Cuban Tourism Industry Stalls in 2013; Up 3.9 Percent Through June

The Cuban tourism industry stagnated in 2013 and is struggling this year for more visitors, a government report said on Wednesday, the latest indication of a general slowdown in the country's economy. Tourist arrivals last year numbered 2.8 million and income totaled $2.3 billion, similar to 2012, according to the National Statistics Office statistical abstract for 2013. Tourism is one of the Caribbean island's most important hard currency earners, after the export of...

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