International Tourism Publication founded in 1996 Year XII • No. 210 • March 2012 • Regular Edition • www.traveltradecaribbean.com • ISSN 1724 - 5370 Poste italiane Spa - Sped. in Abb. Post. D.L. 353/2003 Conv. in L. 27/02/2004, no. 46 Art. 1 comma 1, DCB Milano - Prezzo per copia EURO 0,25
A Billion Tourists Expected to Travel This Year THE ONE BILLION international tourists expected to travel this year are a vital force for economic growth and social welfare, said World
Tourism Organization (WTO) Secretary-General Taleb Rifai at the opening of Berlin’s ITB Travel Trade Show, according to the WTO website. 2
Tourism to Generate Two Trillion Dollars ACCORDING to a study by the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), the tourist sector will contribute, for the first time ever, two trillion dollars in 2012, an amount that represents a 2.8% growth with respect to 2011. More than 100 million persons work for this industry. 2
Successful Visit to Havana by Prof. Alessandro Masi, general secretary of the Dante Alighieri Society
THE GENERAL secretary of the main headquarters of the Dante Alighieri Society in Rome, Prof. Alessandro Masi, visited Cuba last February to recognize the excellent work of Cuba’s Dante Alighieri and as a way of strengthening solidarity and friendship between Cuba and Italy, two countries that “produce culture”. 4
Dominican Republic in BMT
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Principal Italian Tour Operators that Market Cuba Destination
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WTO and ETC Sign Agreement
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La Bodeguita del Medio Celebrates its 70th Anniversary
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Italy Present in Most Important Sectors of Cuba’s Development. Interview with Gabriel Cosentino, Economic and Commercial Affairs Attaché of the Italian Embassy in Havana, on the presence of Italian companies in Cuba, especially those linked to the travel and tourism sector. 11