What the Cuban people endure is not a limited or selective restriction – it’s a full-scale siege. A form of collective punishment aimed at breaking a nation’s spirit.

That means Cuba is unlikely to meet its goal of attracting 3.2 million visitors in 2024, Spadoni said. He estimates the island will receive between 2.6 million and 2.7 million tourists this year.

The tourist dollar, the CUC, is worth 25 Cuban pesos and is roughly equivalent to one U.S. dollar. It would be reasonable to think that in a country where the average income is 20 CUCs per month ...

Already this year, more foreigners are roaming the cobblestoned streets of Old Havana. Cuba saw a 16 percent increase in visitors in January compared with a year earlier, a total of about 371,000.

A tourist poses with two women clad in typical attires in a street of Old Havana, Cuba, on Sept. 18. The tourists keep visiting Cuba, but infrastructure is bursting at the seams.

Aside from passport, Cuban immigration authorities require 'tourist card' Andrea Torres, Digital Journalist Published: August 17, 2016 at 5:47 PM Tags: Travel, News, Cuba No description found ...

Tourist hotels in Cuba can cost anywhere from $60 to more than $200 a night -- well out of reach for most Cubans, who earn fewer than $20 a month on average.

Tourist fears he was hit by mystery attack in Cuba, years before diplomats October 19, 2017 / 4:24 PM EDT / CBS/AP ...

As Cuba's Tourist Industry Sweetens, Sugar Harvest Sours Resorts Now Overshadow Cane Fields August 11, 2001 More than 23 years ago Summary By Anita Snow ...

Cuba: Travelers hoping to visit the previously forbidden island nation should be prepared for shortages of services. The sudden influx of tourists has already created a strain on retailers, hotels ...