• Submitted by: Luis Manuel Mazorra
• Travel and Tourism
• 10 / 29 / 2011

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A growing interest shown in Russia for Cuba, the number of Russian tourists to the island recorded a new high and stood at 56 000 530, exceeds the amount of 2010.

According to sources from the office of the Ministry of Tourism in the Caribbean nation's capital, the number referred to in two months ahead of previous record introduced last year, when 56 000 234 domestic vacationers traveled to Cuba.

As stated at the time the director of the Cuban Ministry of the said office in this country, Estafania R. Escobar, sightseeing in most of the Antilles is in fashion now and will increasingly figure in the plans for rest of the nationals.

The record is in place well above the figure of 37 000 391 tourist arrivals to the Caribbean nation in 2009.

The influx of people who want to enjoy the wonders of Cuba, where in addition to sun and beach tourism offer other options related to their culture, traditions and sports, is also supported by a greater number of flight frequencies.

So far, major airlines participating in that activity are Aeroflot, with combined flights with Cubana Airlines and Transaero, which also makes connections from the northern city of Saint Petersburg to Varadero.