The Turks & Caicos National Museum in Cockburn Town features what is thought to be the oldest shipwreck in the Americas, a caravel that sank on Molasses Reef in 1513.
The exchange with the authorities of the hotel chains that manage hotels on the island and the official inauguration of the hotels Palacio Cueto and Vedado Azul are among the outstanding aspects of the International Tourism Fair FitCuba 2019, from May 6 to 11 in Havana.
The Tourism Minister, Manuel Marrero, told Cubavision Internacional that the 21 foreign hotel chains that manage facilities in Cuba have been invited to participate in an international workshop to check the results of this modality, which has been successful.
During FitCuba 2019 the hotels Palacio Cueto and Vedado Azul will be officially inaugurated, which represent a contribution to the increase of the capacity of lodging in Havana, city that celebrates its 500th anniversary and to which the fair is dedicated, together with Spain as guest of honor, and the modality of Events and Incentive Trips.
The official inauguration of the event will take place in Havana's Convention Palace on May 7 and until May 11, a wide program of this tourist attraction will be developed in the historical military complex Morro-Cabaña, where all the spaces are already rented.
Marrero commented that in this occasion, the conception of the business pavilion is repeated, at the same time that there will be one of suppliers, with national and foreign representation.
The tourism incumbent announced that the island closed the first quarter with 7.2 percent growth in tourist arrivals, a figure slightly higher than expected in order to end the year with 5,100,000 visitors.
Marrero said that despite the complex situations the country is facing, currently the number of tourists exceeds 1,800,000 and although 2019 began with some difficulties in the European area, which is not only the reality of Cuba but also of the Caribbean, it was possible to recover emissions from Canada, the main emitting market of the island, and others are growing, such as Russia.
The Turks & Caicos National Museum in Cockburn Town features what is thought to be the oldest shipwreck in the Americas, a caravel that sank on Molasses Reef in 1513.
