Major Spanish hotel chains exit Cuba operations amid U.S. sanctions pressure

Tourism workers and hospitality employees in Cuba face job losses as major hotel chains withdraw operations.

Under the long shadow of American sanctions, two of Spain's most prominent hotel chains have quietly folded their flags in Cuba, choosing access to U.S. markets over their Caribbean foothold. The departures of Iberostar and Blue Diamond are not merely corporate retreats — they are the latest chapter in a decades-long geopolitical contest over Cuba's place in the world economy, one in which foreign businesses increasingly find themselves forced to choose sides. For the workers who staffed those hotels, and for an island economy that has long leaned on tourism as a lifeline, the consequences arr

Major Spanish hotel chains exit Cuba operations amid U.S. sanctions pressure

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