[NYTr] Cuba To Close 2007 with More than 2 Million Tourists

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Cuba To Close 2007 with More than 2 Million Tourists

Holguin, Nov 16 (acn) For the fourth year in a row, Cuba is expecting 
to receive more than 2 million tourists this year 2007, which confirms 
that the island is one the most important tourist destinations in the 
Caribbean.

Cuba's tourism deputy minister Maria Elena Lopez said that most of 
Cuba's tourism markets are expected to grow by the end of this period.

Lopez talked about the development of tourism in the island at the 
second session of the 18th French Travel Agencies Association

The AFAT-VOYAGES Congress is underway in Hotel Playa Pesquero, which has
the highest number of rooms (944) in the country.

The minister noted that besides the well-known quality of Cuba's 
beaches and its nature, foreign visitors have showed increased interest 
in the history and culture of the island.

More than 500 tourism experts are attending the Congress seeking to 
learn more about the island. The event could lead to a boost in the 
number of French visitors to Cuba, said Jean Pierre Mas president of 
Gala Agency.

As part of the activity program, participants in the event enjoyed a 
beach show named El alma de Cuba (Cuba's Soul) in Cayo Bariay, located 
in the eastern province of Holguin, which has became the third tourist 
destination in the country.

AFAT-VOYAGES was created in 1988. It includes more than 600 points of 
sale and is considered as the premier travel agencies network in France.