Zaldivar told Prensa Latina that she signed the document on behalf of Cuba’s Ministry of Tourism during a ceremony marking World Tourism Day, which has been celebrated annually on September 27 since 1980.

  This year, World Tourism Day is being observed under the theme “Digital Agenda and Artificial Intelligence to Redesign Tourism.”

  Both countries are experiencing slowdowns in the sector: in the case of the island nation, this is due to the United States’ policy of economic blockade, while the Indochinese country faces challenges stemming from global economic pressures, rising fuel prices, and internal obstacles.

  Cambodia’s tourism sector saw a 44.4 percent drop in international visitor arrivals, which totaled 2.25 million during the first eight months of 2026, compared to four million during the same period the previous year.

  Meanwhile, international tourism in Cuba experienced a decline of 64.4 percentage points between January and August of this year, with just over 450,000 visitor arrivals, according to data from the National Office of Statistics and Information.

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