The U.S.-Cuba Travel Summit began in Cancun with travel professionals and Cuban officials in attendance. The agenda for the summit includes presentations from Cuban travel enterprises, information on current legislation including the Peterson-Moran bill (HR 4645) and the Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act (S 428), breakout groups with Cuban travel experts and addresses from NTA President Lisa Simon, CTP, and U.S. Tour Operators Association President Bob Whitley on the view from the U.S. travel sector. The summit is presented by Alamar Associates in association with NTA and sponsored by USTOA.
"I am thrilled with the caliber and diversity of attendants for the summit," said Simon. "It will make for some stimulating dialogue on a market that represents great potential for U.S. travel professionals. I know the attendees will walk away with the information and connections they need to meet the coming demand of travel to Cuba when it opens for all American citizens."
The proposed legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate to allow travel to Cuba by Americans will be discussed via teleconference by Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.), sponsor of S 428. Representatives from the Washington Office on Latin America and the Lexington Institute are also in Cancun to discuss the status of lifting the travel restrictions, which includes the Peterson-Moran legislation that will develop millions of dollars in additional agricultural exports for the United States and open travel to Cuba. NTA supports both HR 4645 and S 428.
Due to current U.S. travel restrictions preventing Americans or American companies from going to Cuba, the U.S.-Cuba Travel Summit is the only chance for private one-on-one discussions between U.S. travel entities and their Cuban counterpart to discuss specific interests in the Cuba travel sector. Walk-up registrations at the Grand Melia Cancun Hotel are welcome. For more information, visit www.uscubasummit.org or www.NTAonline.com.
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