Cuba Received One Millionth Tourist Earlier this Year
- Submitted by: manso
- Travel and Tourism
- 04 / 12 / 2011
2011.04.11 - 11:51:09 / radiorebelde.icrt.cu. Cuba Received One Millionth Tourist Earlier this Year HAVANA, Cuba.- Cuba rolled out the welcome mat to receive its one millionth tourist Sunday, 13 days earlier this year as compared with 2010.
Up to the present, the country has seen a 10.4 % growth on tourist arrivals as compared with 2010, says a press release by the Cuban Tourism Ministry (MINTUR).
The increasing number of tourists coming from Canada, Russia, Argentina, United Kingdom, Chile, Poland, Venezuela and Belgium has contributed to the achievement.
This adds to the resuming of operations of cruise companies in Cuba with the arrival of cruise ships like Thomson Dream, Gemini, Discovery and Adriana in the island.
This year, 2.7 million foreign tourists are expected to travel to Cuba, according to Jose Manuel Bisbe, MINTUR Sales Director.
Bisbe said a priority for this year in the sector is the improvement of tourism offers and this year is the restoration of the whole hotel infrastructure of around 50,000 rooms, 65 % of them in four and five stars hotels.
Regarding new projects, the press releases announced the construction of new hotels in the Santa Maria Key, off north Villa Clara;, and Varadero.
The press release also confirmed the nine of the 25 hotels operated by Spanish chain Sol Melia will be remodeled.
In relation to events, MINTUR announced the upcoming 31st International Tourism Fair FITCuba 2011 to take place at the Morro-Cabaña Fortress Complex from May 2-7. This is the most important event within the leisure industry in Cuba.(ACN)
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