Breaking records with Ike, Paloma and Gustav
In Cuba, huricanes Ike, Paloma and Gustav have caused an estimated $10 billion in damages throught the past few weeks. This has not prevented Cuba from being one of the most successful countries when it comes to tourism.
Cuba has managed to score more than 2 million tourists since 2005, but this year is the first that the country has manged to attract more than 2 million visitors as early as November 14th. The 2-millionth visitor was greeted with slasa dancers, strong mojitos and a red-and-white banner that read “welcome visitors” in five different languages.
Two million visitors this early has marked a 10.7 precent increase in tourism from last year. Even though Americans are not allowed to visit Cuba; Canada, Britain, Italy and Spain are some of the largest sources of visitors.
The tourism industry brought in an estimated $2.2 billion in 2007.
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huricanes [hurricanes]
slasa [salsa]
November 14th [Nov. 14]
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