Havana, Mar 15, (RHC), – The 34th International Tourism Fair FITCUBA 2014 will be held from May 6 to 10 in the colonial fortress of San Carlos de La Cabaña, located on the east side of Havana Bay, organizers announced on Friday.

Dalila Gonzalez, spokeswoman of the Ministry of Tourism, said the event program will include business forums, professional meetings, conferences, presentations and tours of tourism facilities and attractions.

This year, the fair's guest of honor will be France, a country that contributes some 96,000 visitors to the Caribbean island each year.

The latest edition of the fair in 2013, celebrated in the beach resort of Varadero, set a record of attendance with some 1,300 experts and businessmen from 58 countries participating.