ABSTRACT
Cuba, the largest island in the Caribbean, shares with the other nations of the region the climate, beaches and natural amenities that have made the Caribbean a favourite tourist destination. During the years following the Second World War, international tourism evolved into a major industry in the Caribbean. In Cuba, tourism seemed destined to become the leading economic sector, rivalling the traditional supremacy of the sugar industry. However, by 1992, thirty-three years of socialist government and the USimposed trade embargo had altered the course of tourist development in the island, making the Cuban experience unique in the region.
