Cuba expects to receive five million visitors next year, a 6.4 percent increase regarding 2017, said in Havana the Minister of Tourism, Manuel Marrero.
During his appearance before the Cuban Parliament’s Service Assistance Committee which is in session in the Havana International Conference Center, the head of this Minister, commented that it expects an increase of tourist-days, as well as the net income coming from that activity.
Canada, highlighted, will continue being the Cuba’s main source of tourists, in the meantime it is increasing the American visitors who came under the protection of 12 trip categories authorized by the White House, which have been restricted drastically since last November 8 because of the measures adopted by president Donald Trump’s Administration.
Irma hurricane’s route through the Island wreaked havoc on the country which result in a declining of the vacationer arrival. However, by the closing November the country reported four millions 257 thousand 754 visitors, a 19.7 percent increase regarding same period of 2016, he pointed out.
We wait, he emphasized, that the second fortnight of December will be better, confirming that, so far, the MINTUR doesn't abandon the plans to fulfil its aim to receive four millions 700 thousand visitors this year.
As regards the cruise trading, Marrero said that it grows 230 percent, and we expect to go on with this favorable performance, at the same time, there are new requests of tour operators and airline representatives for the next season (November-April).
The Service Assistance Committee is integral part of the Tenth Period of sessions of the Cuban’s Parliament in its VIII Legislature, last meeting of the current year, whose purpose is to analyze the socio-economic results of 2017 and to establish the aims to achieve in the year that begins shortly.
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