increase. Nonetheless, some Caribbean destinations might see some temporary decline in U.S. arrivals (as is shown next). Table 4.1 suggests that part of Cuba’s gain in U.S. tourism would be at the expense of other destinations (the ones with red cells in the U.S. column), but some Canadian and European tourists who currently visit Cuba could decide to visit other countries in the region once prices in Cuba start rising (countries with green cells in the Canada and U.K. columns). Interestingly, Miami could benefit from Canadian and U.K. visitors switching away from Cuba
visit Cuba could decide to visit other countries in the region once the US tourists start to come into Cuba pushing prices up (countries with green cells in the Canada and UK columns). Interestingly, the models indicate that Miami could benefit from Canadian and UK visitors leaving Cuba as it is the closest Caribbean destination to both source countries and has close cultural and historical ties. One could argue that the US travel restrictions to Cuba have in some ways punished the Miami tourism industry by making Cuba artificially cheap for Canadian tourists which