Vacation in Cuba? A tourist alternative that is becoming more and more difficult

Cuba is under the sword of Damocles and talking about it is taboo: the Spanish companies in the tourism sector consulted for this report avoid commenting on its future. They justify their silence in a forced prudence in the face of the high uncertainty caused by the de facto US blockade and its consequences. There is tense expectation regarding the negotiations between the Castro regime, led by Miguel Díaz-Canel, and the United States, with its Secretary of State, Marco Rubio. The island, mired in precariousness for years, faces a serious humanitarian crisis in the dark, now without the help of oil from Caracas. Tourism, its economic engine, is at a minimum, so companies deploy their defensive management strategies in an environment marked by a large reduction in margins and by a geostrategic isolation that has put the finishing touches on the sector. Continue reading