According to the National Office of Statistics and Information (ONEI) between January and August 2022, Cuba received 1,396,921 travelers, which means a 556.1% year-on-year increase.
The country, they say, received 1,145,743 more travelers than in the same period of 2021. Of the total number of travelers, 971,456 were international visitors, which represents 807,732 (593.3%) more than in the period between January and August of the previous year .
Seen by country, Canada contributed 298,410 visitors, the United States (60,885), Spain (55,102) and the Russian Federation 38,488. Some 212,485 travelers are Cubans living abroad.
The ONE specifies that international visitors are considered to be all those who visit a country other than the one in which they reside for a period not exceeding one year.
Cuba registers a notable increase in international tourists so far in 2022
“The main reason will be for the purpose of leisure, recreation, business or another personal reason, and is not to carry out a paid activity in the visited country,” he specifies.
The figures suggest signs of the gradual recovery of the tourism sector after the collapse of visitors in 2021, when Cuba received a total of 573,944 international travelers, 60% less than the previous year.
According to statements by the Minister of Tourism, Juan Carlos García, Cuba has not given up on achieving its goal of receiving 2.5 million tourists in 2022.
