The U.S loosened for the past 3 years under Biden. Russia is distracted by their proxy war with Biden, and nobody in their right mind is interested in Cuba for "tourism". Bottom line, socialism/communism destroyed the country. If it were not for Castro, Cuba would be a thriving tourist destination that would make the bahamas blush.
If Cuba ever does transition to a market economy, it’s occurred to me that investing in land and tourism opportunities there would be a _tremendous_ investment opportunity. South Florida is out of room (the Everglades kind of limiting what they can do down there), so I could see snowbirds flocking to the Cuban coast by the millions.