Incentive tourism gets a leg up in central Cuba

Incentive tourism dealing with farming issues will lure some 3,000 visitors this year to Cuba’s central region eager to learn about that particular sector and trade on the chance to enjoy the surrounding natural attractions.

Up to now, more than 300 American, German, Asian and Latin American travelers have come to Villa Clara to visit the province’s cattle farms, urban farming centers, croplands and cigar factories, as well as the Bolivar Conference Center where the working sessions will be held.

The options designed for these groups also include grand tours around the Marcelo Salado Sugar Industry Museum, train rides hauled by steam locomotives, visits to sugar cane plantations and others that allow visitors to enhance their general knowledge on the province’s agricultural stock.

The Bolivar Conference Center –attached to Cuba’s Ministry of Agriculture- joins this modality and offers newcomers the possibility of taking part in different events scheduled for a particular timeframe. The venue is equipped for mid-size and small-scale events.

Incentive tourism dealing with agricultural activities will be unveiled at the Varadero 2003 Tourism Convention and in TURNAT, as another contributing product for a tourist circuit that has a lot to show those vacationers traveling to central Cuba other than just sun-and-beach choices.