I went to Cuba in 2017 I think. There was a huge push by locals to make cash from tourists. Government had a little too much financial influence on hotels, restaurants, and taxis from what I gathered. Our host provided us with drivers outside the local taxi system. She seemed like she had a community of services to provide outside of the government’s control. One of them was a college educated engineer and he said he made more driving in a week than a month being an engineer. There was a huge push by locals to start airbnbs as well at the time.