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Cuba Tourism Hits Bottom With 73 Percent of Hotels Closed as Havana Says It Is Opening Up
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Cuba's tourism sector has experienced a severe downturn, with over seven out of ten hotels currently closed and international visitor numbers dropping by more than sixty percent. At the same time, the government has prompted private-sector reforms and conveyed intentions to open the country to international visitors.
WHY IT MATTERS
This drastic decline in tourism highlights the ongoing economic crisis in Cuba, forcing the government to pursue structural reforms and appeal to foreign visitors despite widespread closures.
Cuba's government admits 73 percent of hotel facilities are closed, seven international chains have left and visitors fell 60.7 percent, while Havana enacts private-sector reforms and tells USA Today that Cuba is opening up. The post Cuba Tourism Hits Bottom With 73 Percent of Hotels Closed as Havana Says It Is Opening Up appeared first on The Rio Times.
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