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CubaOne Foundation, also known as CubaOne, is a Miami-based not-for-profit organization that sponsors free 7-day trips to Cuba for young Cuban Americans ages 22–35. [1] It was founded by Daniel Jimenez, Giancarlo Sopo, Cherie Cancio, and Andrew Jimenez. [2] [1]
Until 1997, contacts between tourists and Cubans were de facto outlawed by the Communist regime. [4] [5] Following the collapse of Cuba's chief trading partner the Soviet Union, and the resulting economic crisis known as the Special Period, Cuba's government embarked on a major program to restore old hotels, remaining old pre-communism American cars, and restore several Havana streets to their ...
Cuba's nationwide blackouts, shortages draw help from tourists and American relatives. Those planning to travel to Cuba have been asking questions on social media as visitors and relatives of ...
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.
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This period saw the opening of iconic establishments such as the Hotel Nacional de Cuba, which became a magnet for wealthy tourists and celebrities. [2] The post-World War II era marked a period of dramatic expansion for Cuban tourism, driven by the increasing accessibility of air travel and continued American interest. The Cuban government ...
Cuban authorities announced Tuesday they will reduce the cost of getting a new passport at Cuban consulates abroad and eliminate a costly fee that their nationals must pay every two years to ...
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 ...