Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For decades, Cuba's tourism sector has enjoyed a reputation as an "economic locomotive" -- a term used by authorities who saw it as the lifeblood of the Caribbean island country's economy.

Tourism arrivals fell last year versus 2024, to their lowest level in at least two decades outside the Covid-19 pandemic, with foreign visitors down from their all-time high in 2018.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The United Nations tourism agency (UN Tourism) has published a strategic road map for sustainable tourism ahead of the International Year of Sustainable and Resilient Tourism in 2027, underscoring global momentum behind environmentally responsible travel.