2024-05-10 06:22:58
Havana announced visa exemption for Chinese citizens who wish to do tourism on the islandin another attempt to revive this vital activity for its economy.
“With the objective of promoting tourism, facilitating the flow of travelers and continuing to promote relations of friendship and cooperation with the People’s Republic of Chinait has been decided to exempt the visa requirement for chinese citizens holders of ordinary passports,” said the chancellery Cuban in a statement.
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It was reported that the airline China a flight will begin operating Beijing-Madrid-La Havana starting next May 17, with two weekly frequencies. China, a strong political ally and second trading partner of the island, will be the “guest of honor” country during the next edition of that fair in 2025.
In its statement, the chancellery He specified that Chinese “who wish to remain in Cuba for a period of more than ninety days, starting from entry” to the country, “must apply for the corresponding visa.”
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After the record of 2018 – with 4.7 million tourists and 3.3 billion dollars in revenue-, as a result of the historic rapprochement with the United States, Cuban tourism had to face hard blows: the intensification of US sanctions under the government of Donald Donald Trump (2017-2021), the coronavirus pandemic and the war in Ukraine, not to mention internal economic difficulties. The island of Cuba is facing its worst economic crisis in three decades these days. /AFP
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