Tourism levels are set to be boosted by the Cuban government in the next few year. It hasn’t been doing too badly recently but would like to re-attract tourists from Europe whose number have been decreasing for some reason. There was a jump in tourist levels last year from 2.15 million to 2.25million people, which likely came about through better financial investment in tourist areas. Cuba has also worked hard on its foreign diplomacy in recent years in attempts dispel outdated, potentially harmful impressions of the country that may put people off visiting on Cuba holidays
Deputy Tourism Minister, Maria Lopez Reyes has stated that ideally numbers will continue to increase. One new initiative that is being actioned is the addition of around 3000 extra rooms in Cuban hotels. More tourists are hoped to visit the country if a better range of accommodation and higher quality facilities can be offered to them. There has been development also in the luxury holidays market, as Cuba attempts to pull in holiday with more expensive tastes. Further to this, Miss Lopez Reyes has announced hopes that the new US government administration will relax the current travel ban that prohibits US citizens visiting Cuba legally. Although around 45,000 Americans do make the trip to Cuba each year, it is likely this figure would increase dramatically if they felt they could travel comfortably within the law.
Cuba has also recently announced that it will be hosting the very first International Culinary Festival of the Caribbean. This event hosts experts in the field of food from countries across the region to talk about various topics including recipes, techniques and cooking methods. Teaching the importance of local food and maintaining cultural traditions is another intended goal of the festival. Cuba has said that is very happy to have been awarded the hosting of the festival and are hopeful that it will draw in large crowds of people who are interested in food and culture alike. The event will be held in the Eastern City of Santiago De Cuba in September.
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