Originally Posted by
Travel K
The prices American's pay is literally dictated by the two government's right now .....
Two governments? These tour groups are US based, not Cuban. The profits are HUGE; prices for trips are 4 times what you might pay on your own. Curious as to what percentage of profits you can detail that goes to the Cuban government in what form?
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You might be interested in this article, OP:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifes...74e_story.html
And this discussion of what it means to some US passport holders:
http://www.fodors.com/community/cari...r-trinidad.cfm
"As I understand the rules for US travelers, it is open to you to plan your own "person to person" trip which can include all the sorts of things you'd be doing anyway, except perhaps the beach. These are however US rules - the cubans don't give a fig what you do when you get there so long as you abide by their laws of course!"
"For the people to people requirement, we will hire local guides, but I can't imagine getting hassled by the US govt. since we will legitimately meet people in the arts...and, as you pointed out, many of the scheduled people-to-people tours seem to feature cigar rolling and rum tasting."