For Many Planners, Cuba Wouldn't Cut It

For Many Planners, Cuba Wouldn't Cut It
February 28, 2007

In the latest MiMegasite.com poll, nearly 100 planners weighed in on
whether they'd consider Cuba as a possible meeting destination if the
U.S. travel ban was lifted by Congress. And the results were a bit
surprising:

When asked if they would consider Cuba for a meeting in the first year
that the ban was lifted, beyond the first year the ban was lifted, or
not at all, fully 41 percent said not at all. This compares to 24
percent who said that they would consider Cuba in the first year the ban
was lifted, and another 34 percent who said they would wait at least a
year before considering Cuba.

One large question mark for Cuba would be the quality of hotels on the
island, in that the U.S. embargo has hurt quality over the years despite
the presence of some Latin American and European hotel chains currently.
Also, the issue over how freely attendees could walk around and mingle
with the general Cuban population would need to be resolved. Right now,
access to the general population is strictly limited to tourists.

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