Havanareporter SPORTS.AND MORE President: Luis Enrique González
THE © YEAR IX Nº 14 avana eporter NOV 29, 2019 YOUR SOURCE OF NEWS & MORE H R HAVANA, CUBA A Monthly Newspaper of the Prensa Latina News Agency ISSN 2224-5707 Price: 1.00 CUC / 1.00 USD 1.20 CAN The Awaited Tourist UN Reaffirms Vote Against Season in Cuba Blockade P. 2 P. 4 Culture Spotlight Sports The World’s Most Lavish Havana, Real and Wonderful, Cuba´s women wrestlers Cigar Party Celebrates 500 Years P. 6 P. 7 P. 15 2 TOURISM The Awaited Tourist Season in Cuba By Roberto F.CAMPOS HAVANA.- Each year, the tourist season ships. However, the arrival of U.S. in Cuba (November-April) gives a fresh visitors decreased more than 40 percent look to one of the most important sectors due to the Trump Administrations new of the Cuban economy, an industry that economic policy against Cuba. has remained unstoppable. Germany, whose cruise ship ACN Despite the damages of U.S Hamburg was the first to dock in blockade to that sector, 2019 has not Havana this season, France, the United PHOTO: been the exception, as travelers from Kingdom, Italy and Spain contributed many parts of the world come to the one million tourists, accounting for island, eager to get to know it or to 20 percent of the total. Other markets repeat a past visit. with records in tourists’ arrivals were The difference this time around is the Mexico with 21 percent, Russia (30%), new U.S. economic pressures intending China (10%), along with Colombia and to hinder the Cuban tourist industry, Portugal.
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