{"id":209932,"date":"2019-11-29T17:32:19","date_gmt":"2019-11-29T22:32:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/?p=209932"},"modified":"2019-11-29T17:32:19","modified_gmt":"2019-11-29T22:32:19","slug":"u-s-sanctions-and-thomas-cooks-bankruptcy-affected-cuban-tourism-in-september","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/cuba\/u-s-sanctions-and-thomas-cooks-bankruptcy-affected-cuban-tourism-in-september\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. sanctions and Thomas Cook’s bankruptcy affected Cuban tourism in September"},"content":{"rendered":"

The new travel to Cuba restrictions imposed by the United States and the bankruptcy of the largest British tour operator, Thomas Cook, had a negative impact on the <\/span>Caribbean country\u2019s tourism sector<\/span><\/a>, according to statistics for the month of September released this Wednesday.<\/span><\/p>\n

The year-on-year comparison indicates that compared to the 51,776 Americans who traveled to Cuba in September last year, only 13,094 (-74.7%) did so this year, while the 13,676 British tourists who arrived in that month of 2018 were reduced to 6,133 (-55.2%) in 2019.<\/span><\/p>\n

In cumulative terms, from January to September of this year, U.S. visitors decreased by 5.2%, from 460,288 to 436,453.<\/span><\/p>\n

Americans are still forbidden to visit the neighboring island due to the <\/span>embargo <\/span><\/a>that Washington has maintained for almost 60 years, but they could still come through exceptions such as educational, religious or cultural exchange trips, among other categories.<\/span><\/p>\n

U.S. cruises to Cuba banned: the end of an era<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n