How to Get the Most from Your Trip to Cuba

As travel to Cuba becomes easier due to the relaxing of Government restrictions, it is still not as easy as traveling to other locations. If Cuba is your destination, you need to do a lot of planning in advance. Diana Hechler will discuss in detail just what you need to do in order to travel to Cuba and have the time of your life.

Join travel expert Diana Hechler, on Monday, April 18 at 7:00pm, at the Larchmont Public Library, and learn start planning your Cuban trip of a lifetime.

Ready to finally take that dream Cuba trip? Recently, a handful of new amendments went into effect, further relaxing travel and economic regulations between Cuba—Travel + Leisure's 2015 Destination of the Year—and the United States.

For travelers, the biggest change is the series of new categories added to the list of acceptable travel purposes. American citizens can now visit Cuba for “temporary sojourn,” for personnel operating or servicing ships or aircraft, professional meetings, public performances (including workshops, clinics, exhibitions) and an extended list of humanitarian projects, among others.

More air carrier services will be facilitated (think code-sharing and more flights to Cuba), and it’s even getting easier for U.S. companies to film movies in Cuba. On the economic front, restrictions on payment and financing for certain exports have been removed or eased.

But the best part? You don't have to wait to see those antique cars! Diana Hechler will walk you through today’s processes for visiting Cuba so that you’ll know exactly how to plan your trip and how to have the best experience while you’re there.

Diana M. Hechler is President of D. Tours Travel, a boutique travel company and tour operator specializing in international travel and cruises. Founded in 1999, D. Tours Travel draws on Ms. Hechler’s extensive knowl­edge of Europe and other foreign destinations, her special expertise in family travel, and her organizational experience and talents. Ms. Hechler was named to the Top 25 Travel Agents list for 2011 by Travel Agent Mag­azine. She spent a week in Cuba in October 2015. Ms. Hechler holds an M.A.L.D. from the Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy at Tufts University and a B.A. from Middlebury College. She is married and has two children.