According to Cuban officials, the island has been visited by 2 million foreign tourists so far in 2016, 11.9% more than in the same period in 2015. Cuba has achieved 2 million visitors 27 days earlier than last year, according to the Ministry of Tourism. Canada continues as the leading source of tourists, followed by … 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
Booking.com will become the first online US travel brand to offer instantly bookable hotel properties in Cuba. Within weeks, travelers who meet US government criteria will be able to instantly book hotel rooms for travel to Cuba. Plans are in place to increase the number of properties in Havana and beyond to give US travelers … Read more
United Airlines submitted an updated filing with the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) for authority to begin commercial air service to Cuba from its gateways in Newark/New York, Houston, Washington and Chicago to Havana’s José Martí International Airport in Cuba. According to a press release, United says its proposal for nonstop service to Havana from … Read more
According to reports by the Wall Street Journal, three major US corporations are preparing to complete deals to do business in Cuba. AT&T Inc., Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide, Inc. and Marriott International are expected to announce agreements with Cuban government-run entities, according to company and U.S. officials. Earlier this week, in a letter to … Read more
The 210-passenger luxury ship, Pearl Mist, will not sail to Cuba on March 16 as planned. In a statement by Timothy Beebe, VP of Pearl Seas Cruises, “Pearl Seas Cruises has received notice this morning that the approval meeting of the Cuban government scheduled for today (March 10, 2016) has been postponed until after President … Read more
This article was updated October 2016. Traveling to Cuba from the United States has gotten a lot easier in the last year, but staying connected while you are there requires some planning. Last year, Sprint and Verizon started offering roaming services for their customers traveling to Cuba. It’s not cheap but it offers access if … Read more
In a world gripped by deflation, it is an amazing paradox that Cuba’s communist isolation could give birth to such sought after qualities in capitalism: growth and visibility. And I don’t mean the mundane above trend growth that is frequently described in CAGR terms (cumulative average growth rate). I’m referring to the face peeling, dorm … Read more
In December, the United States and Cuba reached a bilateral agreement to establish scheduled air services between the two countries. Next week the two nations will sign a formal agreement to resume one-way commercial air traffic. US Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx and Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs Charles H. Rivkin are … Read more
For three weeks in January, Commodore Jose Miguel Diaz Escrich of the Hemingway International Yacht Club in Havana visited to the US to make agreements with sailing, boating and fishing clubs. Despite having only two sailboats and one fishing boat, the Hemingway International Yacht Club is promoting itself to fisherman and sailors alike in the hope … Read more
