International investors can now build and fully own tourism facilities: to reverse the dramatic fall in tourism, authorities have eliminated the requirement for foreign groups to form a joint venture with the Cuban state to manage their tourism activities

At midnight on Friday the fixed price for gasoline purchases will be eliminate, the regime announced, stating that “the sale prices of fuels in foreign currency will be updated, according to the actual costs of each specific transaction"

This year's celebration for 1st May is highly symbolic: government has called for a march this under the slogan "The Homeland Defends Itself" with the main event at the José Martí Anti-Imperialist Tribune in an openly anti-American tone

FITCuba 2026 International Tourism Fair will be held on 7-9 May in a format that combines virtual professional management and in-person exchanges at Josone Park in Varadero; this year's edition is highly anticipated from Cuban and international operators