Tourist visits to Cuba dropped almost by half in the first quarter of 2026

Tourist visits to Cuba dropped almost by half in the first quarter of 2026

 YAMIL LAGE

Tourist trips to Cuba almost halved since the beginning of the year, Havana's statistics office said Monday, as a US fuel blockade pummels the island and international flights remain suspended.

Cuba has weathered severe economic difficulties since the imposition of a US trade embargo in 1962, but President Donald Trump's fuel blockade of the island nation since January marks a new economic low, with regular blackouts now part of daily life.

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