TRAVEL NEWS
Monday, October 15, 2007
3 sentenced in Cuban travel scheme
A Florida businessman will spend more than two years in prison for his role in a scheme to use fake religious organizations to get thousands of people permission to travel to Cuba.
starbanner.com
starbanner.com
Labels: Cuba, travel ban
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Thousands of Americans flout U.S. travel ban to see 'forbidden fruit' of Cuba
...thousands of U.S. tourists already travel to Cuba behind Washington's back and many say being sneaky is part of the fun. Some are scrambling to get to the island while Fidel Castro is still alive, fearing the U.S. government could scrap the travel ban once he's gone and bring profound change to Cuba.
canadianpress.google.com (page not found)
canadianpress.google.com (page not found)
Labels: Cuba, travel ban, USA
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Obama calls for easing Cuba embargo, lifting travel restrictions for family
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is leaping into the long-running and often bruising Cuba debate by calling for the U.S. to ease restrictions for relatives of Cubans who want to visit the island or send money home.
iht.com
iht.com
Labels: Cuba
Friday, August 17, 2007
U.S. fines online travel company for Cuba trips
Online travel company Travelocity has been fined $182,750 for booking trips between the United States and Cuba in violation of the trade embargo enforced by Washington since 1962, the Treasury Department said on Wednesday.
ca.today.reuters.com (page not found)
ca.today.reuters.com (page not found)
Labels: Cuba
Monday, July 30, 2007
American visitors to Cuba who defied travel ban return to U.S. via Peace Bridge
About 80 people who defied the U.S. government's ban on most travel to Cuba crossed back into the United States from Canada at the Peace Bridge after a two-week trip to the communist island nation.
iht.com
iht.com
Tuesday, February 27, 2007
