En un crecimiento del arribo de turistas a la Isla descansan las expectativas de crecimiento de la economía cubana en 2022. Foto: Ernesto Mastracusa/EFE.

New online form for travelers arriving in Cuba

Since the end of January, all travelers entering Cuba must complete a form on-line with personal and health data, as announced by the Ministries of Transport and Public Health.

The director of Air Transport and International Relations of the Institute of Civil Aeronautics of Cuba, Rita García pointed out at the press conference that the digital registration can be made from 48 hours before the flight and from the platform D’Travellers in which 1.7 million travelers have registered so far.

«The implementation of the form filling in advance by the traveler on the platform on-line minimizes physical contact by reducing their stay in the epidemiological surveillance line and avoiding crowds,” argued Carmelo Trujillo, head of the Sanitary Control Department of the Ministry of Public Health.

Through the form, travelers will declare that they have not had a possible close contact with covid-19 and a QR code will be generated that must be presented during check-in at the airport of origin and upon landing in Cuban territory.

increase in arrivals

Cuba expects the arrival of 3.5 million tourists in 2023, still below pre-COVID-19 levels, when the island registered between 4 and 5 million visitors, benefiting from the “thaw” between Cuba and the US. USA which started at the end of 2014.

In 2022, the country received about 1.4 million international travelers, below the goal of 2.5 million defined by the authorities.

EFE/OnCuba

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