AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoHotel & tourism shake-up: Cuba says it will let Cubans at home and abroad manage hotels after foreign chains pull back, following Meliá’s exit from 15 of 34 properties and wider operator retrenchment tied to U.S. pressure and Cuba’s worsening energy crisis. Air travel disruption: Sunwing Vacations and WestJet Vacations (plus WestJet Vacations Québec) have indefinitely suspended all Cuba trips, with travelers facing refunds or rebooking as fuel and operating conditions deteriorate; other airlines have also paused Cuba service. Payments hit: Cuba’s central bank says Visa and Mastercard use will stop, underscoring how sanctions are squeezing day-to-day commerce and tourism spending. U.S. sanctions expand: The U.S. added Cuba-linked entities including ICAP and others to the OFAC SDN list, raising risks for foreign firms dealing with state-linked groups. Local electricity flashpoint: Manicaragua residents mocked an official after claiming promised “two established hours” of power didn’t hold, reflecting mounting frustration during outages. Migration paperwork update: A U.S. judge struck down Trump-era USCIS pauses affecting applicants from 39 countries, including Cubans, reopening paths for asylum and residency filings.
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