U.S. hotel denies Cuba envoy room in Japan citing economic sanctions

The Cuban ambassador to Japan was denied a room at a Hilton hotel in southwestern Japan last month, the U.S. hotel group said Wednesday, citing Washington's economic sanctions against the Latin American country.The local government has instructed the hotel in Fukuoka to correct the practice as Japanese law prohibits hotels from rejecting guests based on nationality.(Hilton Fukuoka Sea Hawk)Hilton Fukuoka Sea Hawk told Kyodo News that it refused the ambassador's stay to comply with U.S. laws as an American company.The Tokyo travel agency that made the reservation for Oct. 2 for Ambassador Ca…READ FULL ARTICLE