Among the main issuing markets were Canada, the Cuban diaspora, Russia, the United States, Germany, Mexico, Spain, France, Argentina and Italy.

The category of international visitors includes those who come to Cuba for leisure, recreation, business or other personal reasons, leaving out those who travel here to exert paid activities.

According to the report, the accumulated figure from January to July represented 98.2 percent of that recorded in the same term of 2023, which meant 26,230 fewer incoming travelers.

The total number, regardless of the reason or means of transportation amounted to 1,905,644 during the period under analysis, a 99.2 percent compared to the same term of the previous year, the ONEI referred.

Over the same period, two Cuban hotels were recognized among the best in the world: the Iberostar Grand Packard in Havana and the Mystique Trinidad La Popa by Royalton in Trinidad.

The survey for Best Hotels in the World in 2024 bestowed it award on those tourist facilities, who beat other 25 similar installations, as reported by the Tripadvisor website.