Havana.- The annual Habano week-long celebration came to an end with some 1 500 foreign enthusiasts, including half a dozen world celebrities, tasting the world’s best hand-made premium cigars at a dinner gala that will make history for introducing tobacco-infused dishes on the menu.

Havana.- The next International Tourism Fair in Cuba (FITCuba 2013) is ready, organizers said to the Cuba news agency Prensa Latina. The special guest cames of South América.

Havana.- Varadero Beach, a paradise of sun and sea 130 kilometers east from Havana, announced the Fifth Varadero Gourmet International Festival thath will take place June 19-21.

San Salvador.- El Salvador was named today as the destination for the 7th Routes Americas event, which will take place in early 2014. Jose Napoleon Duarte, Tourism Minister, signed the agreement during a signing ceremony which took place at FITUR in Madrid last week.

Madrid.- The stands of Dominican Republic at the International Tourism Fair FITUR 2013, was named as one of the better at the event which runs through Feb. 3 at Feria de Madrid.

Madrid.- Cuba exhibited novelties in the national tourism sector in FITUR 2013 like new facilities and services, management and design of trademarks from the improvement of the hotel industry, and revision of standards and the constant adjustment to international trends, a Cuba press source said.