“If there’s any kind of doubt or suspicion that they’re doing something that’s not right, they won’t go.”Still, travel to Cuba before the countries restored relations was easier than many Americans realized, Cuba travel experts noted. And when Americans do go to Cuba, their chances of staying in an American-run hotel may be about to shrink. Most visitors to Cuba, including Americans, need a tourist card to enter the country. As of August, commercial airlines are offering flights to several destinations in Cuba, including Holguín, Santa Clara, Cienfuegos and Santiago de Cuba. Cuba charges a 10 percent “tax” on the United States dollar, so it is a good idea to take British pounds or euros, which get a better exchange rate in Cuba than the United States dollar.

Source: New York Times June 12, 2017 19:00 UTC