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The Obama administration removed the travel restriction imposed by the first Bush administration on Cuban Americans traveling to Cuba, and authorized licenses for travel to more than 250 Cuba travel agents and allowed more airports to provide charter service between the two countries.Hawaiian Shirts and Mojitos Will Not Free Cuba
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US Tourism Only Lines Castro's Pockets, Says Exiled Journalist Ninoska Pérez
Vanessa Arita October 23, 2015
Despite the ongoing repression of citizens on the island, Cuba is set to become a new tourist destination for US residents. (Travel Blog)
Following renewed diplomatic relations with the United States this summer, we have seen Cuba reappear in news headlines across the globe. This was especially true after Pope Francis visited the island in September.
Cuban journalist Ninoska Pérez, however, believes these recent developments should not transform our image of Cuba. The island has been ruled by a dictatorship for 56 years, and that certainly hasn’t changed, she says.
Is Cuba freer today than before President Barack Obama changed US policies toward Cuba?
Absolutely not. Figures show a rise in the number of arrests, and government officials repress the Ladies in White and other activists every Sunday.
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The Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces through the tourist company Gaviota hold by the conglomerate Grupo GAESA, led by Raul Castro son in law, runs the Cuba’s tourist industry. Revenues from tourist industry benefit the Castroit regime, not the Cuban people.
Lifting the travel ban now will amount to giving away future leverage for nothing in return. An end to the travel ban should be used as leverage in support of a future transitional regime.