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First US Travel Agency to Open Office in Havana

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cuba travel serviceThe US Cuba Travel Services Company, known as a charter and tour operator leader will be the first of its kind to open offices in Cuba.
 
According to the announcement by the company and forwarded by international media, Cuba Travel Services will open its office March 31st in Havana. The company maintains offices in California, Florida, New Jersey and Texas.
 
The event is reportedly significant as Cuba Travel Services is the first US travel company to have been granted permit to operate in Cuba in the past 60 years.
 
Cuba Travel Services will open its office in the building known as Lonja Del Comercio in Old Havana, just across from the Sierra Maestra cruise terminal.
 
The agency also plans to open other locations in Havana, eastern Camaguey and Santiago de Cuba, and in central Cienfuegos province, as well as in the Varadero tourist center.
 
"This is a very exciting time for us, to be the first U.S. based Travel Company to open its doors in Havana. We are confident our existing market expertise and knowledge combined with local representation will result in an improved customer experience," said Michael Zuccato, General Manager at Cuba Travel Services quoted by international media. / ACN