CUBAN TOURISM

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Cuba expects a good tourist year in 2014, supported by initial figures, world goals, and investments to expand its offers, Tourism Minister Manuel Marrero said today.»

The resorts found at Trinidad-Sancti Spiritus tourist destination have joined the initiatives launched in Trinidad, to celebrate the half-millennium of its foundation.»

Some 200 000 CUC (Cuban convertible peso) – seeks to safeguard from the passage of time and other demons, all the heritage assets of the Valley of the Sugar Mills, with the half millennium of the village right on the corner.»

The tour operator Pegas Turistik, Russia, which will operate during the upcoming season in Cuba with vacationers from that country inaugurated this Saturday a direct flight from Moscow to Varadero, main resort of this nation.»

With a rise in number of travelers from Chile and Brazil, the flow of tourists from the Southern Cone countries to Cuba now exceeds 100 percent, reflecting the growing interest of these markets in the Caribbean island, official statistics reflect.»

According to the party guidelines, tourism-related activities must be fostered in order to invigorate the economy based on an efficient development program.»

With a revenue growth in both the Cuban convertible pesos (CUC) and total currency,  the Ministry of Tourism in Sancti Spiritus reports a good beginning of the year, confirmed sources from the industry in the Cuban central province.»

In order to increase the hotel capacity of  Trinidad’s tourist resort, building forces of the sector in the province of Sancti Spiritus will start to broaden on March, the Villa Horizontes Ma Dolores, located about 3 kilometers away from that city.»

The Key to the City, one of the most cherished symbols of Trinidad, was awarded to Cuban Tourism Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz, by the Municipal Assembly of People’s Power as part of the celebrations for the 499 anniversary of the founding of the town.»