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All rights reserved.http://www.plenglish.comTravel NewsENinter@prensa-latina.cuWed, 20 Aug 2008 18:44:51 GMT1http://www.plenglish.comhttp://www.plenglish.com/images/rsslogo.gifarticle.asp?ID={5C7AEC1A-025D-4A48-B9E8-3FD89C670B1B}&language=ENarticle.asp?ID={5C7AEC1A-025D-4A48-B9E8-3FD89C670B1B}&language=EN8/14/2008 10:51:37 AMHavana, Aug 14 (Prensa Latina) Cuba launched on the international market Thursday the Antiguo humidor from Romeo y Julieta brand, for demanding smokers and collectors.article.asp?ID={73F589BC-0FB8-43B5-BA40-665F6CA01FE9}&language=ENarticle.asp?ID={73F589BC-0FB8-43B5-BA40-665F6CA01FE9}&language=EN8/12/2008 9:49:52 AMHavana, Aug 12 (Prensa Latina) Varadero, Cuba's most famous beach, will undergo recovery works this month, withe the dumping of more than 600,000 cubic meters of sand on 4.3 miles of shore, official sources announced.article.asp?ID={160FC88B-BF78-40BC-B08C-BF8005C510AB}&language=ENarticle.asp?ID={160FC88B-BF78-40BC-B08C-BF8005C510AB}&language=EN8/4/2008 4:58:01 PMVaradero, Cuba, Aug 4 (Prensa Latina) Cuban MINTUR (Tourism) and CITMA (Science, Technology and Environment) ministries will start actions to keep the attractive quality of Varadero beach, main Cuban tourist resort, an official source reported Monday.article.asp?ID={200813A5-25D8-43E8-BD80-F95762610994}&language=ENarticle.asp?ID={200813A5-25D8-43E8-BD80-F95762610994}&language=EN8/2/2008 1:12:20 PMSan Salvador, Aug 2 (Prensa Latina) Central America's tourism industry reported a 1.8-percent increase in tourist arrivals during the first quarter of this year, according to official statistics.article.asp?ID={E6121EB8-167E-4795-9FE7-9B4C2CCFCC18}&language=ENarticle.asp?ID={E6121EB8-167E-4795-9FE7-9B4C2CCFCC18}&language=EN7/31/2008 5:22:45 PMCastries, Jul 31 (Prensa Latina) Tourism authorities of Saint Lucia pointed out that the country received 9 percent more tourists in the course of this year, compared to the same period in 2007.article.asp?ID={3F2A6052-98D8-441C-BB77-C1D862237EB6}&language=ENarticle.asp?ID={3F2A6052-98D8-441C-BB77-C1D862237EB6}&language=EN7/29/2008 10:07:50 AMWashington, Jul 29 (Prensa Latina) Official statistics from the tourism sector show that tourist arrivals in the Antarctic have increased, reporting 34,354 vacationers last year.article.asp?ID={E9C04ECD-9B1F-4535-AE88-57BEB489D1D0}&language=ENarticle.asp?ID={E9C04ECD-9B1F-4535-AE88-57BEB489D1D0}&language=EN7/24/2008 7:54:48 PMHavana, Jul 24 (Prensa Latina) Havanatur S.A. announced the new route Lisbon-Oporto-Havana, enhancing Portuguese tourists connection with Cuba.article.asp?ID={1E4469FF-4474-452E-B914-7D95C53CDD77}&language=ENarticle.asp?ID={1E4469FF-4474-452E-B914-7D95C53CDD77}&language=EN7/24/2008 8:31:47 AMLondon, Jul 24 (Prensa Latina) World tourism ministers will go to one of the largest tourism fairs this November, reported sources of the sector.article.asp?ID={E5BA82C8-E573-43CE-9E9C-83855B81D494}&language=ENarticle.asp?ID={E5BA82C8-E573-43CE-9E9C-83855B81D494}&language=EN7/22/2008 8:10:24 PMBogota, Jul 22 (Prensa Latina) Nine people died Tuesday, when a passenger bus went down on a cliff 320 feet deep at the Colombian department of Putumayo.article.asp?ID={2C515A14-615F-446C-8CB1-C24521DB98BF}&language=ENarticle.asp?ID={2C515A14-615F-446C-8CB1-C24521DB98BF}&language=EN7/17/2008 10:56:44 AMSan Salvador, Jul 17 (Prensa Latina) The 8th Ibero-American Conference of Tourism Ministers kicks off Thursday in El Salvador to evaluate progress in the sector in the last years, and new strategies comprising higher involvement of youth.article.asp?ID={4E6568F1-E283-44E5-8D3D-C4B0FC761EBB}&language=ENarticle.asp?ID={4E6568F1-E283-44E5-8D3D-C4B0FC761EBB}&language=EN7/10/2008 11:49:19 AMParis, Jul 10 (Prensa Latina) More than seven million tourists wait for hours every year to visit the Eiffel Tower, the 1,063-feet iron structure in Paris, which will be remodeled soon. article.asp?ID={123761AF-A42C-4E08-BEC4-E214C8477D61}&language=ENarticle.asp?ID={123761AF-A42C-4E08-BEC4-E214C8477D61}&language=EN7/9/2008 2:52:18 PMHavana, Jul 9 (Prensa Latina) The Spanish and Cuban peoples remembered the 75th anniversary of a trascendental deed in the history of world aeronautics, when a crewed plane arrived in Cuba on June 11, 1933, coming from the Spanish city of Seville.article.asp?ID={9EDA166C-C629-4513-93D5-C05A80764023}&language=ENarticle.asp?ID={9EDA166C-C629-4513-93D5-C05A80764023}&language=EN7/8/2008 5:19:50 PMParis, Jul 8 (Prensa Latina) The historical quarter of Camagüey (Cuba), the Mexican Biosphere Reserves of the Monarch Butterfly and the Protecting Villa of San Miguel el Grande, also in Mexico, were registered as World Heritage Sites by UNESCO.article.asp?ID={C0E908F4-6EA5-4D6F-A3A5-B5F4AE08AB97}&language=ENarticle.asp?ID={C0E908F4-6EA5-4D6F-A3A5-B5F4AE08AB97}&language=EN7/2/2008 5:37:49 PMHavana, Jul 2 (Prensa Latina) US Reverend Lucius Walker assured that the members of the 19th Pastors for Peace Caravan represent the true face of the US people, according to an official statement published Wednesday in this capital. article.asp?ID={539BB569-D322-4D61-8A53-2A7F7892FF55}&language=ENarticle.asp?ID={539BB569-D322-4D61-8A53-2A7F7892FF55}&language=EN7/2/2008 5:07:22 PMSt. John’s, Antigua, Jul 2 (Prensa Latina) Heads of government and high officials of the Caribbean Community returned to their work table this afternoon to lay out a plan of action in face of the stormy horizon hovering over the tourism sector of the region.article.asp?ID={BBEB9E36-C368-4CCC-8197-5FB870EBD92E}&language=ENarticle.asp?ID={BBEB9E36-C368-4CCC-8197-5FB870EBD92E}&language=EN6/28/2008 9:59:19 AMKuala Lumpur, Jun 28 (Prensa Latina) The executive director of Malaysia Airlines, Idris Jala, said the future of commercial flights is in dire straights due to the increase of oil prices on the international market.article.asp?ID={85D03E98-AD17-42AD-8FE8-42A9091BC461}&language=ENarticle.asp?ID={85D03E98-AD17-42AD-8FE8-42A9091BC461}&language=EN6/25/2008 2:59:45 PMBuenos Aires, Jun 25 (Prensa Latina) Cuba presented its campaign Viva Cuba in Argentina, as part of the promotion and development strategy to consolidate its tourist sector, before over 500 travel agents. article.asp?ID={3D8A5CC6-AAAD-4EA0-A8C7-165355481AF0}&language=ENarticle.asp?ID={3D8A5CC6-AAAD-4EA0-A8C7-165355481AF0}&language=EN6/24/2008 7:14:58 PMKingston, Jun 24 (Prensa Latina) The Caribbean Hotel Association (CHA)announced today the election of Dominican Enrique de Marchena, as its new president who will occupy the post until 2010.article.asp?ID={EF2B4CF8-4E4C-453D-8AFC-ABB8440AB329}&language=ENarticle.asp?ID={EF2B4CF8-4E4C-453D-8AFC-ABB8440AB329}&language=EN6/24/2008 4:58:09 PMSan Juan, Jun 24 (Prensa Latina) Tourism authorities in Puerto Rico announced on Tuesday new ecology, wild life-related alternatives for spending holidays in this country.article.asp?ID={94916766-B011-4048-8D9D-A24BB14229BA}&language=ENarticle.asp?ID={94916766-B011-4048-8D9D-A24BB14229BA}&language=EN6/19/2008 5:49:23 PMBeijing, Jun 19 (Prensa Latina) Cuban resorts are widely promoted at Cuba’s 18-sq-meter stand at the 5th Beijing International Tourism Expo (BITE’08) to run through June 21.