Travel to Cuba!

The Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act Would Lift the Ban for All Americans

The Freedom to Travel Act is under consideration on Capitol Hill right now.  That’s big news for anyone following the USA to Cuba events, or anyone who wants to travel to Cuba.  There are already 180 people in Congress who are willing to cosponsor the bill, and a similar bill in the Senate has thirty-two Senators endorsing that bill.  Is it too early to start packing your bags for travel to Cuba?

The House Foreign Relations Committee is considering the bill now, which is just the first step in the legislative process.  This committee has to approve the bill in order for the process to continue into an actual piece of legislation.  There are thousands of signatures from the public, supporting Freedom to Travel to Cuba, including many online signatures from Orbitz.com.

The grassroots movement supporting travel to Cuba is strong.  In fact, polls taken in September 2009 indicate that even Cuban-Americans are in support of opening up travel to Cuba.  59 % of Cuban-Americans were in favor of lifting the ban for all Americans.  The tide has certainly begun to change in the public, and even on Capitol Hill, we hope!