Obama’s recent changes to Cuban regulations is the latest in a steady, slow drum beat of actions taken by Obama to leverage executive authority to dismantle various Congressional rules that together make up the US embargo against Cuba. We call these actions Cubamacare. Here is a complete report of all recent Cubamacare actions. The Department … Read more
The Kinship Fellows webinar series, a free and public offering of expertise in market-based conservation, will feature Fernando Bretos in A Cuban Conservation Challenge on March 22 at 1:00 PM Central. Register here to attend the webinar. Bretos, a thought leader on the Caribbean marine conservation, directs the Cuba Marine Research and Conservation Program. His … Read more
The Cuban port of Santiago de Cuba is looking for a big cruise season this year, according to officials. Santiago de Cuba, one of Cuba’s tourism centers, reports that it is expecting a busy cruise year, with 24 berths planned from now until April. The German cruise ship Amadea anchored this week in the port … Read more
According to an article in the New York Times, the Obama administration announced today it would allow individuals to travel to Cuba for “people to people” educational trips and lift limits on the use of American dollars in transactions with Cuba. Today’s news is the latest in a steady, slow drum beat of actions taken … Read more
Meliá Hotels International open its first Cuban hotel, the Sol Palmeras, more than a quarter of a century ago. Since its opening, Meliá has continued to develop hotels through a successful formula based on joint venture investments with the Cuban government. Today it is the largest foreign hotel operator in Cuba. Last year, at an … Read more
United Airlines submitted an updated filing with the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) for authority to begin commercial air service to Cuba from its gateways in Newark/New York, Houston, Washington and Chicago to Havana’s José Martí International Airport in Cuba. According to a press release, United says its proposal for nonstop service to Havana from … Read more
It is vital for Cuba develop its travel and tourism sector. The communist island nation is struggling with the decline and expected loss of much of the benefits it has received from its economic and ideological relationship with Venezuela. 25 years ago, Cuba almost collapsed when the Soviet Union folded and withdrew all its economic … Read more
Last week, the Obama administration announced two major hotel brands will seek to do business in Cuba. White House officials expressed hope these deals would come together before Mr. Obama arrives in Havana March 20. Marriott CEO Arne Sorenson, vice chair of the President’s Export Council, will travel to Cuba with Mr. Obama. “We are … Read more
Suntine International-Economic Trading Company of China and Cuba’s Cubanacan hotel group are partners in a project to build a new Hemingway Hotel at the Hemingway Marina just west of Havana. The state-run Chinese investor will have a 49% ownership and will provide $150 million for the project. Cubanacan, with 51 percent ownership, is providing the … Read more
US lawmakers are mixed on President Obama’s historic Cuba trip, despite overwhelming public support for an end to the embargo. Nevertheless, three major US corporations are preparing to complete deals to do business in Cuba during Obama’s historic trip to Cuba AT&T Inc., Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide, Inc. and Marriott International are expected to … Read more
