Us Travel Industry Carefully Eyeing Cuba Tourism

President Barack Obama's announcement Wednesday of plans to re-establish diplomatic ties with the Caribbean nation doesn't mean that the island will suddenly open for tourism. While most Americans are prohibited from traveling to Cuba and spending money there, close relatives of Cubans, academics and people on accredited cultural education programs can visit. The planes typically seat 150 passengers. Besides pilots and flight attendants, JetBlue adds charter representatives and a mechanics to each Cuba flight. [...] spokesman Anthony Black noted that "having served there through our charter operations, the groundwork has been laid for us to possibly serve the market if an opportunity becomes available." There are numerous economic, social and cultural benefits that will flow from free and open access and our customers are eager to visit Cuba.

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