Excerpt from Caribbean Journal JetBlue is expanding to Cuba — again. The New York City-based carrier has announced plans to launch new flights from Boston to Havana, along with an increase in flights to Havana from Fort Lauderdale. The new flights mean JetBlue will fly from more American cities to Cuba than any other airline. […]
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U.S. reallocates dropped Havana routes
Excerpt from Travel Weekly – March 30, 2018 The Department of Transportation has tentatively awarded U.S-Havana route allocations to American, Delta, Southwest, JetBlue and United. The routes, which add up to the equivalent of five daily, will replace Havana service that has been dropped by Spirit, Alaska, Frontier and Delta due to lack of demand. […]
Yes, You Can Still Visit Cuba Legally—and It’s Safe
Excerpt from Condé Nast Traveler – Jan. 31, 2018 Despite a State Department warning and declarations from the Trump administration, Americans can—and should—be going to Cuba right now. On Sunday, I flew to a place that the U.S. State Department considers as risky as Pakistan, Russia, or Sudan. In its latest advisory, the agency says that […]
Tour operators: Cuba travel warning unnecessary
Excerpt from Travel Weekly article – October 1, 2017 Companies operating Cuba tours say that the State Department’s warning against travel to Cuba should go unheeded. The State Department said it issued the warning because diplomats at the U.S. Embassy in Havana were targeted in mysterious “health attacks.” Collin Laverty, president of Cuba Educational Travel, […]
Cuba Travel FAQs: U.S. State Department’s Travel Warning
The U.S. State Department recently issued a travel warning for Cuba following some undetermined “health attacks” on embassy employees. We are aware of the travel warning and understand your concerns. The State Department issued a travel warning. What does this mean? In the interest of informing and protecting U.S. citizens, the State Department regularly issues […]
Cuba Travel Policy Update: Group Travel Still Authorized
Eliminating Individual Travel, Keeping Group Travel The Trump Administration recently announced changes to U.S. Cuba travel policy. Under the Obama administration, rules were relaxed allowing individuals to visit the island in compliance with 12 categories of travel without applying to Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) for a specific license. President Trump’s policy change intends […]