CubaTrade-May2017-Flipbook

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Tours and Travel
42 WHERE ARE THE ROOMS?
Cuba needs more hotels if it wants to make sure
tourist arrivals don't leapfrog available rooms
50 VIP TRAVEL TO CUBA
From celebrities to business executives, once-forbidden
Cuba is now on the list for VIP destinations—
and the companies that specialize in high-end travel
Your Cuba Travel Specialist
54 PRIVATE FLIGHTS INTO CUBA
For those with who can afford them, private flights
into any airport cut down time and inconvenience—
in the case of Cuba, even more so
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58 YACHTING TO CUBA
Boasting the last virgin coastlines in the Caribbean,
Cuba has become a coveted destination for high-end
yachts from the U.S. East Coast
62 CRUISING TO CUBA: CARNIVAL'S RACE TO
BE FIRST
For the world's largest cruise line conglomerate, Cuba
is a tiny market. But Carnival didn't hesitate when
the opportunity to cruise there arose
66 COMING IN FOR A SOFT LANDING
The rush to provide commercial flights to Cuba has calmed
down, and U.S. airlines have adjusted to the market
70 AN 'OVERNIGHT' SUCCESS
Just two years into the market, Airbnb has sewn
together a vast network of Cuban bed-and-breakfasts,
despite the U.S. embargo and a lack of internet access
77 AUTOMOTIVE REPORT
Cuba is facing a huge shortage in buses and cars, yet only
a few changes to pricing and financing policies could spark
sales of hundreds of thousands of vehicles
ON THE COVER
Azimut Yacht 'Grande' courtesy of Iain Lawrie, Allied
Marine. Photo by Jon Braeley
Editor's Note: In the Opinion article from the April issue, entitled "Can
Cuba Become the New China," the design attribution was inadvertently
left off. It was designed by Jackson Willbanks with the Bentonville Ignite
Professional Studies Center.
Correction: In our April issue, an article on American Airlines' new ticket
service center in Havana incorrectly stated that it was the first office opened
by a commercial U.S. airline in more than half a century. Delta had previously
opened a Havana ticket office. We regret the error.
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