Obama opens up travel and money tranfers to Cuba

[DaemonSeid]

Alright fellas, now it's time to do our homework.

Let's not depend on one article to cover this whole topic.


Another article calls it a bit differently thus verifying PhiGam's want for all Americans to be able to go:


Bills in the U.S. House and Senate would effectively allow all Americans to visit. Trips for U.S. citizens with relatives here already got easier last month. Cuban-Americans can now come annually instead of every three years.

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U.S. travel to Cuba is not illegal, but spending money here is — except with special authorization like that for journalists and some businesses. In 2007, the latest figures available, about 40,500 Americans visited the island, most presumably on the sly. Tracking U.S. family visits is difficult since authorities count Cuban-Americans as Cubans.

Just how many U.S. travelers would come if Cuba weren't off-limits is a guess. The American Society of Travel Agents estimated in 2007 that nearly 1.8 million Americans could visit in the first three years after travel rules were loosened.

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My guess...Cuba's main income will come from tourism

[Munchkin03]

Originally Posted by DaemonSeid

My guess...Cuba's main income will come from tourism

I think it does already, since the rest of the world (and Americans on the sly) go to Cuba all the time.

I've known about 20 Americans who have gone for humanitarian purposes (you have to bring a certain amount of medicine and supplies), or for educational purposes (mainly to look at the architecture).