One of Obama’s major foreign policy objectives was rapprochement with
Cuba, leading to a relaxation in travel restrictions between the two countries
through a process known as ‘normalization’.
This has led to a huge jump in US tourists to Cuba, with the island’s
already growing tourism entering a full-blown boom in 2016. The Miami Herald
reported that “visits by Cuban Americans and other US travelers last year was
614,433, a 34% increase,” making
them the second biggest visiting nationality. American Airlines has even opened
a Havana office in a sign of the changing times.
However, President Trump is furiously signing in executive orders,
overturning many of the key initiatives of the Obama administration. President
Trump has threatened to halt the process of normalization “unless the Castro
regime meets our demands”, so if you are an American looking at Cuba, now might
be the time to go before it’s too late.
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Alex Hadwick
Head of Research, EyeforTravel
alex@eyefortravel.com