According to Travel + Leisure, Cuba tops the globe as the travel destination of the year.
Cuba’s selection as the top destination was derived from editors, writers, travel experts and votes from readers. T+L compiled a short list that included places like Charleston, SC, Detroit, MI and Adelaide, Australia. From a short list of 28 destinations, readers selected a winner.
Melanie Lieberman’s T+L article describes Cuba as offering, “panoramic waterfronts, ceaseless salsa music, and kodachrome neighborhoods thrumming with energy and glittering with mosaics and mural.”
T+L compiled a chronology of events that unfolded in Cuba in 2015. Here is a summary:
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December 17, 2014: Obama’s Plan
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January 16, 2015: Rules Ease Up
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March 1, 2015: Credit Cards Accepted
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March 4, 2015: Conan Arrives
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April 2, 2015: AirBnb Arrives
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April 15, 2015: Online Booking
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May 6, 2015: Ferries
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May 29, 2015: Open for Business
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July 3, 2015: JetBlue in Havana
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August 14, 2015: Embassy Opens
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September 17, 2015: Verizon Dials In
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September 21, 2015: The Pope Visits
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December 12, 2015: LAX > HAV
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December 16, 2015: Commercial Air Travel Resumes
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