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Tourism Research in Cuba: Gaps in Knowledge and Challenges for Sustainable Tourism

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  • Michelle Rutty

    (Department of Community Sustainability, Michigan State University, 480 Wilson Road, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA)

  • Robert B. Richardson

    (Department of Community Sustainability, Michigan State University, 480 Wilson Road, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA)

Abstract

As the government of Cuba plans to rapidly expand the tourism sector and heavily invest in infrastructure to accommodate the projected 10 million tourist arrivals in the next decade, scholars widely agree that Cuba urgently needs to adopt sustainable tourism principles and practices if the industry is to be harnessed as a successful means to achieve national development goals. There is a dearth of empirical studies on the environmental, social, and economic impact of tourism, which has implications for tourism policy and planning. The unique, but not insurmountable challenges of conducting research in Cuba are noted, with key research questions outlined that urgently need to be addressed moving forward.

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  • Michelle Rutty & Robert B. Richardson, 2019. "Tourism Research in Cuba: Gaps in Knowledge and Challenges for Sustainable Tourism," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(12), pages 1-7, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:11:y:2019:i:12:p:3340-:d:240405
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    1. Hingtgen, Nathan & Kline, Carol & Fernandes, Luci & McGehee, Nancy Gard, 2015. "Cuba in transition: Tourism industry perceptions of entrepreneurial change," Tourism Management, Elsevier, vol. 50(C), pages 184-193.
    2. Colin Cannonier & Monica Galloway Burke, 2017. "Tourism and financial development in small states," Tourism Economics, , vol. 23(6), pages 1369-1377, September.
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