Cuba to host almost 400 events in 2003

A ballpark figure of 400 events –comprising congress, celebrations and meetings- will take place in Cuba during the course of 2003, as published in the Guidebook of Congress and Incentive Travel Facilities of the island nation’s Convention Desk.

Some of the highlights include the UN Conference of Desertification scheduled for September and with an expected turnout of 400 attendants.

During the course of the upcoming year, there will be other major forums like the 2nd Congress on Dengue and Yellow Fever to be held in Camaguey to mark the 170th birthday of Cuban physician Carlos J. Finlay, a native of that province.

Cuba ranks 35th among the world’s major destinations for events and holds the fifth spot in the Americas in this kind of specialized tourism, trailing behind the U.S., Canada, Brazil and Mexico.