Radio Cadena Agramonte emisiora de Camagüey
Cuba, Feb 26. - Cuba is attending today the Anato Tourism Showcase, the most important event in the leisure industry held in Colombia, with the intention of strengthening the flow of tourists from Latin America to the largest of the Antilles.
This was declared exclusively to Prensa Latina by Cuban Vice Minister of Tourism Yamily Aldama, who heads a delegation made up of 17 people representing Cuban companies and international hotel chains operating in the Caribbean nation.
“The fundamental objective is to achieve a greater number of visitors to the island, not only from Colombia, but from all the participants in the event such as Peru, Brazil and other countries in the area, and based on the air connectivity facilities that are already in place with the Colombian airline Avianca, to try to consolidate the sustainability of this operation,” she said.
She added that each of the Cuban travel agencies present will present their proposals and that many of these initiatives promote activities related to academic and cultural tourism, as well as the design of new circuit proposals.
The first of these offers, as she explained, is currently very feasible due to the existence of appropriate infrastructure on the island, where there are also professionals with recognized experience.
Aldama also announced that on March 8, an internal flight to eastern Cuba will be inaugurated by the Cubatur travel agency, which will facilitate access to this region rich in natural and artistic attractions.
She stressed that the Cuban delegation will seek to deepen business with Latin American markets and will also emphasize the promotion of Cuban culinary culture through the dissemination of the facilities provided by the country's gastronomic department, as well as with the rest of the existing potential for the practice of tourism.
The 44th edition of the Anato Tourism Showcase opened its doors today at the Corferias venue in this capital with the participation of more than 50 thousand businessmen in the sector from thirty countries.
According to information released by the Colombian Association of Travel and Tourism Agencies, on this occasion the guest of honor country is Brazil, and for the first time representatives from China and Andorra attend.
The source added that the event, whose motto is Colombia open to the world, will welcome more than 1,200 exhibitors from and representatives of all departments of the national territory. (Text and Photo: Cubasi)
