Cuba reports 73% hotel closure rate citing US sanctions and fuel shortages

Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero stated that 73% of the nation's hotels have shuttered, attributing the collapse to US sanctions and severe fuel shortages. The withdrawal of seven international hotel chains has impacted nearly half of the country's room capacity and threatens the livelihoods of 25,000 employees. The extent to which these closures are driven by external sanctions versus internal economic mismanagement remains a point of contention.