The main tourist market on the Island registers a slight drop this year after two previous warnings
14ymedio, Havana, 1 September 2024 — For the third time in less than a year, the Government of Canada has published a warning, now about the increase in dengue fever, targeting its nationals traveling to Cuba.
The two previous alerts – about the increase in violence and the shortage of basic necessities – had little effect on the arrival of Canadian tourists. Although there was a slight reduction compared to 2023, Canada remains the leading supplier of tourists to Cuba, accounting for 42% of the 1,463,097 travelers who entered the Island in the first half of this year.
In the statement, published on August 26, the authorities explained that “dengue fever is a risk for travelers” and, in some cases, leads to a serious state in the patient, “which can be fatal.” This third alert could have a more powerful deterrent effect than the previous ones and further harm the tourism sector, which has not recovered from the disaster caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. The Canadian government failed to include the Oropouche virus in its risk assessment.
The authorities state that “dengue is a risk for travelers” and, in some cases, leads to a serious state in the patient, “which can be fatal”
The official Cuban figures up to August indicated more than 400 infected with Oropouche in the country. The authorities then recognize