At last year’s ASCE meetings we presented a paper comparing the future of the Cuban tourism industry and its economic impact under two scenarios. We accepted the Ministry of Tourism’s figures projected through the year 2000 and formulated our own estimate of a ten-year projection through the year 2007. We chose to project ten years […]
Impact of the Helms-Burton Law (the Cuban Liberty Act) on Cuban Tourism
Whether one agrees or disagrees with the purpose, provisions, or probable consequences of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act (the Cuban Liberty Act also popularly known as the Helms-Burton Law, particularly in Cuba) is beside the point. On March 12, 1996, President Clinton signed the Cuban Liberty Act into law, having previously been approved […]
Cuban Tourism in 2007: Economic Impact
Notes1 Our objectives in this paper are to carry out a study to evaluate recent trends in the tourism industry, analyze Cuba’s perspectives and quantify the economic impact of tourism policy and activities on the island’s economy. The task entailed not only an assessment of Cuba’s specific conditions, but also positioning Cuba within the broader […]