HAVANA, Aug. 11 -- Cuba's tourism has seen a drop in 2018 following travel restrictions imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump and last year's devastating hurricanes, a Cuban tourism expert has said.
Cuba's Ministry of Tourism reported this week that the country has received three million tourists so far this year. However, this level was hit 16 days later than that in 2017.
Tourism expert and professor with the Faculty of Tourism at the University of Havana, Jose Luis Perello, estimated a decrease of 6.6 percent in tourist arrivals up to May 31 this year compared to the same period last year.
According to Perello, the drop was caused by two principal reasons: the hurricanes devastating the island in 2017, and tightening travel restrictions placed by the Trump administration.
The expert explained that U.S. measures prohibiting U.S. citizens' trips to Cuba solely for tourism, through the use of "people to people" visas, made entering Cuba more difficult.
The same restrictions reduced business for U.S. airlines that had established direct commercial links with Havana and other Cuban cities after the thawing of U.S.-Cuban relations during Barack Obama's presidency.
This week, the Center for Responsible Travel published a survey of 42 American tour operators involved in Cuban tourism. The study revealed that 85 percent of the companies reported a significant decrease in bookings and an increase of cancellations during the second half of last year.
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