Racism In Miami

In 1997, a series of bombings shook the island, killing one Italian tourist which was later found to be a Salvadoran criminal despite officials blaming the exiles from Miami. It was believed the attacks were orchestrated in order to reduce mass tourism and its influence, but only had minimal consequences for the tourists. Despite Castro’s will to uphold his socialist’s values upon his people from the capitalists tourists, a change was noticeable among the citizens behaviour and lifestyle, such as eating and clothing (Robinson, 1998). Among the landmarks still intact to the tourist gaze, is the fabled Tropicana where Nat King Cole played February gigs and has learned to sing in Spanish.

Furthermore enhancing the gaze, in 1957, a Holiday magazine

In the 1960s, racism is very present in the U.S and it was widely believed that dark skin is associated with criminality, poverty, stupidity or that ‘something’ is going on (Roland, 2013). At that time, the gazing experience was often challenged by the local values. Thus, tourism agents in Cuba faced racial prejudice from local authorities when dealing with foreign white skinned tourists, because it was often seen as suspicious to the authorities. It has been well documented that since Brazil has more African descendants than any other country in the Western hemisphere, racial education has been severely emphasized in Cuba (Roland, 2013, p.

The tourism of health is the idea of offering an individual a medical treatment in form of vacation, such as cures and relaxation, or also cheaper cost of surgeries and medicines being more advantageous (Goodrich, 1993). Cuba is located in the southern hemisphere; its climate has favourable weather condition throughout the year with beautiful landscapes and a vast variety of exotic plants, fruits and animals. The tourism of health in Cuba has allowed many other sectors to co-exist, thus creating a backbone for the tourism industry by maintaining the gazing experience. The landscapes, scenery, and sensations such as touch, smell and sounds are the elements that form the gazing experience. However, each individual has a different idea of the tourist gaze. As Urry and Larsen