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Comment by Anil on January 17, 2011 at 6:01pm

Lynn: Do also contact your College and see if they have any immediate plans ? As an alum you can help organize tour to Cuba on behalf of the College :)

Comment by Lynn Rosen on January 16, 2011 at 1:37am

Thanks, Jose, for this document. Note it was revised in 2004 and, as you suggest, will likely change within the next while. Might a travel writer's organization apply for permission to travel to Cuba with a group under these new possible provsios?

Comment by José Balido on January 15, 2011 at 10:20pm

You're right, Anil, journalists have always been exempt from restrictions on travel to Cuba, but if you read the Treasury Dep't. OFAC regulations on their Web site, it has to be a full-time journalist:

"...journalism by journalists regularly employed in that capacity by a news reporting organization, including supporting broadcast or technical personnel..."

Here are the current U.S. guidelines for travel to Cuba; this document will likely change in the next several weeks as these new changes are implemented.

Comment by Anil on January 15, 2011 at 8:20pm

I thought that journalists were already exempt along with persons of cuban descent who have family ties in the island ? I'm sure Ed or Joe can shed some light into this ?

Comment by Lynn Rosen on January 15, 2011 at 4:05pm

About time. How can we lobby to include journalists alongside universities and religious groups? Seems logical.

Comment by Anil on January 15, 2011 at 7:12am

Ed: Just read about it in http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-12197939

 

So encouraging.  I think allowing Universities is a good step. Maybe alums ? Who will howl ? Whomever has much to lose ?

Comment by Ed Wetschler on January 14, 2011 at 6:44pm

Obama announces loosening of restrictions on travel to Cuba.http://yhoo.it/eogiy0  Who will benefit? Who will howl?

Comment by Tripatini on December 31, 2010 at 6:20pm

A final interesting note for 2010: iconic Havana tourism stalwart the Hotel Nacional may be a little grubby around the edges but is still going pretty strong as it marks its 80th anniversary this week: http://bit.ly/hGrHSH.

Comment by David Paul Appell on October 29, 2010 at 2:14pm

For those who read Spanish, check out CubaEnLinea.net, with lots of great forums for:

Cuban art
Cuban music
"Cubanisms"
Cuban humor

Comment by The Penguin on October 7, 2010 at 4:00pm

Hello, I just joined this group. Looks like a nice one.

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