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========== In July 2015, President Barack Obama announced
the re-establishment of ties between Cuba and The United States, and loosened travel
restrictions after a 53-year long embargo. Although the embargo is still in effect, more
than 3 million tourists are expected to visit the country through 2015. And while 3 million
may be a sizeable number, it actually pales in comparison to some tourist hotspots around
the world. So, what are the most visited countries? Well travel and tourism is a huge industry,
which currently is thought to account for 9% of the global GDP, or $7 trillion dollars.
In 2015, over a billion tourists travelled the world, up by roughly 50 million compared
to earlier years. Every region in the world recently saw about a 5% increase in tourism,
with ...