The Cuban ancient city of Trinidad and the Valle de Los Ingenios (Valley of the Sugar Mills) —both located in the province of Sancti Spiritus—, were the first sites of the island to be granted the recognition of Cultural Heritage by UNESCO, back in 1988»
Medical attention to foreign visitors in Trinidad has been complemented with a dental clinic recently opened in the International Clinic»
Self-employed workers are trained in different courses offered by the Hotel and Tourism School of Trinidad, in Sancti Spiritus»
Despite economic restrictions faced by a great deal of Cubans, over 41 870 national tourists were reported to have visited local hotels this year. So, at present moment, domestic market is considered third, behind Germany and France, taking into consideration the number of visitors. According to Gean Trocones Duran, from the Delegation of the Ministry of Tourism in Sancti Spiritus, »
Cuba is celebrating today the World Tourism Day with a renewed travel industry and the attention from the five continents to the peculiarities of this archipelago»
Given the increase of tourism in Cuba, Italian airlines and cruise ships will diversify operations to the island for the upcoming winter and summer seasons»
The National Bureau of Statistics and Information (ONEI) confirmed that in the first half of this year Cuba reached the figure of two million 147 thousand 919 visitors, representing an increase of 11.7 percent compared to the same period of 2015»
Sancti Spiritus’s Palmares S.A. Branch welcomes the designation of this central Cuban province as venue of the major celebrations for the 26th of July commemoration»
Cuba Tourism Ministry reported the arrival of 2 million international vacationers on June 13, a figure reached 27 days before it was reported last year thus confirming the good position of the Cuban destination in the world tourism scenario»
502-year-old Sancti Spiritus is becoming more attractive for tourists, who now prefer to stay longer so as to go sightseeing the many wonderful sites we’ve got over here»
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