In booming Old Havana tourist quarter, Trump speech puts Cubans in a bad mood

Worth reading the entire article. It is really the 'little guy' who will get hit with Trumps new policies.




In booming Old Havana tourist quarter, Trump speech puts Cubans in a bad mood

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2017/06/16/in-booming-old-havana-tourist-quarter-trump-speech-puts-cubans-in-a-bad-mood/?utm_term=.e43aaf3c2fea

By Nick Miroff June 16 at 6:59 PM
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On Friday, President Trump’s speech appeared to bring a lot more cursing.


Fewer Cubans seemed to tune in the speech, although it was broadcast live on state television by the Venezuela-based Telesur network. But as word began to trickle out that Trump was “canceling” his predecessor’s Cuba policy, the mood in Old Havana’s booming tourist quarter turned foul..................................



............The explosive growth in U.S. visitors was fueled by Obama’s move authorizing Americans to travel independently — without a tour group — as long as their activities were broadly educational and brought them into contact with ordinary Cubans. Instead of riding around in buses with government-appointed tour guides, U.S. visitors could mostly do whatever they wanted, knowing there was little chance that they would get in trouble with U.S. authorities if they spent a day at the beach or went out dancing.

Now, Trump’s reversal will take special aim at those travelers and will force American visitors back to the authorized tour providers who work with Cuban state-run tourism companies. Fewer independent U.S. travelers probably would mean fewer dollars for independent Cuban businesses.