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Ministry of Tourism (MINTUR)

Cuba's Ministry of Tourism, the largest tourism-sector player outside GAESA, designated on 13 July with no OFAC wind-down guidance.

Last refreshed: 17 July 2026 · Appears in 1 active topic

Key Question

Cuba's Tourism Ministry got no OFAC wind-down guidance; what happens to bookings already made?

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Background

The Ministry of Tourism (MINTUR) was designated by the US State Department on 13 July 2026 under Executive Order 14404, in the 'sources of funding' cluster of that day's ten-entity wave, described in the State release as the largest tourism-sector player outside GAESA.

Unlike GECOMEX and GEMAR, which received a 30-day wind-down window under OFAC's same-day FAQ 1262, MINTUR was not addressed by that guidance at all. No CACR amendment or general licence covering the Tourism Ministry designation was found in this research pass, leaving unanswered exactly the questions that matter most commercially: what happens to existing travel bookings, third-country tour operator contracts, and hotel-management agreements that touch MINTUR.

As the most commercially exposed of the ten entities designated that day, the absence of published wind-down terms is a live compliance gap rather than a settled position, and could be closed by a future OFAC FAQ.

Common Questions
What is Cuba's Ministry of Tourism (MINTUR)?
Cuba's state tourism ministry, described by the US State Department as the largest tourism-sector player outside GAESA, designated under Executive Order 14404 on 13 July 2026.Source: US State Department
Did OFAC give MINTUR a sanctions wind-down period?
No. OFAC's same-day FAQ 1262 covered only GECOMEX and GEMAR; no wind-down guidance or licence for MINTUR had been published as of 17 July 2026.Source: OFAC