Short answer: Cuba’s tourism sector is being hit in 2026 by an energy crisis and fuel shortages, with reports of resort closures or relocations of guests and ongoing power outages that could disrupt travel plans.[1][3][6]
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The smell of garbage is overwhelming and intense under the Caribbean sun. The accumulated waste is such that an entire street in Havana, far from its tourist district, was blocked to traffic.
www.cnn.comThe government finds it increasingly difficult to maintain the bubble in which it has tried to isolate tourism from the rest of the country.
havanatimes.orgDespite the fact that fewer and fewer visitors are traveling to the island and hotel occupancy has fallen, the government allocated almost 40% of its investments in 2024 to activities related to the industry
english.elpais.comCuba faces fuel shortages that could lead to resort closures in 2026.Learn how US sanctions energy issues are affecting tourism what travelers should expect.
www.travelandtourworld.comThe Cuban government started closing hotels and transferring tourists as part of measures adopted in response to the US oil siege.
efe.comThe government finds it increasingly difficult to maintain the bubble in which it has tried to isolate tourism from the rest of the country.
eltoque.comCuba’s tourism industry collapses as fuel shortages and energy blackouts ground flights and leave hotels empty. Discover the 2026 crisis impacting 1.8M visitors.
www.travelandtourworld.comHAVANA (EFE).— The Havana appears to have little presence of visitors in the middle of Holy Week, reflection of collapse of tourism in Cuba in [...]
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