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If you are looking for an excuse to escape the rain that hits the country, this is an opportunity to pack up and forget your worries.

The island of Cuba has everything to hang out for its wide range of destinations. Although considered a destination for beach and sun in the first place, it has important historical and cultural sites, ecological and landscape, cities and health spas that give a variety to make it a destination of interest to a large group of sectors tourism market, with a variety of travelers in search of different interests and different age ranges.

Cuba opens its doors to travelers who wish to know the reality from the other side of the books of history and politics. These are some of the many places we have in Cuba, which has developed around the tourism industry in front of a dynamic economy.

Havana: Almost since its founding in 1519 became the main commercial, economic and communications due to its favorable location right across the Straits of Florida.

It is the capital of the country and is currently the main square for tourism on the island for its centennial history, excellent beaches, a huge cultural wealth which highlights the colonial center of Old Havana and its mix of architectural sites .

To this is added the tourist infrastructure with over 10,000 rooms in hotels and hostels and hundreds of private homes that offer lodging services.

Sure, you can not miss the variety of restaurants to sample the best of Cuban food and of course the world famous mojitos to enjoy the dozens of nightclubs, discos and other entertainment venues as the famed Tropicana cabaret.

The first stop promotional Provincial Tourism ‘Costa del Sol’ in Eastern Europe has been in Poland. The president of the institution, Salvador Banner, accompanied by the manager, Ana Gomez, have performed several meetings in Warsaw with tour operators, representatives of the specialized media, authorities and other tourism stakeholders with the objective of giving priority know our destination.

One of the major professional meetings has been the luncheon organized by the Tourist Board in the capital of Poland, which was attended by 31 industry players, including thirteen were from media journalists specialized in tourism and a dozen tour operators and wholesalers, among which Rainbow Tours, Summer else and Heckerman, in addition to the presence of Spain’s ambassador to Poland, Francisco Fernandez Fabre gas and director of the Spanish Tourist Office, Roué Gonzalez.

Before the luncheon, representatives of the Board have met with the country’s largest tour operators, who have shown their satisfaction and interest in our destination. Most of them made it clear that in its programming to the Costa del Sol have expanded the number of locations, including other provincial cities such as Marbella and Stepson, in addition to the traditional and Torremolinos and Benalmadena. On the other hand, expressed interest in extending the summer season in the spring, this initiative coincided with the interests of the hospitality industry in the province of Malaga.

For its part, the Board proposed to the representatives of wholesalers has been aimed at promoting the implementation of a direct charter flight to Malaga during the winter season.

In addition, discussions have been held for conference sales on the Costa del Sol, which participate in about 300 travel agents, who would develop different sessions, in addition to directly, know our destination. This meeting is scheduled to be held in December to raise awareness of our moderate temperature in this period and the diversity of our winter supply.

For his part, Salvador Banner, in his speech made a tour of the main attractions of the Costa del Sol, stressing “the modernity of their infrastructure, with the new terminal at Manchester Airport, with direct flights to Poland, in addition to the AVE and improvements of its roads.”

In this regard, he noted the importance of the “bundle money for the infrastructure of the Costa del Sol, destination safety and hospitality and friendliness of the people.”

Provincial President of the Board praised the Costa del Sol as a top holiday destination, making it an important factor to attract tourists. “A Costal de Sol in which, according to Salvador Banner, you can take the sun for nine months a year and play golf almost every day, along with cruise tourism, conventions, health and beauty, etc.. ” Salvador Banner At this point referred to the temperature difference between the two countries, noting that “while we are today in Warsaw to 15 degrees below zero in Malaga at the same time can enjoy 20 degrees.”

The National Agreement on Tourism, which left its mark on this day Veracruz in the National Palace, it would increase sustainable economic development in this industry without chimneys, as well as employment generation, which will raise the welfare of its people, the governor hoped Javier Duarte Ochoa.

To attend the signing of the document, called by the president Felipe Calderón at the National Palace, said Ochoa Duarte Veracruz adds to this great deal, in which, without doubt, the Veracruz will have better tools for welfare and progress, to be considered tourism as a fundamental public policy.

This industry without smokestacks tourism is to be triggered in all regions of Veracruz and must diversify to benefit those who depend on this activity directly or indirectly, the president said Veracruz.

Supported the statements of President Calderón to the effect that tourism is key to promoting balanced regional development, especially as sustainable development, “because many of the poorest communities in the country are, paradoxically, in the most beautiful and richest Mexico’s natural resources. “

Javier Duarte Ochoa acknowledged that there are regions in the state where tourism is the only or most important source of income for their families, hence the importance of tourism as a policy priority, as it is a fundamental activity to boost growth and raise living standards of families.

Tourist areas of the municipalities of Bead and Baez again come together at the International Tourism Fair of Madrid – Fitter – as unique and singular fate that made them valid title of World Heritage by Unison 2003. The goal is to continue to promote these two cities in recent years are taking a strategic location as a tourist destination of average cities of inland Andalusia.

Fitter Congress starts Wednesday with the participation for the fourth consecutive year, the City of Bead, and the second for the city of Baez. This is an event aimed at tourism industry conferences, meetings and incentives, in which both councils have previously agreed agenda of twenty-one appointments with agents and tour operators in the sector, both nationally and internationally.

They are promoting their unique areas as ideal places for companies and groups can hold meetings and incentive travel. To this end, both councils will include material to promote these areas as well as the guide of Tourist Resources in both cities.

As stated by the Councilor for Tourism in the city of Baez, Beatriz Martin, a destination for congresses to establish itself as one of the main stakes in the Sustainable Tourism Initiative Bead and Baez, Open Museum of the Renaissance, which last December agreement was signed between the Government of Andalusia and the Tourist Development Association of Bead and Baez, which brings public and private entities in both cities, for the implementation of a total of 47 projects with an investment of 10.5 million euros.

For his part, Councilor for Tourism of Bead, Mercedes Rubio, has emphasized “the opportunity to leverage our unique and charming spaces, and who now seek the organizers of the meetings industry who want to stay away from large centers conferences and standardized.”

For Rubio, “the rich historic, architectural, food, crafts and culture of Bead and Baez are presented as added values that are highly valued by this new trend for the development of medium and small conferences.”

On the other hand, from 19 to 23 January will take place Fitter2011, to be held, like every year at the fairground Juan Carlos I in Madrid. The municipalities of Bead and Baez will be present as co-exhibitors at the Provincial Council with a counter itself under the slogan Bead and Baez, a World Heritage Site in the central aisle of Hall 3, which will once again space to encompass all the tourist attractions in Spain.