Cuba Received 3.5 Million Tourists in 2015

Cuba reported outstanding growth in the number of tourists in 2015, when over 3.5 million foreigners visited the island nation, according to a report released by Professor Jose Luis Perello.

In 2014, Cuba passed the three million visitor mark for the first time in its history, then the 521,000 more tourists in 2015 represents a 17.3 percent increase compared to the previous period.

Canada remained the main source of visitors to Cuba, with 1.3 million Canadians travelling south, but the fastest growing market is the United States, with 161,000, for a 76.6 percent growth, following the easing of restrictions by the Obama administration.

Now the US is the third largest market, only trailing Canada and Germany, with the UK and France behind, two countries that experienced growth of 25.4 and 33.6 percent, respectively.