How Airbnb Is Creating Wealth in Cuba

By the Cuba Journal staff The average state salary in Cuba is somewhere around $20 a month, although many on the island live on far less than that, according to figures from Cuba’s national statistical office. And while Cuba’s economy is slowly beginning to change, one new player in the market is having a far … Read more

American Airlines Launching Los Angeles-Cuba Charter Flights

A new way to get to Cuba By Dana Niland CJ Contributor American Airlines and Cuba Travel Services will launch the first charter flight service between Los Angeles International Airport and Jose Marti International Airport in Havana later this year, providing travelers the only nonstop service from the West Coast to Cuba since the easing … Read more

John Kerry: Why I’m In Havana

By John Kerry In 1961, three U.S. Marines lowered the American flag at the U.S. Embassy in Havana.  Today, they’ve returned to Cuba to raise the flag once more. Fifty-four years ago, the United States broke diplomatic relations with Cuba, and three young Marine guards volunteered for one final act of duty: lowering their country’s … Read more

Cuba’s Fidel Castro Marks Birthday With Evo Morales, Nicolas Maduro

Castro celebrates 89th birthday By the Cuba Journal staff Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro marked his 89th birthday with Cuba’s two closest allies in the hemisphere, Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro and Bolivia President Evo Morales. Morales arrived in Cuba on Wednesday to celebrate Castro’s birthday. “We come to celebrate our older brother’s birthday,” Morales said. … Read more

Cuba Tourism Continues to Skyrocket

Major growth in arrivals By the Caribbean Journal staff Cuba’s tourism surge in 2015 continues. The country is reporting a 15.9 percent increase in tourist arrivals in the first six months of 2015, compared to the same period in 2014, according to the country’s National Statistical Office. That’s being driven by a 21.7 percent jump … Read more

A New Way to Travel to Cuba

Another company launches people-to-people trips to Cuba By the Cuba Journal staff Premier tour operator Central Holidays has announced the launch of five new people-to-people tours in Cuba. The five- to nine-night itineraries – Afro Cubanismo, L’Chaim Cuba, A Taste of Havana, The City & The Sea, and Hola Cuba – will offer guests immersive … Read more

Another Cruise Line Planning Cuba Trips

Another Cruise Line Planning Cuba Trips

More new cruises to Cuba By the Cuba Journal staff Beginning in the spring of 2016, Pearl Seas Cruises is planning to offer a series of 7 to 10-night cultural voyages to Cuba. Passengers aboard the line’s newest vessel, the Pearl Mist, will travel from South Florida to several Cuban ports including Havana, Cienfuegos, and Santiago de … Read more

How Latin America Feels About the US-Cuba Thaw

By the Cuba Journal staff A new report by Pew Research Center reflects approval from Latin Americans regarding the normalization of diplomatic relations between the U.S. and Cuba. A median of 77 percent of those polled expressed approval for the recent re-establishment of ties between the nations, and 76 percent support an end to the … Read more