A US government cultural mission to Cuba is planned for April 18-21, 2016, less than a month after President Obama’s visit to the island nation. The President described his trip as extending the hand of friendship to the Cuban people, and this delegation, including some of America’s most distinguished writers, artists, musicians, as well as … Read more
A new competition for Cuban entrepreneurs was announced yesterday at AngelSummit Americas in Miami. The international competition, 10x10KCuba, is a call to innovation for the island’s emerging technology sector, which seeks to help talented programmers and entrepreneurs in Cuba integrate into the global startup community. Leaders at the forefront of Cuba’s growth and development in the … Read more
IMTC has announced today that after several meetings with Cuban authorities the IMTC CUBA 2016 Conference has been given a green light. IMTC hosts the world’s largest Money Transfer Conferences and Trade Fairs. With remittances continuing to rise, the industry is seeing significant changes to the traditional business models with new developments from the Fintech … Read more
Cruising to Cuba has been nearly impossible for US citizens in recent decades, but changes to Cuban and US laws are adding many options to cruise Cuba. Here is a current inventory of cruises to Cuba: Approved for Sailing to Cuba From the USA Carnival’s Fathom – First sail is May 1, 2016. Fathom’s ports-of-call … Read more
Reuters is reporting that Cuba announced on Tuesday that some cooperatives offering food and other services will be able to buy supplies directly from government producers and wholesale outlets for the first time, part of a wider but so far cautiously implemented market reform program. The new rules mean some former state-run companies turned into … Read more
According to a report in the Financial Times, Cuba’s commercial creditors have hired Rodrigo Olivares-Caminal, a professor at Queen Mary University of London, to help organize an effort to negotiate settlement terms for Cuba’s defaulted private sector claims. Background A country’s debt is made up of official debts it has with other countries (bilateral) and … Read more
By the Cuba Journal staff The current cruise season is set to be the best of the last decade in Santiago de Cuba, with 24 berths planned by the end of this month. Large cruise vessels like Silver Explorer, Celestyal Crystal, Amadea, Serenissima and Sea Cloud have anchored in Santiago Bay, mainly through travel agencies … Read more
Earlier this year, the US Department of Transportation opened applications for US carriers to fly into Cuba. According to Sabre, up to 110 scheduled daily flights are available for officially sanctioned commercial flights to Cuba’s ten airports, including 20 daily flights into Havana’s José Martí International Airport. Airlines eagerly filed applications to fly non-charter flights to Cuba. … Read more
By the Cuba Journal Staff Engage Cuba has a major new partner. The coalition of private companies and organizations working to end the travel and trade embargo on Cuba has announced a partnership with the American Hotel & Lodging Association. “We are extremely pleased to welcome AH&LA to Engage Cuba. AH&LA is the industry leader … Read more
US travel restrictions make travel to Cuba a little more complex for Americans than traveling virtually anywhere else – but the slight inconvenience is well worth the trouble to experience all the amazing features of the island nation. While almost half of Americans are now interested in traveling to Cuba following the U.S. government’s easing … Read more
