President Biden to lift many restrictions on travel to Cuba

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Major changes are coming to U.S. Cuba policy. First reported by the Miami Herald and McClatchy, and later confirmed by the Department of State, the Biden administration will again open travel and trade with Cuba to Americans.

The policy changes will reportedly include a big expansion in flights between the United States and Cuba, allowing more group travel, lifting the cap on money transfers to families in Cuba and reestablishing a family reunification program. Under former President Donald Trump, flights had been limited to Havana and most trade and tourism were forbidden.

While it appears individual tourism to Cuba will remain off-limits, Americans should soon be able to book group tours again.

The policy changes come after a long review of Cuba policy and could help open Cuba back up to tourism and investment by Americans.

The Trump administration had sought to freeze a reopening to Cuba that former President Barack Obama started during his presidency.

Trump put into place rules that outlawed many types of tours and forbade trips by most ships. In 2019, the Trump administration also banned commercial flights to all cities in Cuba except Havana, rolling back an easing of Cuba-U.S. flight restrictions that began under Obama.

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