The signing took place during the final day of the 35th International Travel Fair, which was held since May 5 in Jardines del Rey, Cuba’s fourth tourism circuit. The letter of intention greenlights the establishment of a joint venture to build a golf course in the area of Bello Monte, on the west side of Havana.

Over 150 travel agents, airline representatives and tour operators from the United States are taking part for the first time in Cuba's International Tourism Fair, which began Tuesday. The 35th FitCuba fair will continue until Thursday with participants from 40 countries.

Cuba’s travel industry remain as hot as it gets, posting figures in the course of this ongoing year that bear out the outcomes chalked up in 2014, when more than 3 million sunbathers visited the island nation and over $2.7 billion worth of revenues were raked in.

Cuba’s Tourism Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz said Tuesday the island nation wants to open an average 2,500 guestrooms every year, a figure that could ramp up dramatically following the signing of new foreign partnership agreements at a time when an increasing number of tourists is visiting the country.

The president of Gaviota, Carlos Latuff Carmenate, revealed the projects of that Group at Jardines del Rey, where the 35th edition of the International Travel Fair is taking place. Furthermore, he extolled Meliá International, which celebrates the 25th anniversary of its operations in Cuba. Jardines del Rey is a developing destination for Gaviota Group, Mr. Latuff, president of this Group, underscored during a presentation with key executives from the main hotel groups based in Cuba.

Three private restaurants from Havana have become pioneers of the sector in Cuba to participate this week in the island’s International Tourism Show as part of the official policy to develop non-governmental tourism offers.