AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoCuba Tourism Shock: Cuba’s foreign visitor numbers plunged as U.S. pressure and an energy embargo bite harder—ONEI says 419,000 visitors arrived Jan–July 2026, down 62% from 2025, with hotels and private stays closing and major partners like Meliá and Iberostar suspending contracts. School-Year Strain: With fuel shortages, teacher gaps, and no uniforms, Cuba’s 1.4 million students returned to classrooms as buses stayed off and families leaned on borrowed transport after a stolen horse left one family scrambling. Travel & Payments Fallout: Expedia won a Miami jury ruling in a Helms-Burton-linked case over alleged “trafficking” in confiscated Cuban properties, after plaintiffs couldn’t prove land ownership. Diaspora Travel Reality: A Cuban migrant deported by ICE to the Central African Republic says he was told mid-flight and left without documents or a passport. Culture Beyond the Island: A Tampa event “Entre Palabras y Colores” brought Cuban art and literature to the U.S., with writer Odalys Leyva Rosabal joining.
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