Tourism may account for 11% of Cuba’s GDP by 2024, on estimates by the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC). The island hopes to have 85,000 hotel rooms available by 2020, rising to 110,000 by 2030. International tourist arrivals rose by 14% in the first five months of the year to just over 1.5m. More notably, arrivals from the US rose by over a third (36%) to an estimated 51,458, with a surge in direct and indirect travel. But the US is not the only new source market – with direct flights from China starting in September, the number of Chinese visitors is also expected to increase rapidly.End of preview - This article contains approximately 700 words.
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