Why would anyone want to visit a county that is just a big version of New Jersey?
The Dominican Republic is a thousand times better.
I suspect the novelty simply wore off.
Cuba is a typical communist/socialist country. Not much to see, eat, hear, or experience. A tourist can have the same experience regarding European colonialism in the Carribean by visiting a dozen other countries or territories. Some of the others are even successful and civilized with modern conveniences!
There are things to do, the Socialists are just screwing up the implementation.
For example, Cuban lakes were stocked with Florida Largemouth Bass before the revolution.
They’re now considered an invasive species. They’re huge.
Get some bass boats on the lakes and cabins with air conditioning and sportsmen will be lined up at the gate.
We already have mexico, so tourists dont have any need of mexico 2.0
“Great American wave of tourism recedes after brief Cuban dalliance”
not a big loss ... plenty of other shithole countries to visit ... for those who like to visit shithole countries ...
A friend from UK went to Cuba a few years ago.
He said the hotel was substandard and full of drunk Canadians. Not impressed.
There were tons of travel bugs who just wanted to check it off their bucket list. Cuban infrastructure was no way up to the deluge and perhaps most of those who just HAD to go have already done it.
I have read that all of the comparatively rich tourists who visit suck up all the assets on the island and make things such as market fruits and veg unaffordable for the locals.
My wife and I went last year to Havana on a cruise. Other than the old cars, it is, in the words of our President, a shithole.
My take on Havana is, the Mafia ran it better, and the people had more freedom.
It is a hell hole