The U.S. and Cuba are in the process of thawing their once-frosty relationship. At the moment, it is still technically illegal for American tourists to visit the island, but the number of Americans who use workarounds like person-to-person tours to visit despite the tourism ban is increasing. The two countries just reached a deal to start allowing direct flights between them again, and the trade embargo that prevents legal tourism is not predicted to be in force much longer.
The increase in Cuban tourism caused by the detente with America is already affecting the traveling experience in the country. Increased demand has almost tripled the price of an average hotel room, and popular hotels and B&Bs now have months’-long waiting lists.
As America continues to normalize its relationship with Cuba, Cubans will have to balance the economic opportunities created by U.S. tourism with concerns about a tsunami of tourism engulfing everything good about the country’s traveling destinations. The country will have to develop stronger infrastructure to deal with the economic bonanza of an influx of tourists.
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