Posted on 06/04/2019 12:24:55 PM PDT by cann
The Trump administration on Tuesday imposed major new travel restrictions on visits to Cuba by U.S. citizens, including a ban on many forms of educational and recreational travel.
The Treasury Department said in a statement that the U.S. will no longer allow the group educational and cultural trips known as “people to people” travel to the island. Those trips have been used by thousands of American citizens to visit the island even before the U.S. restored full diplomatic relations with the communist government in December 2014.
Treasury said it would also deny permission for private and corporate aircraft and boats. However, commercial airline flights appear to be unaffected and travel for university groups, academic research, journalism and professional meetings will continue to be allowed.
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It’s only reasonable. That is how it was for a long time, until the Obama admin changed it.
No loss, people I know who went there in the past year or so said it’s a sh*thole.
They need to cut them off completely, we also need to watch for Cuban military sneaking into the US over the border.
SSDD....................
It was right before the Marxist-supporting Obama changed it......
Journalists, after all, need to study how true propagandists employ their craft...
I still can’t understand why Hollywood hasn’t packed up and Moved to Cuba, their kind of people run the place, they would be right at home.
Good.
They hate us, let’s not do business with them.
Buncha wankers.
I know a few stupid producers acquaintances of mine over here in L.A. who wanted to shoot some scenes there.
You are damn right, it’s a sh*thole. They thought it was the same “scenic scene” they saw in James Bond with Brosnan and Halle Berry. One of them even said there’s no Uber ..which caused a few of us to roll our eyes.
“Educational”. Glad we have decided to end our self inflicting with Cuban propaganda and terrorism recruiting... you would think they would accuse Obama of Cuba collusion...
LOL, that’s because General Uber Requirements. Vehicle must be at most 15 years old or younger.
I know Canadians who have gone.
They said don’t waste your money.
No loss, people I know who went there in the past year or so said it’s a sh*thole.”
We know a few elite liberals who have gone in the past couple of years and they bragged about the health care. My wife asked them how they knew the Cuban Health Care was good. None of them had to use it.
Some of these people are the same ones who flocked to China when it opened its borders to tourists. They bragged about how wonderful China was until that terrible slaughter of protesters happened.
New rules all very confusing. Seem more restrictive than when I went to Cuba in 2000, not on any kind of tour. Went with three friends, one of whom flew up to Vancouver, then directly to Havana. Two other friends and I found a travel agent in Florida who booked the trip. Flew to Florida, then to Bahamas, then to Havana. Absolutely no problem anywhere, no questions. no restrictions other than the usual, “don’t laugh out loud” and “don’t run in the streets.” (Suspicious activities, cops on every corner,)
We stayed in the wonderful Hotel Sevilla where everyone was friendly and helpful. Aside from the few shops near the wharves where cruise ships stopped, there was literally nothing to buy. People were lovely but hungry and afraid. Gorgeous oceanfront buildings were crumbling wrecks.
As we learned, or anyway as we heard, it had never been illegal to go to Cuba, but it was illegal to spend money there, which was considered trading with the enemy.
Outside Havana, I know it was very difficult for Americans and others to travel without risking arrest or frisking or shakedowns.
Friend of mine from Canada came down to see me soon after, and was very interested in our experience in Havana. We drove a couple of blocks to a coffee shop in WA and I told him there were NO coffee shops in Cuba. And no grocery stores. None. He had a hard time believing that, academic liberal that he was. Jerk.
I have to disagree with the wide-spread thinking in this thread. First of all, our embargo on Cuba hasn’t changed the regime after 60(!) years. I say, let’s flood the place with Yanqui dollars. Let the miserable Castro subjects see what they are missing.
I have no doubt that the country is in bad shape. It has to be. Secondly, let the adherents of the Left go there and see what a true Socialist Paradise looks like.
Havana prostitutes hardest hit...
I was there last year. "Sh*thole" doesn't begin to describe it.
Visiting Cuba is a graphic lesson on why all commies should be killed on sight.
The Cuban people have no milk, and they like it that way, with extra Commie sauce. Same for Puerto Rico, different island, same Socialist corruption.
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