Cuba travel and tourism.
Havana is one of the most desirable locations in the world for travelers today. The city itself is like a canvas painted with a collisions of colors made up of history, struggle and amazing beauty and humanity. Unlike other Caribbean destinations, gaining access to all of Havana’s many wonders is accomplished best with a guided … Read more
Centrally-located Santa Clara, Cuba’s 5th-largest city, is an emerging destination for travelers from the U.S. Recent expansion of commercial flights from the U.S. to Cuba have contributed to the city’s recent surge in tourism. JetBlue, American, Southwest, Silver, and Sun Country all fly to Santa Clara – most daily, some weekly. While the city lacks … Read more
La Casa del Habano — it’s the ultimate outpost of the wonder of Cuban cigars, and there are LCDH locations scattered across Havana. But while some LCDH shops offer wide ranges of cigars (led by one of our favorites, the one at the Hotel Nacional), or better selections of individual smokes, not all have bars — so … Read more
TripAdvisor, one the world’s largest travel sites, has announced that it is among the first U.S. travel companies to receive a license from the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) to provide and sell travel-related services to travelers to Cuba. The license permits TripAdvisor to promote educational and cultural engagement between travelers … Read more
What started out as an idea to organize a tour of Cuba for some fellow Harvard students morphed into starting a tour company, CUBA CANDELA, after graduating from Harvard Business School. It must have been Chad Olin’s thirst for a thousand tedious impediments – plus a good dose of Cuban rum and cigars – that … Read more
Memories Miramar – Habana is in the refined Havana residential district of Miramar with ocean views and within easy access Old Havana, Club Habana beach, the National Aquarium of Cuba, Dolphinarium, PabExpo Exhibition and 5th Avenue. Ideal for business travelers and vacationers, the hotel facility includes 2 restaurants and 2 bars, spacious accommodations and a … Read more
Direct, nonstop flights to Havana from various U.S. cities will being in November. The above new flights are regular scheduled flights operated under a new agreement between the U.S. and Cuba. Previously, all flights from the U.S. to Cuba were considered “charter” flights. The charter flights have permission to continue flying but may decide to … Read more
There is a virtual stampede of travelers headed to Cuba now that commercial flights have started flying most of the 110 daily approved routes authorized by the U.S. and Cuban governments. Cuba is different from most travel destination and is certainly different from the rest of the Caribbean: it is beautifully unspoiled. Despite having more … Read more
Cuba’s relative isolation as a travel destination is one of the many reasons the island nation is today the most interesting place in the world to travel, yet that same isolation means accessing Cuba’s many wonders is best experienced with a capable tour operator. Havana – and its surrounding places of cultural and artistic interest … Read more
For Americans (persons of U.S. jurisdiction), travel to Cuba for “tourist” activities remains prohibited by statute, but there is a lot of flexibility to enjoy Cuba within the boundaries of U.S. rules. You do not have to fly to Cuba through Canada or Mexico as some people did years before the rules changed. There are … Read more
