Cuba travel and tourism.
If you are among the affluent who travel in search of adventure, seclusion or authenticity, Cuba is the most interesting place in the world today. Most people don’t realize that Cuba’s coastline is 40% longer than Florida’s. And even fewer people understand that Cuba’s coastline is virtually untouched by tower condo buildings, asphalt parking lots … Read more
by Simons Chase The first sensation of the significance of my map coordinates (20°24”12.2’N 78°55”26.5’E) occurred while visiting the Gardens of the Queen (Jardines de la Reina), a palm-fringed national park situated along Cuba’s Caribbean coast. There sits a remote fishing and diving center, operated by Avalon, like a floating village tethered to a point … 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
From the applications to fly direct into Cuba to the death of Fidel Castro, the island nation continues to capture headlines. Sabre, the leading technology provider to the global travel industry, conducted analysis that reveals a shifting interest in travel to Cuba. First, Sabre had a surge in shopping when President Obama became the first U.S. … Read more
Delta today begins regularly scheduled passenger service with nonstop daily flights from the U.S. to Cuba. Flights will depart from Miami, New York-JFK and Atlanta to Havana as the airline makes its return to the Cuban capital for the first time in 55 years. Rules allowing regularly scheduled air service to Cuba from the U.S. are … Read more
JetBlue launched service to Havana’s José Martí International Airport (HAV) from three of the airline’s focus cities, with the first flight taking off this morning shortly after 9 a.m. from New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK). JetBlue’s service to Havana from Orlando begins November 29 and service from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood begins November 30. … Read more
The future for U.S. travel interests in Cuba seemed uncertain in recent weeks as President-elect Donald Trump hardened his rhetoric about requiring greater reforms as a condition from the Castro government to expand or even preserve the current détente orchestrated by President Obama’s historical change of policy with Cuba. Gauging the future of U.S.-Cuba relations … Read more
Carnival’s foray into social impact cruising will no longer have a dedicated ship sailing under its Fathom brand after May 2017. Fathom’s Adonia, a 704-passenger vessel that has been sailing alternating week-long voyages to the Dominican Republic (DR) and Cuba since April, will return to the fleet of European P&O Cruises in June of 2017. Carnival … Read more
By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon, Cuba Journal contributor There’s a new travel option for visitors eager to explore Cuba: Clearwater, Florida-based company The Moorings will begin offering crewed yacht charters around the emerging island in March 2017. Based out of Marina Hemingway in Havana and Gaviota Marina in Varadero, the week-long all-inclusive sailings will offer groups of … Read more
