We recently polled our audience for their take on who benefits most from tourism to Cuba. With almost 300 respondents, it’s clear that many of you think that travel to Cuba offers economic and diplomatic benefits to the Cuban people. Yet, it’s also clear that many of you feel that only el Gobierno benefits. And, apparently at least one of you thinks that influencers Marissa and Yoel benefit most. Uh, ok.
We respect everyone’s viewpoint, whether we agree or disagree with it. Yet, we’d be remiss if we didn’t mention that we’ve witnessed, first-hand, the value that travel to the island offers the people of Cuba (not to mention us). It helps us know each other – bridging the gap culturally – and it improves the lives of the casa particular, paladar and private business owners with whom U.S. travelers engage. Here’s what you said… below.
Who Benefits Most From Travel to Cuba?
(All responses are anonymous.)
- The Cuban People – 27.41%
- The Cuban Government – 23.94%
- Both (the people and the government) Benefit – 42.08%
- Other – 6.56%
(Hero image: Karen Vierbuchen)
Here Are a Few of the “Other” Responses
Muchas gracias to those of you who took advantage of our “other” option. You gave us some things to think about and of course, as always, kept us entertained.
- Both plus the traveler
- Depends on how visitors spend their money
- El singao
- Everyone
- Me!
- Mimi en Cuba and her influencer husband idiot
- People in the United States
- Small group who can work the black market
- The Cuban dictatorship
- The tourists, I am one!
- The visitor
- Young Americans
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Hola todo el mundo. Sometimes our stories are sourced from multiple people on our team. Or, we like to keep you guessing... You know... anonymous. And, for that, soy el escritora; "El Equipo." We exist to amplify the voices of writers, photographers, and content creators in the space between the United States and Cuba, and we also feature stories from Puerto Rico, Latin America, and the Latinx community in the US. Topics of interest are personality-driven and include pop culture and music, featured current events, climate and the environment, and travel and tastemakers. Oh, and of course we're always 100% independent. No governments, businesses or other influencing factors play a role in our work.
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