Tourists who want a bird's eye view of the New York City skyline might be out of luck. U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez of New Jersey joined local officials on Friday to call for a ban of tourist helicopter flights on both sides of the Hudson River.

MATAMOROSON International Festival is going to be held in Santiago de Cuba on October 15-19 and its activities include street bashesin theaters and public squares, a theoretical colloquium and screenings of son-related documentaries.

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Conga Los Hoyos is the public image of its neighborhood, described by the people of Santiago as the place where the city’s traditions are best preserved. This is Cuba’s most popular Conga, because of the particular sound of quintos, primos, drums, bells and Chinese trumpets.

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Tourism authorities in Santiago de Cuba closed the first half of 2014 with a 5.7 percent growth, as compared to the same period of time in 2013, thanks to an efficient and broad assortment of offers. According to Marisol Rodríguez, Tourism representative in Santiago de Cuba, the foreign currency plan from January to June was fulfilled at 100.2 percent.

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The country's leading coffee producer, Santiago de Cuba province, has begun the 2014-2015 harvest, focused on rearranging the capacity of the agricultural sector in terms of production and marketing, in line with the progressive advance of the development program drawn up for this economic activity through 2020.

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Reed Travel Exhibitions has announced management changes for IBTM America 2015 (renamed following AIBTM 2014) with Jaime Rosov appointed as Event Director. Michael J. Lyons, who has been at the helm of AIBTM for the past two years, is leaving to pursue other personal career interests.