Cuba will participate in the 38th edition of the International Tourism Fair, FITUR 2018 from January 17 th to the 21st in Madrid, Spain one of the markets where the Caribbean island is looking to position itself in the market.

The high-ranking representative of the European Union's Foreign Policy, Federica Mogherini said on Wednesday in Havana that while some attempt to isolate Cuba, the Europeans are closer than ever to the Cuban people and will not be alone in face of the US blockade.

New hotels is the main challenge of the Cubanacan group in Villa Clara province this year, province that will host the International Tourism Fair, FIT Cuba 2018.

High Representative for Foreign Policy of the European Union (EU), Federica Mogherini, starts this Wednesday an official two-day visit to Cuba to strengthen bilateral relations.

Cuba was recommended by the German magazine Rough Guides as among the 18th world tourism destination to visit in 2018.

Preliminary calculations of the Economy and Planning Directive revealed that the special municipality of the Isle of Youth will close this year with 85 percent of the investment plan of the Comprehensive Development Program.

The Cuban Gross Domestic Product is expected to grow 1.6 percent in 2017, driven mainly by the construction and tourism sectors, reported today Ricardo Cabrisas, vice president of the Council of Ministers and Minister of Economy and Planning.

Cuba hopes to reach the figure of five million foreign visitors for the first time in 2018, an increase of 6.4 percent compared to the plan of this year, ratified Manuel Marrero, Minister of Tourism.

Ricardo Cabrisas, Cuban Minister of Economy and Planning (MEP), reported that the Cuban economy grew slightly in 2017, despite the havoc wreaked by Hurricane Irma and the over 50 year-long US blockade on Cuba.

Two of the main units of Camilo Cienfuegos oil refinery, which next December 21 will mark 10 years of being reactivated, are undergoing a comprehensive maintenance process.

The National Assembly of People's Power (ANPP) will review vital issues for the socioeconomic development of Cuba, during its tenth Ordinary Period of Sessions of the Eighth Legislature, informed sources in Havana on Monday.

Gustavo Rodríguez, Minister of Agriculture of Cuba (Minag), described the III Porcine National Fair, which hosted more than 50 producers, students and researchers of the country at the Rancho Boyeros fairground in this capital ,as excellent.

With a renewed image in its hotel and recreational facilities, the Jardines del Rey tourist pole, in the north of Ciego de Avila province, currently welcomes more than three thousand vacationers, figure that is expected to continue rising during the current tourism high season.

José Manuel Bisbé president of the Travel Cuba agency announced in Havana that Cuba recorded the arrival of over 4.2 million visitors until November 26.