To legally travel to Cuba as an American, your visit should fall into one of 12 categories allowed by the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (known as OFAC). This includes family visits, journalistic, religious or professional activities and research. Visit ofac.treasury.gov for more information. If you weren’t born in Cuba and your visit falls into one of those permitted categories, you can simply buy a tourist card via the airline on which you’re flying, which will most likely be departing from Miami International Airport. American Airlines has the most options, with as many as eight flights a day. A more expensive option, and one that somewhat limits your activities but takes away the guesswork, is to go on an organized trip set up by an organization…
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Cigar Aficionado (Digital) - 1 Issue, May/June 2024