Cuban Reform Hints at the Freedom to Vacation
Most of us take access to overpriced hotels, lousy food and syrupy mixed drinks for granted, but ordinary Cubans suffering island fever may get their first shot at a vacation since 1959. A proposed reform might eventually allow Cubans (presumably those surviving on more than government subsidies) to "travel abroad as tourists."
Most of us take access to overpriced hotels, lousy food and syrupy mixed drinks for granted, but ordinary Cubans suffering island fever may get their first shot at a vacation since 1959. A proposed reform might eventually allow Cubans (presumably those surviving on more than government subsidies) to “travel abroad as tourists.”
Let’s not get carried away. According to the BBC, “The guideline referring to foreign travel simply states: ‘Study a policy that allows Cubans living in the country to travel abroad as tourists,’ ” and it is merely a proposal.
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