuente: www.expreso.info/es/noticias/internacional/17294
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