Cuba registered 1,960,713 travelers during the first nine months of 2025, which is equivalent to 85.2% compared to the same period in 2024.
LIMA, Peru – The Cubanacán travel agency, part of the Castro state monopoly, inaugurated this Sunday a new flight route that aims to unite three important destinations within the Island in an attempt to revitalize the depressed tourism sector.
An agency report on Facebook reports that the new route connects Havana, Holguín and Cayo Coco with a high frequency itinerary.
Cubanacán established two daily routes. The first will depart in the morning from Havana at 5 AM, with a planned return for 9 AM; The second will leave one in the afternoon, leaving at 8 PM and returning at 10 PM.
According to the official note on social networks, “this new connection means,” among other things, “perfect integration of destinations for tourist packages and excursions,” a sector that has shown deficiencies and inability to recover during the last post-pandemic stage.
To acquire the flights, the Cuban regime agency recommended visiting “any Cubanacán Travel bureau in the country.”
Despite the Government’s strategic attempts, Cuba received 1,366,720 international visitors between January and September 2025, a figure that represents 79.5% of the volume registered in the same period of the previous year – equivalent to a decrease of 20.5% – according to data published by the National Office of Statistics and Information (ONEI). The difference represents 352,289 fewer international visitors than in 2024, which confirms the sustained decline in tourism on the Island.
In general terms, the country registered 1,960,713 travelers during the first nine months of the year, which is equivalent to 85.2% compared to the same period in 2024, with a drop of 340,486 travelers.
The ONEI distinguishes between “travelers”—a category that includes those who enter the national territory for different reasons, including Cuban residents abroad who temporarily return—and “international visitors,” a key indicator to evaluate the behavior of tourism as an economic sector.
The main issuing markets maintained the downward trend. Canadatraditionally the first source of tourists to Cuba, registered 559,715 visitors until September, compared to 695,557 in 2024, equivalent to 80.5%.
The Cuban community abroad decreased from 224,266 to 177,823 travelers (79.3%), while the Russian Federation went from 141,612 to 88,879 (62.8%). Arrivals from the United States (from 110,538 to 88,849, 80.4%), Spain (from 50,494 to 36,788, 72.9%), France (from 38,557 to 29,395, 76.2%) and Germany (from 47,323 to 26,735, 56.5%) also decreased. In contrast, Argentina was the only one of the main emitters that showed growth, going from 35,500 to 38,096 visitors (107.3%).
