Spanish hotel chain ceases operations in Cuba under pressure from Washington
Summary
A Spanish hotel company, Meliá, will stop all its business in Cuba by the end of the week because new U.S. sanctions make operating there too difficult. The company said it wants to make this change smooth for its workers, suppliers, and customers.Key Facts
- Meliá is a large Spanish hotel group with 14,000 rooms in Cuba.
- Meliá announced last month it would close 15 of its 34 hotels in Cuba.
- The remaining 19 hotels are operated with the Cuban tourism ministry.
- U.S. President Donald Trump ordered new sanctions in May that target Cuba and foreign companies working there.
- These sanctions make it nearly impossible for companies like Meliá to run hotels in Cuba.
- Meliá began working in Cuba after the country opened its tourism sector in the 1990s.
- The U.S. has had an economic embargo on Cuba since 1962 and blocked all oil shipments to the island since January, except one Russian ship.
- Other foreign companies have also cut ties with Cuba’s military-controlled businesses under U.S. pressure.
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