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Some guy once hijacked a plane to go to Cuba, and all the passengers were freaked out about what would happen to them when they got there. When they landed the were told Castro himself was at the airport and was coming on the plane, and they started really freaking out.

Then he got on the plane, and just asked to be shown around because he had never seen such a new aircraft before, and the pilots gave him a little tour. And then he just said "bye!" and let them all leave.

So my understanding, which is untested and may be out of date, is that Cuba doesn't care if Americans go there. America cares if Americans go there.

The last I heard, you could fly there from a 3rd country (usually Mexico), and they'd stamp a piece of paper to keep in your passport and not the passport itself. You have to carry all the cash you are going to need with you, though, because any card transaction will bring the wrath of the feds down on you when you get home. It's spending money in Cuba that violates the terms of the embargo, not so much the physical presence, so you can't do anything electronically traceable.

Lol, you're on this site, you're already on a watch list.

Traveling to Cuba is real easy, Miami Cubans do it all the time. Just go, book a flight to Havana, and there's a $100 or so process to get your visa at the airport. All you have to do is sign a form from the federal government that lists some reasons for going, just check the box that says "Support for the Cuban People". Ezpz, watch list be damned, tons of people go back and forth constantly.

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Are you American? Cause if you're not thst really helps.

I’m not sure if countries other than the US have travel restrictions to cuba. Here people usually travel to Mexico then Cuba. Maybe in your country you can fly directly to it.

If you’re American, do not use your credit card in Cuba. I don’t know if it’ll even process. But it’s technically illegal for you to give any USD to Cuba.

It's fine and good. Give them your burger bucks and dont sweat it too much.

People are generally mildly annoyed at the government (as they are everywhere) but very supportive of the Socialist system. Food is a bit shit outside the resorts unless you go really rural.

im going in 2024 too!!

You will almost certainly be put on a watchlist, but there's a good chance you're already on one anyway (and a watchlist is not a no-fly list, except in cases that don't apply here short of you posting about blowing up Guantanamo Bay), so go for it!

I'm actually going there in a couple days with my wife. We're going through Mexico to get there. Are you American, by any chance? I'm Guatemalan and she's Taiwanese. The Taiwanese government is making a big deal about some guy allegedly being denied entry when it's more likely he was missing documentation and doesn't want to own up to it. I guess we'll find out if it's true and she's denied over the One-China policy. It hasn't been an issue with other Taiwanese for some time now.

Not sure what to do for Americans. I heard you guys go through Canada to get there.

My bougie liberal friend used to go there every summer to stock up on rum and cigars stating "Its only country in the Caribbean where you can just walk to the beach" which is sad because she was of Jamaican descent where thats basically becoming less and less of a possibility for the locals.

From what I have heard, Yanks are not allowed to stay at hotels that give money to the Cuban government, which is most of them (I think the Cuban military is somehow involved in the tourism sector).

So you need to stay in an AirBnB or some non-official residence that is not linked to the gov't. But as other people have pointed out here you can fly in through Mexico.