| Subject: Travel to Cuba |
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To my knowledge, U.S. citizens are allowed to travel to Cuba as long as
they do not spend U.S. currency while there. That is why so many
Americans fly on all inclusive package trips out of Canada which are
prepaid thus they do not have to spend money while there. For the last
two years, these have been flying out of the Windsor, Ontario airport
and there are all sorts of Michiganians crossing the river to take these
trips. They also fly out of Toronto and Montreal so lots of New Yorkers
also take advantage of them. When you take the exchange rate into
account, it's a cheap vacation and there's nowhere else I've been where
you will find friendlier people. I believe also that they can request
that their passports not be stamped. If your friend has a valid reason
for being there, I know the U.S. government makes exceptions in certain
cases. You might want to check this out with the State Dept. We've
been there once and it was one of the best vacations we ever had. I
know that travel to Cuba is not looked upon favourably by a lot of
Americans so please don't shoot the messenger!
Pat |