More flight cancelations to Cuba
A couple of years ago, many of my local friends were curious about traveling to Cuba. They seemed fascinated by the idea of traveling to an island isolated from reality for 50-plus years.
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Yo ho ho! Pennsylvania aims to smash US embargo on Cuban rum
In this Friday, April 28, 2017 photo, a bartender pours Cuban Havana Club rum as he prepares daiquiris at the Floridita bar in Havana, Cuba. The agency that controls Pennsylvania's state-owned wine and liquor stores is working to lift the embargo on Cuban rum.
Cuba Ventures Corp signs exclusive agreement with Tyrval for Cuba hotel industry sales
Cuba Ventures Corp. is pleased to announce that the company's CEO Steve Marshall has signed an exclusive agreement with Tyrval, a world supplier to the hotel and hospitality industry. Republican Senator for Kansas Jerry Moran introduces legislation to lift the Cuban embargo.
Alaska Airlines launches service to Havana amid uncertainty about Cuba policy
Alaska Airlines launches a daily flight Thursday morning from Los Angeles to Havana. U.S. airlines competed aggressively last year for a limited number of slots to begin regular scheduled service to Cuba.
U.S. airlines to start scheduled flights to Cuba
Six airlines won permission Friday to resume scheduled commercial air service from the U.S. to Cuba for the first time in more than five decades, another milestone in President Barack Obama's campaign to normalize relations between Cold War foes. The airlines - American, Frontier, JetBlue, Silver Airways, Southwest and Sun Country - were approved by the Department of Transportation for a total of 155 roundtrip flights per week.
Havana Club ads latest in rum fray
With his tuxedo loosened and her dress slightly askew, the couple unwinding with cocktails in a new U.S. ad for Bacardi's Havana Club evokes the openness and decadence of pre-revolution Cuba that many exiles have longed for. By contrast, an online gallery of portraits of employees at the distillery in Cuba of a rival brand of Havana Club jointly run by Pernod Ricard and the Cuban government shows Cubans proud to show the craft and heritage their country offers now, without looking back.
6 U.S. airlines win service to Cuba
Six airlines won permission Friday to resume scheduled commercial air service from the U.S. to Cuba for the first time in more than five decades, another milestone in President Barack Obama's campaign to normalize relations between the Cold War foes. The airlines -- American, Frontier, JetBlue, Silver Airways, Southwest and Sun Country -- were approved by the Department of Transportation for a total of 155 round-trip flights per week.
New US-Cuba ties fuel bitter Havana Club rum trademark fight
With his tuxedo loosened and her dress slightly askew, the couple unwinding with cocktails in a new U.S. ad for Bacardi's Havana Club evokes the openness and decadence of pre-revolution Cuba that many exiles have longed for. By contrast, an online gallery of portraits of employees at the distillery in Cuba of a rival brand of Havana Club jointly run by Pernod Ricard and the Cuban government shows Cubans proud to show the craft and heritage their country offers now, without looking back.