Cuba is committed to tourism development, Cuban president assures

HAVANA, Cuba, May 3 (ACN) Despite the coercive measures imposed by the U.S. government, inconceivable for the better world we all want, Cuba is committed to the development of tourism, said Miguel Diaz-Canel, first secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and president of the country.

In a conversation with the press present at Jardines del Rey, where the 2024 International Tourism Fair is being held, the president valued the tourism industry as the driving force of the country's economy, due to its contribution to the development of the Cuban business system.

Diaz-Canel thanked the support of international tourism chains, which have maintained their presence on the island in the face of constant external pressures.

Tourism has been developing in these times under very hard conditions due to the media intoxication of the empire, the absurd, arrogant and perverse measures of economic, commercial and financial blockade aimed at tourism, among them the prohibition for U.S. citizens to visit the country, the closing of cruise services and the pressures on financial and tourist agencies, airlines and suppliers to prevent the sector from developing under normal conditions, the head of state pointed out.

Our main potential, besides the natural beauty and culture, is the people, a friendly people who know how to share with tourists, who are sincere and loving and that explains how, despite the pressures, all these hotel chains continue working with Cuba, he said.

As novelties for future events of this type, he advanced the projection to community and local tourism, which becomes a source of authentic development of the country's communities to raise the quality of life and show the reality of the country, counteracting the media campaigns of the imperial platforms of cultural colonization.

Cuban President affirmed that within the 2030 development plan, tourism was conceived to be promoted as one of the main economic activities of the country and shared data related to the growth of tourism activity, which shows a favorable trend and it is expected that in two years it could be above the results it had in 2019.