HAVANA — Bookings to Cuba jumped 57% for one New York tour operator in the weeks after Washington said it would renew ties with Havana. In February, they were up 187%; and so far this month, nearly 250%.
The boom is just one sign that the rush is on to see Cuba now — before, as many predict, McDonald's claims a spot in Old Havana and Starbucks moves in on Cubita, the island's premium coffee brand.
The sense that detente will unleash an invasion of Yankee tourists and change the unique character of one of the world's last remaining bastions of communism is shared by many travelers flocking here. Read more...
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