According to a recent poll by the Pew Research Center, Americans still favor ties with Cuba after Castro’s death and events surrounding the U.S. election. Yet the U.S. public remains skeptical about whether the island nation will become more democratic in the coming years. Three-quarters of U.S. adults (75%) approve of the decision last year … Read more
Yesterday, the U.S. Departments of State and Energy co-chaired the first U.S.-Cuba Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Working Group in Washington, D.C. Participants discussed regional developments related to clean energy, including renewable energy and energy efficiency, and exchanged ideas and information on how the United States and Cuba can move forward on this shared interest. … Read more
Google and Cuba agree to cooperate to improve Internet performance on the island. Eric Schmidt, chairman of Google’s parent company, Alphabet Inc., signed the deal with Mayra Arevich Marin, president of state telecommunications monopoly ETECSA. It grants Cubans speedy access to the Google Global Cache network, which stores content from sites such as Gmail and … Read more
By Alex Zozaya, CEO of Apple Leisure Group History was recently made when American Airlines and Jet Blue became the first U.S. airlines to land passenger flights in Havana in more than 50 years. More U.S. airlines are expected to launch regularly scheduled flights to Cuba’s capital this month as well. While this was another … Read more
Santa Clara, the capital city of Villa Clara, is the 5th largest Cuban city by population. It is centrally located in the island nation and has nearly a quarter million residents. Santa Clara is home to a mausoleum which houses the remains of Che Guevara and sixteen of his fellow combatants killed in 1967 during … Read more
The New York Times reported yesterday that, for a variety of reasons, tourists are straining the food system and reducing food available for Cubans. There are a variety of factors contributing to Cuba’s food shortage dilemma, but the following explains one of the major factors. The U.S. Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act (TSRA) … Read more
Ten days after Fidel Castro’s death, Cuba gets serious with the cruise industry. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. yesterday revealed two of its brands will be sailing to Cuba. Separately, Norwegian Cruise Line yesterday announced that it has received approval from Cuba to operate cruises to Cuba, beginning March 2017. Royal Caribbean received approval from Cuba’s … Read more
Cuba and Vietnam share important similarities. From a shattered society burdened by poverty and food shortages, to a middle-income country and World Trade Organization (WTO) member, Vietnam’s authoritarian socialist regime has overseen huge change since Saigon fell to communist troops four decades ago. Both countries formed socialist regimes rooted in a struggle for independence from … Read more
Norwegian Cruise Line today announced that it has received approval from the government of the Republic of Cuba to operate cruises to Cuba, beginning March 2017. Frank Del Rio, the company’s CEO, visited Cuba last year for the first time in 54 years. He is the only one of the major cruise company CEOs born … Read more
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. today revealed two of its brands will be sailing to Cuba. The company received approval from Cuba’s government to offer cruises from Florida on Royal Caribbean International and Azamara Club Cruises, in the near future. Further itinerary details and dates are not yet available. “Our guests have expressed real interest in … Read more
