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personalised by owner managed office with
all qualified and experienced staff.
We operate the latest computerised
reservations and have keen airfares,
holidays, hotels, self-drive cars and cruises.
We offer prompt confirmations and tickets.
Our services include groups and incentive
travel.
Cuba
Cuba is the Caribbean's largest and least
commercialised island and one of the world's last bastions
of communism. Its relative political isolation has prevented
it from being overrun by tourists, and locals are sincerely
friendly to those who do venture in.
Although you can't quite hear the colonial architecture peeling
in the streets, even Cuba's larger towns are pretty relaxed.
The most frenetic it gets is in the middle of an enthusiastic
chachachá, and the loudest it gets is behind one of
the huge finned American cars chugging the streets.
If you want it even quieter, Cuba's backcountry and beaches
are perfect chillout destinations for hikers, swimmers, cyclers,
spelunkers or those who just want to smoke a fine cigar under
a palm tree.
The Helms-Burton Act has allowed Cuba to find its place in
the post-Soviet world gradually, without the sudden destabilizing
shock of mass consumer tourism from the United States. It's
only a matter of time before American-imposed travel and trade
barriers fall. No doubt millions will come when flights from
Miami resume. Clearly, the time to go is now.
Full country name: Republic of Cuba
Area: 110,860 sq km
Population: 11 million
Capital City: Havana (pop 2,200,000)
People: 60% Spanish descent, 22% mixed-race, 11% African descent,
1% Chinese
Languge: Spanish; Castilian
Religion: 47% Catholic, 4% Protestant, 2% Santería
(many Catholics also practice Santería
Government: Communist republic
Head of State: President of the Council of State Fidel Castro
GDP: US$20 billion
GDP per capita: US$2,000
Annual Growth: 2.5%
Major Industries: Sugar, minerals, tobacco, agricultural,
medicine & tourism
Major Trading Partners: Western Europe, Latin America, Russia,
China, Iran & North Korea
Windsor & Neate Travel, ABTA/IATA
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airline tickets or an ATOL receipt confirming which ATOL travel firm you are booked with. ATOL is a Travel Protection scheme operated
by the Civil Aviation Authority that extends primarily to customers who book and pay in the UK.
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