Cuba Reaches 2 Million Tourists in 2009

HAVANA TIMES, Oct. 31 – For the sixth year in a row Cuba achieved the figure of two million tourists, announced the Ministry of Tourism.  With two months to go in the year, tourist arrivals are up 3.9 percent over last year, reported IPS citing the Ministry.  The growth has occurred despite the economic crisis and the international health situation.

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