HAVANA — Cuba has reached three million tourists in a single year for the first time as of Dec. 30, according to the Ministry of Tourism of Cuba and the Cuba Tourist Board.

“This milestone is the result of the hard and intense work of all our industry partners; we would like to express our deepest appreciation to the tour operators, travel agents, media, airlines and hotel chains, and of course to all our staff and employees of the tourist industry in Cuba,” said a statement.