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Holguin Destination in the Preference of Tourism in Cuba

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turismo holguinPhoto: Juan Pablo Carreras / ACNThe province of Holguin, considered Cuba's fourth tourist destination, welcomed more than 300,000 visitors in 2017, representing an increase of 14 percent over the previous season.
Maikel Robelt, commercial specialist of the delegation of the Ministry of Tourism, told the Cuban News Agency the permanence of Canada as the main issuing market, followed by England and Germany.

He highlighted among the novelties for 2018 the incorporation of the Russian market with the inauguration on December 25 of a new destination that links the cities of Holguin and Moscow for the first time.

Robelt explained that the new commercial operation is carried out with Pegas Touristik as a tour operator with a frequency of 11 days and it will operate throughout the year.

According to the specialist, workers of the sector are increasing efforts to guarantee the quality of the current tourism season, as it is the main mainstay that the visitor perceives upon arrival and the key to increase the repetition rate of the territory.

With more than 200 places of tourist interest and about five thousand 400 rooms, the Holguin destination is consolidated as one of the most important in Cuba, reaching in the current winter season more than 10 percent repetition of its customers. / ACN