[NYTr] Cuba Marks Two Million Tourists, Announces Tourism Fair 2008

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Agencia Cubana de Noticias (ACN)
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Two Million Tourists Have Visited Cuba in 2007

Havana, Dec 17 (acn) For the fourth consecutive year Cuba will receive 
more than two million foreign tourists in 2007, which reflects the 
growing preference for the Cuban tourist product in the international 
market.

The official ceremony to mark the arrival of two million visitors in 
2007 took place on Saturday in Jardines del Rey, in central Ciego de 
Avila province, which is one of the main tourist resorts on the island 
along with Varadero and Havana City.

During the ceremony, it was announced that the Cuban International 
Tourism Fair of next year will take place from May 5th to the 9th and 
it will have Italy as the guest country. The event will be dedicated to 
the integration of Tourism and Culture.

The Jardines del Rey resort in the northern part of Ciego de Avila 
stands out for the quality and beauty of its 16 beaches - 11 of which 
are currently in exploitation - and the comfort of its 10 hotels.

Jardines del Rey, formerly known as Sabana Camagüey, is made up of 515 
keys, 465 kilometers of coasts, a sea platform of more than eight 
thousand square kilometers and an exclusive economic area of more than 
43 thousand square kilometers.

Due to its biodiversity and its unique potential, experts have placed 
this region as one of the most important tourist resorts in the 
Caribbean.