Tourism and the transformation of Cuba--revisited.(CQ Cases)

Even if the United States ended its embargo on Cuba, the island's command economy might be a hostile environment for U.S.-based hotel operators. Additionally, Cuba's hotel managers might not welcome changes in their current relatively well-to-do status that would undoubtedly come with U.S.-related joint ventures. Yet another roadblock to investment in Cuba, should political relations thaw, is title disputes over land appropriated by the government in 1957 but never relinquished by expatriate former owners. Even with all those caveats, Cuba's tourism growth is strong enough to present a profitable opportunity for U.S. tourism operators if the embargo is lifted.

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