Online Cuba travel searches up 161 percent as restrictions ease

NEW YORK, NY – According to new data from travel search site momondo, the re-establishment of diplomatic relations between the U.S.

NEW YORK, NY – According to new data from travel search site momondo, the re-establishment of diplomatic relations between the U.S. and Cuba has had a major impact on travel patterns, sending searches for Cuba-related travel up 161 percent.

โ€œWe expected an increase given that weโ€™re facing five decades of pent-up travel demand, but we did not expect it to rise so sharply,โ€ said momondo spokesperson Lasse Skole Hansen. โ€œIt appears many Americans are hoping to visit the country and are in a race to do so before too much changes post-embargo.โ€

momondo compared searches for Cuba-related travel from all of 2014 with all of 2015, after travel restrictions eased.

While travel is still prohibited for American tourists, there is a growing desire to visit Cuba for humanitarian and educational purposes. Beginning this year, commercial flights from the U.S. to Cuba will be restored.

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