Cuba

Cuban authorities plan major tourist drive

by moveforward on March 31, 2012

Anyone for a round?

Despite the fact that the US trade embargo still exist between the US and Cuba it seems that tourists are most certainly interested in visiting the region. As a consequence the Cuban authorities have announced a major tourist drive and the creation of more tourist attractions in the short term. This is an area of the world which has basically been cut off from the international arena due in the main to a US trade embargo issued some time ago. What does the future look like for Cuba?

Investment in Cuba

As we recently covered in one of our articles, there has been significant investment in Cuba from areas of the world outside of the US. This has increased dramatically over the last few years and the enforced absence from the international trading arena seems to be coming to an end. Quite how this will pan out in relation to the Cuban economy remains to be seen but there is no doubt that foreign investment will be a major element going forward. [click to continue…]

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