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September 2011
Could tourism be the answer to Cuba's economic woes?
September 28, 2011
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Years of isolation from the United States have left Cuba on the brink of economic ruin. Now President Raul Castro is bringing in some huge changes which allow Cubans to work for themselves in almost 200 approved activities, hire employees and rent out rooms and cars..
New charter flights from U.S. to Cuba announced
September 14, 2011
By Mimi Whitefield, The Miami Herald
Island Travel & Tours plans to begin charter service from Tampa to Cuba in November and will begin a flight that connects the Washington, D.C., area to Havana in January, its owner said Tuesday.
Tampa-Cuba Flights Resume After Nearly 50 Years
September 12, 2011
Associated Press
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Commercial flights from Tampa to Cuba are back for the first time since 1962, when relations between the two countries broke off during the Cold War.
First flights from Tampa to Cuba sold out
September 2, 2011
By Ted Jackovics, Tampa Bay Online
TAMPA - The inaugural charter flights from Tampa International Airport to Havana next week are sold out, airport officials said today, but reservations are available for flights later in the month.
August 2011
A&K scraps Cuba tours after reviewing new U.S. regulations
August 30, 2011
By Gay Myers, Travel Weekly
Abercrombie & Kent canceled its Cuba program for U.S. travelers after reviewing a government advisory clarifying new regulations for Cuba travel.
Puerto Rico-Cuba Flights Resume After Decades
August 29, 2011
Associated Press
HAVANA (AP) — Flights between Cuba and Puerto Rico have resumed nearly 50 years after service between the islands was severed due to bad blood between Washington and Havana.
First Americans in Cuba under easier travel rules
August 17, 2011
By Jeff Franks, Reuters
HAVANA — The first group of Americans to tour Cuba under new, more liberal U.S. travel regulations have been greeted by hugs, handshakes and a welcoming Cuban government, according to a trip organizer.
Many Cubans living abroad can’t return to Cuba
August 15, 2011
By Juan Tamayo, The Miami Herald
Tampa teenager Melissa González wanted to visit her ailing grandfather in Cuba. But her travel agency told her that the Cuban government had turned down her request for an entry permit, without explaination.
July 2011
Tampa airport to begin weekly charters to Cuba
July 28, 2011
By Mimi Whitefield, The Miami Herald
Tampa International Airport said Wednesday that the Cuban government had approved its plans to begin offering charters to the island. Weekly service is expected to begin in September.