Canadian Tourism to Cuba Plummets, Agency Sales Drop Significantly
Canadian tourism to Cuba has experienced a significant decline, as evidenced by the sales figures of Durham Travel, an agency in Courtice, Ontario. The agency reported over 389,000 Canadian dollars in travel sales to Cuba in 2025, which plummeted to just 24,000 dollars in 2026. This downturn contrasts sharply with the agency's sales to the Dominican Republic, which increased from approximately one million Canadian dollars in 2025 to nearly 1.3 million in the first part of 2026. Statistics Canada data further supports this trend, showing that Canadian visitors to Cuba dropped from over one million annually before the pandemic to around 700,000 in 2025, with only 127,000 recorded in the first quarter of 2026. The crisis intensified in early 2026 due to aviation fuel shortages in Cuba, leading to flight suspensions by major airlines like Air Canada, Air Transat, and WestJet. Sunwing Vacations Group also announced an indefinite suspension of its Cuban operations on June 5th, coinciding with a U.S. deadline for...
