Next February 24 will be inaugurated, and will last for one week, one of the tourist fairs of major importance in the Iberian Peninsula, the International Tourism Fair in Lisbon, where Cuba will have a significant involvement prior to the 35th International Tourism Fair FITCUBA 2015, which this year will dedicate their stands mainly to nautical products, of enormous importance to the largest island of the Antilles, because it complements the major tourist modality in Cuba: the sun and beach tourism.
Although the issuance of Portuguese tourists to the island has gone from being discrete, 2014 closed with encouraging figures, showing a growth of nearly 55% growth compared to the base year 2013, record numbers for the Portuguese tourism on the island, concentrated mainly in Varadero, Havana and Jardines del Rey.
The Cuban committee will be chaired by Cuban Tourism Minister Manuel Marrero and other personalities of the sector in Cuba, who will then give out the strengths and attractions of the destination Cuba, as well as the new additions on accommodation, especially administered in joint venture with Gaviota SA
The important event will also be the ideal place to promote popular meetings that take place in Cuba as the International Underwater Photography Event "Fotosub", which takes place on the beautiful beaches and reefs of Jardines del Rey, and the International Fishing Tournament "Ernest Hemingway", in late May, the Montecristo Golf Cup in April and the event known nature tourism "TURNAT" to be held in Pinar del Rio from 22 to 27 September.
Although the issuance of Portuguese tourists to the island has gone from being discrete, 2014 closed with encouraging figures, showing a growth of nearly 55% growth compared to the base year 2013, record numbers for the Portuguese tourism on the island, concentrated mainly in Varadero, Havana and Jardines del Rey.
The Cuban committee will be chaired by Cuban Tourism Minister Manuel Marrero and other personalities of the sector in Cuba, who will then give out the strengths and attractions of the destination Cuba, as well as the new additions on accommodation, especially administered in joint venture with Gaviota SA
The important event will also be the ideal place to promote popular meetings that take place in Cuba as the International Underwater Photography Event "Fotosub", which takes place on the beautiful beaches and reefs of Jardines del Rey, and the International Fishing Tournament "Ernest Hemingway", in late May, the Montecristo Golf Cup in April and the event known nature tourism "TURNAT" to be held in Pinar del Rio from 22 to 27 September.