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Our Cuba Vacation Specialists have been to Cuba and visited numerous resorts and areas in Cuba such as Varadero, Havana, Holguin, Cayo Coco, Santiago de Cuba - just to name a few!
NEWS:
Travel Insurance Mandatory for Travel
to Cuba
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CUBA
Where is my Hotel located in Varadero?
CUBA:
CubaTravel.cu:
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CUBA
Sun & City Combos
Havana 3* (3 nts) Breakfast + Varadero 3*
(4 nts)/All Inclusive from CAD$ 999
All packages are departing Toronto, and include roundtrip transfers, 3 Nights (breakfast/Havana) All Inclusive (Varadero or other locations)
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CUBA has
devalued its convertible peso (CUC)
by 8% in an effort to boost foreign tourism and stimulate
exports, according to a central bank resolution published
Monday in the official daily Communist party newspaper
Granma. Cuba’s convertible peso, used by tourists and to buy dollars for foreign trade transactions, is now worth US$1, down from about US$1,08. The convertible peso remains equal to 24 standard pesos, the currency in which most Cubans are paid. Authorities will maintain a 10% tax on exchanges with the US dollar "as compensation for costs" and for the "irrational and unjust" embargo imposed on Cuba by the United States, the bank said. The exchange rate for Canadian dollars was not immediately known. Cuba’s convertible peso was established in 1994 at parity with the dollar and in 2005 was re-valued to a level of US$1,08. The bank said hurricanes in 2008, the international economic crisis and “volatility in monetary markets” led to the decision “to establish parity between the convertible peso and US dollar.” Foreign companies that do business with the island have long complained the CUC was overvalued. Neither the CUC nor peso are recognized currencies outside of Cuba. According to central bank president Ernesto Medina, the devaluation could help boost tourism, by lowering costs for foreign visitors. It likewise may also encourage more private investment in Cuba, and boost the spending power or Cubans who receive remittances from abroad, amounting to between US$600 million and US$1 billion annually. The move comes as Cuba embarks on a series of economic reforms aimed at opening up the country to more foreign investment and boosting private sector activity that had been strictly limited under communist rule. Helen Johnston (hjohnston@travelinfo.ca) |
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PASSPORT
REQUIREMENTS FOR CUBA
Canadian
citizens must have a valid passport.
Tourist
Visa or Tourist Card:
Required (now provided onboard/enroute to Cuba)
**Disclaimer**:
Cuba insurance demystified
FOREIGN Affairs and International
Trade Canada have issued the following update on health insurance
for Cuba:
CUBA - If
you want to bring small gifts for Cuban workers:
CURRENCY
EXCHANGE
Canadian
tourists who were born in Canada
may stay in Cuba for up to 6 months, and will have to
check-in with immigration authorities prior to the
90th day of their stay to apply for an extension.
Canadian tourists who were born outside of Canada can
be treated differently by Cuban officials and may be
informed that they can only stay for 30 days, even
though they are travelling on a Canadian passport. |
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