Cuba and Latin American Countries

Italy Spain Mexico: ENTICING TOURIST DESTINATION Traditionally, foreign visitors to Cuba come mainly from Canada , followed by Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Italy and Spain, according to Xinhua China. Mexico ranked sixth, leading Latin American countries. The tourism industry, Cuba second largest foreign revenue earner following the export of health services, has achieved a 17.4 percent rise in foreign visitors to a record 3,524,779 in 2015. The situation is changing, as more Americans have taken advantage of their country warmer bilateral relations with Cuba and more relaxed travel restrictions to visit the Caribbean nation, located just 169 km from the Florida coast. Other nationalities are also rushing to visit the island, fearing a full-blown American onslaught will soon alter the country natural landscape with fast-food franchises and chain convenience stores. It estimated that 145,000 Americans visited the island in 2015, an increase of 79 percent over the previous year, and the trend is expected to keep up this year. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.