PHL - HAV (12,000 skymiles RT), May - November 2018
May 6, 2018, 7:39 pm
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PHL - HAV (12,000 skymiles RT), May - November 2018
For those interested in visiting Cuba, I stumbled across this deal on the low fare calendar and booked a 4 day stay for 12,000 skymiles and $77, there's also deals from NYC to HAV starting at 15,000 skymiles.
May 6, 2018, 8:27 pm
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May I ask. . . . .
What's your visa situation? I'd really like to go, but, I was extremely disappointed when Trump changed the visa stuff.
What's your visa situation? I'd really like to go, but, I was extremely disappointed when Trump changed the visa stuff.
May 6, 2018, 11:21 pm
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The following is a sample itinerary from the Treasury's website:
"Example 1 to § 515.574: An individual plans to travel to Cuba, stay in a room at a rented accommodation in a private Cuban residence (casa particular), eat at privately-owned Cuban restaurants (paladares), and shop at privately-owned stores run by self-employed Cubans (cuentapropista) during his or her four-day trip. While at the casa particular, the individual will have breakfast each morning with the Cuban host and engage with the Cuban host to learn about Cuban culture. In addition, the traveler will complete his or her full-time schedule by supporting Cuban entrepreneurs launching their privately-owned businesses. The traveler’s activities promote independent activity intended to strengthen civil society in Cuba. Because the individual’s qualifying activities are not limited to staying in a room at a rented accommodation in a private Cuban residence (casa particular), eating at privately-owned Cuban restaurants (paladares), and shopping at privately owned stores run by self-employed Cubans (cuentapropista) and the traveler maintains a full-time schedule that enhances contact with the Cuban people, supports civil society in Cuba, and promotes the Cuban people’s independence from Cuban authorities, and that results in meaningful interaction between the traveler and Cuban individuals, the individual’s travel qualifies for the general license."
May 7, 2018, 11:07 am
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The previous poster took my answer basically, choose in support of the cuban people and go visit some restaurants and eat and stay at bnb or something
Be damned if trump is going to stop me from making use of a deal this sweet, you can barely fly domestic for 12000 skymiles.
Be damned if trump is going to stop me from making use of a deal this sweet, you can barely fly domestic for 12000 skymiles.
May 7, 2018, 2:06 pm
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I'm flying PIT/CTG tomorrow, and I hava planned overnite 18~19 hour layover to do some "stuff" in Atlanta! I LUV Atlanta! 
It was $241 all in. Couldn't pass that up! All outbound UGs cleared in advance. 
Hopefully, my returns will clear tomorrow at the DM window! 
It was $241 all in. Couldn't pass that up!
All outbound UGs cleared in advance. Hopefully, my returns will clear tomorrow at the DM window!
Last edited by davetravels; May 7, 2018 at 2:14 pm
May 7, 2018, 2:18 pm
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By design my friend.
I could have just picked the shorter layover flight back to Philly with the same skymile value and got back around 9 pm, but why not stop and see Atlanta again?
I consider it a bonus, i'm going to probably go to Piedmont Park again and grab something to eat and just enjoy the city.
Seeing Cuba and Atlanta roundtrip for only $77 (technically $127 with the cuban tourist visa) and only 12,000 skymiles is a helluva deal to me.
I could have just picked the shorter layover flight back to Philly with the same skymile value and got back around 9 pm, but why not stop and see Atlanta again?
I consider it a bonus, i'm going to probably go to Piedmont Park again and grab something to eat and just enjoy the city.
Seeing Cuba and Atlanta roundtrip for only $77 (technically $127 with the cuban tourist visa) and only 12,000 skymiles is a helluva deal to me.
May 8, 2018, 6:18 am
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I was thinking about that because I bought some cigars in cancun which I suspect were fakes, so I was wondering what the process was exporting cigars out of cuba.
May 8, 2018, 6:54 am
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The previous poster took my answer basically, choose in support of the cuban people and go visit some restaurants and eat and stay at bnb or something
Be damned if trump is going to stop me from making use of a deal this sweet, you can barely fly domestic for 12000 skymiles.
Be damned if trump is going to stop me from making use of a deal this sweet, you can barely fly domestic for 12000 skymiles.
