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A peace zone, a bustling sailing point, meeting ground for cultures, an area that collects world heritage sites, a privileged natural place, today the Caribbean is a must-see for those willing to live a different experience.
No wonder the Caribbean is all the rage now, especially at a time when many people are looking to it on the heels of the normalization of relations between Cuba and the United States, a move that has put the largest Caribbean island back on the map.
The thaw between the two countries is having ripple effects not only on the island nation, but also on its Caribbean and Latin American neighbors, reshaping the travel world and drawing far more tourists, airlines, cruises and investors to both the country and other nations in the region.
That’s why the UNWTO handpicked Havana to host the 60th Meeting of the World Tourism Organization Commission for the Americas in 2017, the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development as declared by the United Nations.
Some shortsighted people mull over the ineludible consequences the detour of travelers to Cuba -mostly out of the U.S.- could bring on other travel destinations within the region.
A majority of people, though, foresee positive effects at the end of the day, bearing in mind the fostering of multi-destinations, new and more airlift, more cruise lines sailing to and fro, more investments coming to the area and more interest in the region. Make no mistakes about it; many eyes are glued on the Caribbean.