Political hurdles have long hampered Cuba tourism, but recent challenges related to aging infrastructure and natural disasters have created a fresh wave of headwinds for the Caribbean destination.
Jesus Noguera, a Havana-based tour operator and founder of Cuba Careo Tours, called the last month one of “the worst times for the tourism industry in Cuba” in recent memory, following two hurricanes, an earthquake and power grid issues, including a nationwide blackout on Oct. 18.
On the heels of that initial blackout, Hurricane Oscar hit eastern Cuba on Oct. 20, followed on Nov. 7 by Hurricane Rafael making landfall in western Cuba as a Category 3. Adding to these difficulties, a 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck the country’s eastern region on…
