I aso nei, o le US Department of State fa'afou lana fa'ailoga faufautua tau malaga mo Cuba mai le “Vaega 3: Toe Iloilo Malaga” i le “Level 2: Fa'amalositino Fa'ateleina le Fa'aeteete." O lea gaioiga ua fa'afeiloa'ia e le so'ofa'atasi a le au fa'atautaia ta'amilosaga a Amerika ma fa'alapotopotoga ua va'aia fefa'ataua'iga fa'aa'oa'oga i le va o le US ma Cuba ua matua tigaina i le fa'avasegaina o le tulaga 3 a le Matagaluega a le Setete. Ae ui i lea, o loʻo i ai pea isi faiga, e aofia ai se lapataiga i le malaga faufautua e "aloese" le lauiloa Hotel Nacional ma Hotel Capri. O le fa'afouina o le fa'ailoga na o'o mai o se vaega o le fa'atonuga a le Matagaluega e ono masina le iloiloga o le faufautua malaga a Cuba, lea na toe iloiloina i le aso 2 o Mati, 2018.

"Matou te fiafia ona ua faia e le Matagaluega a le Setete lenei faaiuga masani," o le tala lea a Martha Honey, Pule Sili o le Nofoaga Autu mo Femalagaaʻiga (CREST), lea na faʻamaopoopoina le galuega faʻaletulafono a le soʻotaga. "O Cuba o se tasi o atunuu sili ona saogalemu i le lalolagi, ma o fefaʻatauaʻiga o tagata-i-tagata, lea na amata ona olaola i lalo o le pulega a Obama, na toetoe lava a taofia ina ua faʻatulafonoina femalagaaiga i le tausaga talu ai."

A'o le'i faia le iloiloga a le Matagaluega a le Malo, na auina atu ai e le vaega tuufaatasi se tusi i le Matagaluega a le Setete e fautuaina ai lenei suiga i le faufautua malaga a Cuba. Na finau le vaega e faapea o le "Level 3: Toe Iloilo Femalagaiga" e le talafeagai ona o le mea moni o femalagaaiga i Cuba ma faʻamatalaina le mamao o aʻafiaga leaga a le faufautua femalagaaʻi mo tagata Cuba faʻapea foʻi ma tagata malaga a Amerika ma pisinisi femalagaaʻi. Mo le afa muamua o le 2018, US malaga i Cuba - e le aofia ai femalagaaiga a Cuban Amerika - faʻaitiitia i le 23.6% faʻatusatusa i le vaitaimi tutusa i le 2018. I se suʻesuʻega na faia e CREST i le amataga o le 2018, 84% o le US tour operators taʻua le Setete. O le fautuaga a le Matagaluega o femalagaaiga o le mafuaaga autu lea o lenei pa'u i malaga a Amerika i Cuba.

“I le avea ai ma polofesa femalagaaʻi, ua matou vaʻaia muamua le aoga o tagata-i-tagata femalagaaʻi i Cuba, lea e tuʻu saʻo ai tupe maua i lima o aiga Cuba aʻo tuʻuina atu i tagata femalagaaʻi i Amerika ni poto masani faʻale-aganuʻu ma aʻoaʻoga...Matou te popole pe faʻafefea le paʻu i totonu O femalagaaiga a Amerika i Cuba ua afaina ai le au faipisinisi Cuba ma faʻaitiitia ai fefaʻatauaiga taua i le va o tagata malaga a Amerika ma tagata Cuban, "o le tala lea a le soʻotaga i le latou tusi i le Matagaluega a le Setete.

O le fua faatatau o faufautua femalagaaʻi a Cuba na faʻatulagaina i le "Level 3: Reconsider Travel" ina ua taia le aufaigaluega a le US ambassador i Havana i maʻi faʻalesoifua maloloina e le mafaamatalaina. Peita'i, e pei ona fa'amatala mai e le tusi a le 'au fa'atasi, e le'i fa'amauina ni fa'ama'i fa'apea i tagata asiasi mai i Cuba.

O le fa'afouga o aso nei i le fa'avasegaga o faufautua femalagaa'i a Cuba o se la'asaga taua tele lea mo tagata Cuba ma iloa ai le taua o femalaga'iga fa'aa'oa'oga ma tagata-i-tagata. Kate Simpson, Peresitene o Academic Travel Abroad i Uosigitone, DC na ia matauina, "O lenei gaioiga i le vaega a le Setete o le Setete, o le tuʻuina atu o Cuba i le vaega tutusa e pei o le tele o Europa, e tatau ona faʻamautinoa ai tagatanuu Amerika e faʻatagaina ma saogalemu le malaga i lenei mea. tulaga fa'apitoa ma fa'amalosia."

OA MEA E AVEA MAI LENEI TUSI:

Kate Simpson, President of Academic Travel Abroad in Washington, DC notes, “This move on the part of the State Department, placing Cuba in the same category as most of Europe, should reassure American citizens that it is legal and safe to travel to this unique and compelling destination.
Today's update to the Cuba travel advisory rating is a critical step forward for the Cuban people and recognizes the importance of educational and people-to-people travel.
Reconsider Travel” rating was unwarranted given the realities of travel to Cuba and explained the travel advisory's far-reaching negative impacts for the Cuban people as well as for U.