A group of 40 tourism companies and travel associations in the United States sent a letter to president Donald Trump Wednesday urging him not to reverse the normalization of trade relations with Cuba, a process that began in 2014 during the administration of former president Barack Obama.
“We hope that the policy review regarding Cuba will take into account the views of a US industry that supports 7.6 million jobs, the vast majority of public opinion, and the Cuban people, ahead of a few politicians in Washington,” states the document in question.
Currently, Americans are not technically permitted to travel to Cuba for tourism, but must register with airlines beforehand under a number of categories, including journalistic work, humanitarian work, academic work, or governmental work.
However, there are several categories that are sufficiently broad, such as “person to person contact” or “providing support to the Cuban people” that are intended to accommodate tourist arrivals to the island.