Cuba? Why Not!

I confess to not knowing very much about Cuba, but it is a place I'd very much like to visit.  I've heard that going to Cuba is like going back in time 50 years, and that there are not really any other places in the world where you can experience this.

In the past couple months, the government has opened up the rules on flights and U.S. airlines now are flying routes in an out of Cuba.

Although you can book a flight to Cuba easily, you still need to have a valid reason for traveling there.  Please read this notice from the U.S. Embassy to learn more.

Currently, Delta is offering fares to Havana as low as $257 round trip from several U.S. cities, with Chicago starting from $287.  This is in response to similar fares recently from United.

Available dates Dec 2016 - April 2017.

Generally speaking, flights to Cuba have been fairly widely available, at least from the East Coast, for $300 or less round trip, since service from U.S. to Cuba began several weeks ago.

Award flights (using miles instead of $$ to book a flight) to Cuba are also available from the major U.S. carriers.

For the $257 pricing currently search on www.delta.com.  For some reason, Google Flights will not run searches involving Havana.  There seems to be plenty of dates available for $287 round trip.

Personally, I hope to visit Cuba sooner rather than later, before the country becomes more commercialized and modernized.

Is anybody else interested in visiting Cuba?