Cuba's Tourism Sector Faces Challenges Amid US Blockade

Cuba gets trickle of intrepid tourists as Trump’s oil blockade continues

Island’s tourism industry been hit hard by severe US pressure – but some say foreigners should still visit Leslie Simon and Marc Bender had arrived in Havana for a 10-day holiday, despite their president’s repeated threats of military action against Cuba. The two retired union lawyers from Los Angeles flew in via Miami sporting badges reading “ICE OUT!” and shared a somewhat negative opinion of the US’s past. Continue reading...

By Ruaridh Nicoll in Havana