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Comment by Anil on May 21, 2011 at 8:41pm

@Ed: What do you mean ? What's new in the recent weeks ? I am ready.

Comment by Ed Wetschler on May 21, 2011 at 8:35pm

Pack your sunscreen, boys and girls: The Obama administration is loosening the travel restrictions. So if you haven't gone, are you going to go now?

Comment by John McAuliff on March 30, 2011 at 7:03pm

Virtually anyone can go to Cuba under the new regulations if OFAC finally finishes drafting guidelines and starts approving licenses  However, it has to be with a group and for a purpose.  Overview here  http://cubapeopletopeople.blogspot.com/2011/03/overview-of-legal-tr...

Comment by Anil on March 9, 2011 at 3:34pm

Wow - Now if only ordinary folks like us, with no family ties, no medical, academic or journalist credentials could go there legally.

Comment by David Paul Appell on March 8, 2011 at 1:16pm

Interesting news that the U.S. government has just authorized flights to Havana from 8 new airports: Atlanta, Baltimore, Chicago, Dallas/Fort Worth, Pittsburgh, San Juan, and Tampa. All this added capacity could be indicative that this new travel opening may surpass the one we saw during the Clinton years. 

Comment by GreenGlobalTravel.com on March 1, 2011 at 10:01am

Our exclusive Q&A with Buena Vista Social Club founder Juan De Marco Gonzalez on the music of, and travel to, Cuba:  Afro-Cuban All-Stars.

Comment by David Paul Appell on January 20, 2011 at 5:37pm

Donna, the comment was also made that service standards are not as high in Cuba as in the DR and other Caribbean islands, so that is also a factor counting against repeat visits. Of course, for me and for many others that's not a big factor, but it may be for folks who are just looking for a sunny tropical beach vacation.

Comment by Donna Esposito on January 20, 2011 at 5:24pm

Living in Toronto, I know a few people who have vacationed in Cuba. They say it was more expensive than nearby islands like the Dominican Rep., so the Miami Herald may be right when they say that when the U.S.A. opens the door to Cuba the rest of the Carribean's travel business won't collapse.

Comment by David Paul Appell on January 20, 2011 at 11:43am

Interesting piece in today's Miami Herald from astute Latin America (and especially Cuba) pundit Andrés Oppenheimer on how increased U.S. travel to the island may or may not affect the rest of the Caribbean.  Some say it will be a hard hit, others say not so much -- and may even grow the overall pie.  Yes, there will be novelty value and some pent-up demand, but on the other hand this is not exactly an unprecedented opening. And I can tell you first off that it's hardly going to be a flood, at least for the foreseeable future, at least in part because capacity is still pretty limited, and what capacity there is, is being amply used by Europeans, Latin Americans, and the other visitors Cuba already gets. So we'll see how big a move this actually turns out to be...

Comment by Lynn Rosen on January 18, 2011 at 2:35am

Thanks for the suggestion. Will follow up on that.

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