02677nam a2200397Ii 45000010014000000030008000140050017000220060019000390070015000580080041000730200027001140200025001410400031001660430012001970500022002090720017002310720023002480800010002711000033002812450081003142640056003952640011004513000057004623360026005193370026005453380036005715000020006075201389006275880025020166500019020416500019020606500078020796500030021577760018021878560074022059781787439023UtOrBLW20251029120723.0m     o  d        cr un|||||||||181017s2018    enka          001 0 eng d  a9781787439023 (e-book)  a9781787545038 (ePUB)  aUtOrBLWbengerdacUtOrBLW  anwcu---04aG155.C9bH46 2018 7aKNSG2bicssc 7aBUS0810002bisacsh  a911.21 aHenthorne, Tony L.,eauthor.10aTourism in Cuba :bcasinos, castros, and challenges /cby Tony L. Henthorne. 1aBingley, U.K. :bEmerald Publishing Limited,c2018. 4c©2018  a1 online resource (142 pages) :billustrations ;ccm  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aIncludes index.  aTourism in Cuba:Casinos, Castros, and Challenges presents an in-depthexploration of the history and development of tourism in Cuba. Beginning withthe earliest days of prohibition in the US, Tony L. Henthorne illustrates how Cubastrove to position itself as an uninhibited Caribbean playground for thewell-heeled American traveler. This book analyzes the ways in which Cuban tourism reached previously unimagined economic heights through the "new normal" of casinos, night clubs, and prostitution during Fulgencio Batista's reign, and it examines theforces sustaining his rise to power. Fidel Castro's revolution set out to end Batista's reign ofcorruption, 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 begana long transformative relationship with the Soviet Union. This book provides anilluminating 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.0 aPrint version record 0aTourismzCuba. 0aCasinoszCuba. 7aBusiness & EconomicsxIndustriesxHospitality, Travel & Tourism.2bisacsh 7aTourism industry.2bicssc  z978178743903040uhttps://www.emerald.com/insight/publication/doi/10.1108/9781787439023