Overview
Tourism in Cuba: Casinos, Castros, and Challenges presents an in-depth exploration of the history and development of tourism in Cuba. Beginning with the earliest days of prohibition in the US, Tony L. Henthorne illustrates how Cuba strove to position itself as an uninhibited Caribbean playground for the well-heeled American traveler. This book analyzes the ways in which Cuban tourism reached previously unimagined economic heights through the ""new normal"" of casinos, nightclubs, and prostitution during Fulgencio Batista's reign, and it examines the forces sustaining his rise to power. Fidel Castro's revolution set out to end Batista's reign of corruption, promising a new beginning for Cuba and the Cuban people. Casinos were shuttered, and the other hedonistic trappings of decadence quickly vanished; relations between the US and Cuba were severed, and the island began a long transformative relationship with the Soviet Union. This book provides an illuminating insight into the impact of these social and economic changes upon tourism in Cuba. Henthorne goes on to explore Barack Obama's significant travel and economic concessions to Cuba, which resulted in a soar in tourism, and he evaluates how Donald Trump has since scaled back on US overtures to Cuba. He also provides an insider's look at the Cuban tourist product - what it was, what it is, and what it may be in the future.
Full Product Details
Author: Tony L. Henthorne (University of Nevada, USA)
Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited
Imprint: Emerald Publishing Limited
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 1.30cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.380kg
ISBN: 9781787439030
ISBN 10: 1787439038
Pages: 176
Publication Date: 04 October 2018
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
This volume examines the history and development of tourism in Cuba, from the earliest days of Prohibition through the mob-influenced Golden Age to today. It details Cuba's history and its first tourists; casinos, nightclubs, and prostitution during Fulgencio Batista's reign; tourism and the revolution; tourism during the Special Period; expansion of international tourism after Fidel Castro turned over control of the government to his brother Raul; changes regarding travel to Cuba by US citizens under the Obama and Trump administrations; challenges for tourism in Cuba today; and areas for future development and growth.--Annotation (c)2018 (protoview.com)
This volume examines the history and development of tourism in Cuba, from the earliest days of Prohibition through the mob-influenced Golden Age to today. It details Cuba's history and its first tourists; casinos, nightclubs, and prostitution during Fulgencio Batista's reign; tourism and the revolution; tourism during the Special Period; expansion of international tourism after Fidel Castro turned over control of the government to his brother Raul; changes regarding travel to Cuba by US citizens under the Obama and Trump administrations; challenges for tourism in Cuba today; and areas for future development and growth. -- Annotation (c)2018 * (protoview.com) *
This volume examines the history and development of tourism in Cuba, from the earliest days of Prohibition through the mob-influenced ""Golden Age"" to today. It details Cuba's history and its first tourists; casinos, nightclubs, and prostitution during Fulgencio Batista's reign; tourism and the revolution; tourism during the Special Period; expansion of international tourism after Fidel Castro turned over control of the government to his brother Raul; changes regarding travel to Cuba by US citizens under the Obama and Trump administrations; challenges for tourism in Cuba today; and areas for future development and growth. -- Annotation ©2018 * (protoview.com) *
Author Information
Tony L. Henthorne is a recognized researcher and expert in marketing and tourism development in Cuba and the greater Caribbean Basin. A frequent consultant and speaker to members of the Caribbean tourism community, in 1995, Dr Henthorne became the first US marketing professor invited to speak at the University of Havana since the Cuban Revolution. Dr Henthorne is co-author of Investment in the New Cuban Tourist Industry: A Guide to Entrepreneurial Opportunities and is currently a professor in the William F. Harrah College of Hospitality at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA.
