11/11/2023
Back in the 1940s & 1950s when major U. S. companies were making fortunes in the Mafia-run Batista dictatorship, the U. S. wildly encouraged TOURISM to Cuba. That's when American😀celebrities such as Al Capone, Frank Sinatra, Ava Gardner, Nat King Cole, etc., etc. loved staying at famed Havana hotels such as the ultra-lengendary😂Hotel National. That all changed on January 1 of 1959 when the Cuban Revolution overthrew Batista, quickly creating what is now known as Little Havana in nearby Miami. That fascinating history brings us to November of 2023 when the U. S. economic Embargo/Blockade of Cuba, which began in 1962, still prohibits Americans from being tourists in Cuba and loudly discourages people in other nations to also NOT visit Cuba. Meanwhile, note above that -- EVEN IN NOVEMBER OF 2023 -- the fantastic Hotel National in Havana is STILL WINNING INTERNATIONAL AWARDS AS THE BEST LUXURY 🧐5-STAR HOTEL IN THE WORLD. Uh, WOW!!!!!!! Of course, it is vastly illegal for Americans to spend a penny at the Hotel National.😞