FITCuba 2018 to Feature UK as Guest Country

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06 May 2017 5:24pm
FITCuba 2018 to Feature UK as Guest Country

The 38th International Tourism Fair FITCuba 2018 will be dedicated to the United Kingdom, as guest of honor, official sources informed here.

The Cuban Minister of Tourism, Manuel Marrero, added that next year's edition will have Cayo Santa Maria as venue, in the central province of Villa Clara.

Mr. Marrero indicated that 2,600 professionals from 41 countries attended this year’s fair, including tour operators, travel agencies, representatives of airlines, executives and traders, in addition to 170 journalists from Cuba’s top outbound markets.

The United Kingdom, he explained, is posting growths of 25 percent in tourist arrivals to the archipelago and it is a market that shows great faithfulness to this leisure destination.

He added that during the fair, contacts and business were expanded, and participants recognized the niceties of the island for the travel industry.

The Cuban Minister also highlighted the cultural presentations in this venue, as an exhibition organized by Cuban artist Kcho, that grouped 27 painters from 13 countries.

He congratulated authorities and the people of Holguin, as well as territories that were part of the fair, such as Gibara, that opened the program of visits of the delegates and appeared as a tour destination.

The ceremony also underscored the achievements of Director General of Marketing with the Ministry of Tourism, Maria del Carmen Orellana, who wrapped up her tenure in which Cuba received four million visitors last year.

Many of the foreign participants and journalists will continue for the following five days in fam trips to Santiago de Cuba and Baracoa in eastern Cuba.

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