Airbnb & Expedia Leave Cuba | How Sanctions Destroyed Cuban Tourism

[A #video on #PeerTube about #Cuba from the video collective #BellyOfTheBeast]

Countless #Cuban families once relied on #tourism for their livelihoods. Not long after #Obama’s opening with #Cuba in 2014, Cuba was welcoming over 4 million visitors per year. That number has been cut in half.

Cuban B&B’s (or casas particulares, as they’re known in Cuba) sustain communities, create local jobs, and offer travelers an authentic cultural experience. But the business has been decimated by US #sanctions.

#Trump’s sanctions banned cruise ships, restricted flights, and placed Cuba back on the US ”State sponsors of terrorism” blacklist, changing everything. #Airbnb stopped paying Cuban hosts without international accounts, and #Expedia was forced to halt its operations.

https://cuddly.tube/w/fRGQXnWS8c5MgJWH4urmam

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