The signing of the agreement took place at the Meliá Cohíba Hotel.

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Representatives of the Havanatur International Group and the Chinese tour operator Tumei International Travel signed a memorandum of understanding that seeks to promote the arrival of tourists to the largest of the Antilles to enjoy the reliable and safe destination, according to what the Chinese party described.

During the signing at the Meliá Cohíba Hotel, Rodrigo Wen, vice general manager of that agency specializing in tourism in Latin America and the Caribbean, expressed that Cuba is a priority destination on his agenda and is located in the preference of clients.

We understood the concept of Unique Cuba, he assured when commenting on the visits these days to various destinations known by tourists from his country such as Havana, Varadero, Cienfuegos and Trinidad.

Before María del Carmen Orellana, Cuban First Deputy Minister of Tourism, she added that they discovered new places of special attraction such as the city of Baracoa, in Guantánamo, and they were happy to arrive at hotels remodeled during the years of the pandemic (COVID-19), becoming properties better adapted to the needs of the Chinese market.

The first deputy minister conveyed to the representatives of Tumei the confidence in destiny and pointed out that the conditions are created for Chinese citizens to feel Cuba as their second homeland during their stay.

We are very happy with the decision to restore travel abroad for Chinese citizens after the long period of the pandemic and the inclusion of the Caribbean country in the nations approved by the Asian giant to resume group visits, he said.

He said that the tourism of the largest of the Antilles has prepared itself and has studied the characteristics and demands of the Asian market to welcome Chinese visitors with the best willingness.

According to Orellana, the so-called smoke-free industry in the Caribbean country is beginning to take the first steps of recovery, and its personnel are being trained and requalified, because after the pandemic, tourist activity is different and must be faced.

For the Havanatur Group, Yoelkis Salazar, its general director, thanked Tumei for choosing them to carry out the project that will promote the modalities of cultural, heritage and nature tourism, in addition to the sun and beach product.

At the ceremony, Alberto Blanco, director of Asia and Oceania of the Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Chou Quan, economic counselor of the Chinese Embassy, ​​agreed on the excellent state of bilateral relations between both nations, friends and sisters for decades. .

(With information from ACN)