IB Geography class. No mojitos and no lights: Cuba’s tourism industry fights losing battle

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Specification:

• Leisure, Tourism and Sport

Click to read the article below and then answer the questions:

No mojitos and no lights: Cuba’s tourism industry fights losing battle

• State the percentage decrease in Cuba’s annual visitor numbers from 2017 to 2023

• Outline two main logistical challenges faced by Cuba’s tourism sector as described in the article

• Explain how the US embargo and subsequent sanctions since 2017 have affected Cuba’s tourism infrastructure

• Examine the challenges of maintaining a sustainable tourism model in Cuba under current economic and logistical constraints

• Discuss how competition from other Caribbean nations has influenced Cuba’s position in the regional tourism market

Richard Allaway, International School of Geneva/geographyalltheway.com