Category: Cuba travel news
Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is a country comprising the island of Cuba as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos. Cuba is located in the northern Caribbean where the Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Ocean meet.
Cuba updates entry requirements for foreign visitors
Harry S. Johnson- January 2, 2021 16:38Starting from January 10, all foreign tourists traveling to Cuba will required to have a certificate of a negative test for COVID-19. The PCR test must be taken no more ... Read More
Policy and Travel Experts Tackle Biden Policy on Cuba
editor- December 14, 2020 20:34A Zoom program will be held on Thursday, December 17th at 5 p.m. ET to evaluate prospects for the reopening of travel to Cuba under the Biden-Harris Administration and implications ... Read More
Cuba updates COVID-19 entry rules for foreign tourists
Harry S. Johnson- October 16, 2020 05:41Cuban authorities announced that the country has updated the conditions of entry for foreign tourists. Tourists will have to fill out a special form about their health status prior to ... Read More
Russia resumes Japan, Serbia and Cuba flights
Harry S. Johnson- October 14, 2020 05:29Russia announced that it is resuming flights with three more countries: Serbia, Japan and Cuba. According to the order of the head of Russia's government, flights will be operated twice ... Read More
Hurricane: Jamaica, Cuba, Cayman Islands, US Gulf Coast
Juergen T Steinmetz- October 4, 2020 17:27A tropical depression has formed just south of Jamaica in the Caribbean Sea on Sunday evening and is becoming better organized, according to the National Hurricane Center. The National Hurricane Center issued ... Read More
Trump administration forces Marriott to cease Cuba operations
Harry S. Johnson- June 8, 2020 22:28According to Marriott International spokeswoman, US hospitality giant is being forced by the Trump administration to close its hotel operations in Cuba. The spokeswoman said the U.S. Treasury Department had ... Read More
Etihad Airways lands in Havana, Cuba for the first time
Harry S. Johnson- June 5, 2020 15:52Etihad Airways has operated its first ever flight to Havana, Cuba. The goodwill flight, chartered by the Government of the United Arab Emirates, landed in the capital of the Caribbean island ... Read More
Cuba – Haiti strong 6.6 earthquake recorded
Juergen T Steinmetz- April 29, 2020 11:01USGS reported a 6.6 strong earthquake at 10.2247 UTC time in the ocean between Cuba and Haiti. The depth of the quake is 2 km . According to the European ... Read More
Health is a Human Right: Is Cuba so wrong thinking this?
Juergen T Steinmetz- March 31, 2020 05:03Cuba has been a hope for countries like Italy and Spain fighting the deadly Coronavirus and feels abandoned by most of the world, even the European Union. The entire world ... Read More
Could Cuba save Italy and the world from Coronavirus?
Juergen T Steinmetz- March 16, 2020 18:59While the first clinical test for a Coronavirus vaccine started in the United States today, Cuba may have already developed a successful medicine able to cure COVID-19. The western world ... Read More
InterCaribbean Airways adds more flights from Kingston, Jamaica to Havana, Cuba
Chief Assignment Editor- February 4, 2020 22:01InterCaribbean Airways announced 2 more weekly frequencies connecting Kingston, Jamaica to Havana, Cuba. Starting March 9th, 2020 with the introduction of a Monday and Friday flight, interCaribbean now connects the ... Read More
Cuba Earthquake update for tourists
Juergen T Steinmetz- January 29, 2020 03:09Tourism is doing well in Cuba, and visitors are continuing to enjoy their holidays after today's 7.7. earthquake off the Cuban coast. Dr. Enrique Arango Arias, head of Cuba’s National ... Read More
Massive 7.7 earthquake strikes off the coast of Cuba
editor- January 28, 2020 20:23What was originally reported by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) as a 7.3 magnitude earthquake, has now been revised to a massive 7.7 striking off the coast of Cuba. There ... Read More
Non-stop from Düsseldorf to Caribbean and Mexico
Juergen T Steinmetz- January 12, 2020 22:54TUI Fly Deutschland, formerly TUI Fly has, after lengthy consideration, decided to launch long-haul Boeing 787 Dreamliners flights from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Mexico and the Carribean. This also ... Read More
Will PM Manuel Marrero raise Cuban Tourism to a new level?
Juergen T Steinmetz- December 23, 2019 04:05After Fidel Castro, the Republic of Cuba has a new Prime Minister. With the new era for Cuba, the importance of the travel and tourism industry rose to another level, ... Read More
Americans not coming: Cuba fails to meet 2019 tourist goals
Chief Assignment Editor- December 20, 2019 01:36The expectations of the Cuban authorities that at least 5 million tourists will visit the island in 2019 did not come true: by the end of the year only a ... Read More
Havana: New life, new tourists
Mario Masciullo - eTN Italy- November 27, 2019 02:27At the completion of the 61st year of the Revolution, Havana celebrated its glorious 5th century of life. The hashtag "500" recalled this year in every corner of the city. ... Read More
United Nations overwhelmingly condemns US embargo against Cuba
Chief Assignment Editor- November 8, 2019 00:08Since 1992, the United Nations General Assembly has been passing resolutions calling for ending the US embargo against Cuba. As UN passed its 28th annual resolution calling on the United ... Read More
US bans air service to all Cuban airports
Chief Assignment Editor- October 26, 2019 17:05US Department of State announced that the United States has suspended all flights to all Cuban airports, and US carriers "have 45 days to discontinue all scheduled air service between ... Read More
Italian tour operators hosted by Cuban Ambassador
Mario Masciullo - eTN Italy- October 9, 2019 01:05H.E. Jose Carlo Rodriguez Ruiz, Cuban Ambassador to the Italian Republic, hosted a delegation of Italian tour operators. This delegation represented Cuba operators and the country's largest hotel chains. He ... Read More
Travel to Cuba: Via Russia and Italy
Mario Masciullo - eTN Italy- September 18, 2019 02:18The successfully-concluded OTDYKH Expo in Russia saw the participation of Cuba as a country partner for this 2019 International Russian Travel Market. Cuba brought a wave of joy and lightheartedness ... Read More
Best treatment for lung cancer: Medical Tourism to Cuba
Juergen T Steinmetz- August 18, 2019 06:23Cuba is a travel and tourism destination and a life saving medical tourism destination for those with stage 4 lung cancer, but Americans cannot go easily. Racotumomab also is known ... Read More
Archipelago International expands portfolio in Cuba
Chief Assignment Editor- July 29, 2019 20:15Archipelago International, Southeast Asia's largest independent hotel group, today announced the signing of a Management Contract with Grupo de Turismo Gaviota S.A, for the 5 Star Grand Aston Cayo Las ... Read More
Cuba announced as partner country for 2019 OTDYKH Leisure expo
editor- July 23, 2019 19:46Cuba has made the exciting announcement that it will be the official partner country at the OTDYKH 2019 expo, which will take place in Moscow on September 10-12. A long-time ... Read More
“We are disappointed”: MSC Cruises cancels Cuba from MSC Armonia itinerary
Mario Masciullo - eTN Italy- June 11, 2019 20:19MSC Cruises has updated the routes in relation to the changes imposed by Mr Trump administration in the US-Cuba regulations which prevent all cruise ships from traveling from the United ... Read More
Royal Caribbean: Cuba travel policy change ‘impacts our guests, operations and earnings’
Chief Assignment Editor- June 7, 2019 00:15Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd today noted the U.S. government's policy change on travel to Cuba and provided a range for its financial impact. On June 4, 2019, the U.S. government ... Read More
Trump’s regime rolls out new Cuba travel restrictions , bans educational, cultural trips
Chief Assignment Editor- June 6, 2019 00:25US Government announced new extensive restrictions on travel to Cuba by United States citizens, effectively banning most of educational and recreational travel. The Treasury Department said in a statement that ... Read More
Travel to Cuba becoming more difficult: Center for Responsible Travel responds
Chief Assignment Editor- June 4, 2019 23:00Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced new restrictions on U.S. travel to Cuba, eliminating the people-to-people travel category that allowed organized group ... Read More
US tourism to Cuba doubles after Trump’s “full and complete embargo” threats
Chief Assignment Editor- May 7, 2019 19:35Despite Trump administration’s pressure on Cuba and threats to impose a “full and complete embargo”, US tourists have been flocking to the country in record numbers, according to data provided ... Read More
What do new Cuba travel restrictions mean to US travelers?
Chief Assignment Editor- April 25, 2019 15:45On Wednesday, April 17, the Trump administration announced that it would be issuing new rules about non-family travel to Cuba. For those who have already planned such a trip - ... Read More
New US Cuban sanctions target tourism, remittances and banking
Chief Assignment Editor- April 18, 2019 01:16The US is targeting Cuba with additional sanctions, including restricting travel to the island nation, limiting remittances, and sanctioning additional entities, White House national security adviser John Bolton said. US ... Read More
Norwegian Sun returns to Port Canaveral for second year of Cuba cruises
Chief Assignment Editor- April 13, 2019 01:05Norwegian Cruise Line’s Sun returns to Port Canaveral today for a second season of popular cruises from the Port to Cuba, as well as excursions to the Bahamas. Starting Monday, ... Read More
U.S. Visa for Cubans: Cuban tourists face harsh restrictions
Juergen T Steinmetz- March 16, 2019 05:34The U.S. Embassy in Cuba posted a bomb-shell message on their website today, punishing Cuban citizen and the travel and tourism trade between Cuba and the United States. The message ... Read More
eTN interview with Cuban Tourism Office Councilor: Major plans for island’s tourism revival
Mario Masciullo - eTN Italy- February 18, 2019 18:30Launched in November 2018, Cuba's celebration of the 500th anniversary of the founding of San Cristobal de la Habana will end in November 2019. Its busy calendar includes art, culture, ... Read More
Four foreign tourists killed, dozens injured in Cuba bus crash
Chief Assignment Editor- January 12, 2019 02:08Tour bus carrying 40 passengers, including 22 foreign tourists from Argentina, Canada, Spain, the United States, France, the Netherlands and Mexico, overturned near Guantanamo in eastern Cuba, killing seven people ... Read More
New Havana LGBTQ Pride Celebration Tour marks historic changes to Cuban constitution
Chief Assignment Editor- December 4, 2018 10:15A Miami-based travel agency specializing in customized experiences of Cuba, is launching an exciting new tour for 2019: the Havana LGBTQ Pride Celebration tour. The five-day trip will coincide with ... Read More