English.news.cn.2011-02-23 14:08:50. HAVANA, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) -- Cuba registered record international tourist arrivals of 222, 296 at the end of January 2011, a year-on-year growth of 15.9 percent, the National Statistics Office (NSO) said here on Tuesday.Compared with the same periods in 2007, 2008 and 2009, the number represents an increase of 33.9, 19.2 and 10.5 percent respectively and means a good start for the Cuban tourist industry in 2011, said the NSO.">English.news.cn.2011-02-23 14:08:50. HAVANA, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) -- Cuba registered record international tourist arrivals of 222, 296 at the end of January 2011, a year-on-year growth of 15.9 percent, the National Statistics Office (NSO) said here on Tuesday.Compared with the same periods in 2007, 2008 and 2009, the number represents an increase of 33.9, 19.2 and 10.5 percent respectively and means a good start for the Cuban tourist industry in 2011, said the NSO.">

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English.news.cn.2011-02-23 14:08:50. HAVANA, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) -- Cuba registered record international tourist arrivals of 222, 296 at the end of January 2011, a year-on-year growth of 15.9 percent, the National Statistics Office (NSO) said here on Tuesday.

Compared with the same periods in 2007, 2008 and 2009, the number represents an increase of 33.9, 19.2 and 10.5 percent respectively and means a good start for the Cuban tourist industry in 2011, said the NSO.

Cuban authorities are planning to raise the number of international tourist arrivals up to 2.7 million this year, from 2.5 million last year, which saw a 4.2-percent growth over 2009.

Tourism is Cuba's second largest revenue source after the delivery of medical and other professional services in other countries, especially Venezuela, for which the island nation receives some 6 billion U.S. dollars annually.

Source:http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2011-02/23/c_13745777.htm




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