French and British rivalry over Martinique ended in 1763, when France recognized Britain's possession of Canada and withdrew its claims on Louisiana and parts of India in exchange for the island, which is now an overseas region of France.
The International Tourism Fair of Cuba, FITCuba 2019, begins this Monday with an International Workshop on Foreign Administration in Cuba, and in the evening hours there will be a cultural gala at the Gran Teatro de La Habana Alicia Alonso.
FITCuba 2019 is dedicated to Havana on its 500th anniversary, to Spain - ninth issuer market in Cuba and fifth in Europe - as the guest of honor, and to the modality of Events and Incentive Trips.
This Monday's International Workshop on Foreign Administration in Cuba is attended by the main partners of the international chains operating on the Island.
The official opening of FITCuba 2019 will take place on Tuesday at the Havana Convention Center and will be held until the 11th at the San Carlos de la Cabaña Fortress.
According to what was known, up to this Saturday two thousand participants from 40 countries had been accredited in the commercial exchange, and 150 exhibition spaces were contracted representing hotel and non-hotel entities, travel agencies, tour operators, airlines, suppliers and other companies.
On Thursday, May 9, an Iberia airplane with the image of Havana will land at Jose Marti International Airport, an initiative to celebrate the company's 70 years of flights to the island.
Also as part of the fair will be issued a stamp commemorating the four decades of Havanatur, the first Cuban tour operator, and will be held for the first time a Technology Exhibition which will reflect the computerization strategy of the Tourism Ministry.
There will be a business exhibition and another one of suppliers and there will be an update of the tourist product of Havana and of the Cuba destination, as well as the experience of multidestination between Havanatur, Nicaragua and Mexico.
French and British rivalry over Martinique ended in 1763, when France recognized Britain's possession of Canada and withdrew its claims on Louisiana and parts of India in exchange for the island, which is now an overseas region of France.
