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Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act is the name of three bills introduced into the United States Congress which would allow U.S. citizens to engage in unrestricted travel to Cuba for the first time since 1963. The first bill, H.R. 5022, was introduced into the 107th Congress House of Representatives in June 2002 by Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz) with 37 ...
On June 4, 2019, the Trump administration announced a full ban on cruise ship, private yacht, or plane travel to Cuba. It also announced a ban on "people-to-people" travel, which was until that point the most popular legal mechanism for American travel to the island, largely because it was the category used by cruise lines for their tours.
After the opening of the island to world trade in 1818, trade agreements began to replace Spanish commercial connections. In 1820 Thomas Jefferson thought Cuba is "the most interesting addition which could ever be made to our system of States" and told Secretary of War John C. Calhoun that the United States "ought, at the first possible opportunity, to take Cuba."
Sanctions, which Cubans call “the blockade,” prevent Americans from traveling to Cuba as tourists, but Europeans and many others visit Cuban beaches and other attractions all the time, as if ...
As Cuba has grappled with electricity failures and natural disasters, Americans with family on the island and tourists considering visiting have been mobilizing to provide much-needed aid. For ...
Millions of people visit the island of Cuba each year for its mild tropical clime, beautiful beaches, and jazzy "Latin 1950s" feel (not to mention the cigars).The country also has a reputation for ...
Visitors to Cuba must obtain a visa before travel from one of the Cuban diplomatic missions, unless they come from one of the visa exempt countries. [1] Electronic visa is also available for most nationalities. All visitors, including those with Cuban nationality residing outside Cuba, must hold valid return tickets and proof of medical insurance.
In November 1969, [8] the first brigade of 216 Americans travelled to Cuba from Mexico City to skirt the U.S. government's restrictions on travel to the island. [8] The participants were to contribute to Cuba's monumental ten million ton zafra (harvest) of 1970, as well as to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the Cuban Revolution. The second ...