Cuba Travel FAQ: What Trump’s Policy Changes Really Mean

In one of the more consequential days for U.S. relations with Cuba over the last couple of years, President Donald J. Trump on Friday announced his plans on placing new restrictions on travel to the island nation. He reversed some of the changes that former President Barack Obama and Cuba implemented in 2016 — but not all. Among the elements rolled back the U.S. will prohibit Americans from undertaking individual people-to-people trips to Cuba, and restrictions will be placed on doing business with hotels and attractions run by elements of the Cuban government. It is still unclear whether all individual — as opposed to group — travel to Cuba will be banned, or whether just individuals traveling in the people-to-people category, which is one of 12 U.S.-approved categories, will be prohibited. It is a somewhat confusing situation given a lack of written guidelines on the new rules. So here is an FAQ on everything we know so far about how President Trump's new regulatio