U.S. vacations in Cuba still come with hangovers from Trump's sanctions

[Judi Lynn]

November 11, 2021
8:01 AM CST
Last Updated 4 hours ago
Americas

By Marc Frank

3 minute read

HAVANA, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Cuba opens its borders next week signaling new opportunity for pandemic-weary travelers and the island's tourism industry, but for U.S. citizens getting there requires jumping through hoops like never before, according to the heads of eight U.S. tour agencies.

U.S. President Donald Trump ended cruise ship dockings, reduced flights to Havana and eliminated them altogether to the outlying provinces. His administration declared most hotels, bus and other Cuban tour services off limits because they were owned by the military, and made financial transactions more difficult in general, measures that remain in place under President Joe Biden.

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Travel boomed during the detente begun by former U.S. President Barack Obama who loosened restrictions and even took his own family there during an historic visit in 2016.

The Trump administration reversed Obama's measures and added new restrictions, and then Cuba closed its borders during much of the pandemic.

More:
https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/us-vacations-cuba-still-come-with-hangovers-trumps-sanctions-2021-11-11/

[Throck]

1. Why would people even travel with Covid still being so real?

People are afraid to go back to work. What's wrong with people?

[jimfields33]

2. We have some serious stupid people in this country.

Nobody should travel until we are completely done with corona. People are spoiled and selfish.

[Phoenix61]

3. Because they have gotten a booster and have

no underlying health conditions and are not immunocompromised. They want to see relatives who they haven’t seen for several years.