[NYTr] Cuba Expects More than 2 Million Tourists for 2007

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Cuba Will Receive More Than Two Million Tourists in 2007

Havana, Sept 20 (acn) Cuba will receive more than two million tourists 
for the fourth consecutive year in 2007 as it was announced by Cuban 
Tourism Deputy Minister Alexis Trujillo during the inauguration of the 
Sixth International Event on Tourism of Nature (TURNAT) that began on 
Tuesday in the easternmost city of Baracoa.

Trujillo recalled that Cuba received two million tourists for the first 
time in 2004 and everything indicates that it will happen again this 
year.

The TURNAT events, hosted by Cuba since 2000, contribute to the 
increase in the number of tourists who visit the island to enjoy its 
marvelous nature.

The tourism official noted that Cuba has special potential to develop 
this form of tourism that is gradually becoming more and more popular 
worldwide.

As an example, Trujillo cited Baracoa, which currently is one of the 
island's main attractions for eco-tourists, tour-operators and travel 
agencies from 13 countries, including solid markets of tourism of 
nature such as Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom.

During the 27th edition of the Tourism International Fair held last May 
in Havana, it was announced that between this year and 2010, there will 
be an investment of 170 million Cuban convertible pesos in the tourist 
sector that will benefit more than 200 facilities and will contribute 
to the modernization and revitalization of tourist products.