Reuters is reporting that Cuba announced on Tuesday that some cooperatives offering food and other services will be able to buy supplies directly from government producers and wholesale outlets for the first time, part of a wider but so far cautiously implemented market reform program. The new rules mean some former state-run companies turned into … Read more
According to a report in the Financial Times, Cuba’s commercial creditors have hired Rodrigo Olivares-Caminal, a professor at Queen Mary University of London, to help organize an effort to negotiate settlement terms for Cuba’s defaulted private sector claims. Background A country’s debt is made up of official debts it has with other countries (bilateral) and … Read more
By the Cuba Journal staff The current cruise season is set to be the best of the last decade in Santiago de Cuba, with 24 berths planned by the end of this month. Large cruise vessels like Silver Explorer, Celestyal Crystal, Amadea, Serenissima and Sea Cloud have anchored in Santiago Bay, mainly through travel agencies … Read more
Earlier this year, the US Department of Transportation opened applications for US carriers to fly into Cuba. According to Sabre, up to 110 scheduled daily flights are available for officially sanctioned commercial flights to Cuba’s ten airports, including 20 daily flights into Havana’s José Martí International Airport. Airlines eagerly filed applications to fly non-charter flights to Cuba. … Read more
By the Cuba Journal Staff Engage Cuba has a major new partner. The coalition of private companies and organizations working to end the travel and trade embargo on Cuba has announced a partnership with the American Hotel & Lodging Association. “We are extremely pleased to welcome AH&LA to Engage Cuba. AH&LA is the industry leader … Read more
US travel restrictions make travel to Cuba a little more complex for Americans than traveling virtually anywhere else – but the slight inconvenience is well worth the trouble to experience all the amazing features of the island nation. While almost half of Americans are now interested in traveling to Cuba following the U.S. government’s easing … Read more
American Airlines is celebrating 25 years of charter service to Cuba. American’s first charter flight to Cuba departed Miami International Airport for Jose Marti International Airport in Havana on April 5, 1991. That’s a far cry from today’s hyper-competitive Cuba charter market, soon to become a full-fledged, regularly-scheduled commercial one. “Back then, going to Cuba … Read more
The producers of Havana Motor Club could not have imagined the changes Cuba would experience when the film’s Kickstarter campaign started in 2014. The film eventually raised $59,805 from 501 backers on Kickstarter and went on to be nominated for Best Documentary Film at the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival, it’s world premier. The film is … Read more
US trade and travel restrictions make travel to Cuba a little more complex than traveling virtually anywhere else – but the slight inconvenience is well worth the trouble to experience all the amazing features of the island nation. As a result of Cuba’s special status in the eyes of US law, organized tours to Cuba … Read more
Yesterday, the Sonoma Film Festival announced that Papa won the Best Picture Award. The film opens in US theaters April 29, 2016. Papa, based on a true story, follows journalist Ed Myers (Giovanni Ribisi) on his adventure to Cuba during the time period preceding the 1959 revolution. Ed’s mission to meet his idol, the legendary … Read more
