Non family travel to Cuba for US travelers now has some restrictions. The US administration has just announced Wednesday that it would be imposing restrictions for Americans traveling to Cuba. This move is being thought of as a measure to limit the flow of American dollars into Cuba and this in turn is supposed to strengthen the American economy. These travel restrictions will have a high impact on the cruise industry and the airlines that operate between these two countries. It may be noted that during the Obama regime these travel restrictions between the two countries were relaxed.
“The Department of the Treasury will implement further regulatory changes to restrict non-family travel to Cuba”, National Security adviser John Bolton Said Wednesday. “These new measures will help steer American dollars away from the Cuban regime.”
According to the Washington Post other restrictions include a limit on how much money a Cuban can send to relatives still living in the Cuban island.
Bolton has justified this action of the US administration by saying that all American foreign policies must be in the best American National Interest.
According to the NBC these aren’t the first restrictions that have been placed on Cuba by the current US administration, in the first few months of Trump’s presidency, Trump imposed travel and business restrictions on Cuba and just last month a team of Cuban basketball players were given a harsh treatment that made it difficult for them to enter the US.
This move by the current US administration is being looked by most critics as a rollback of former US President Obama’s attempts to open relations with Havana.
The Washington Post reported that the current move comes as a punishment to the Cuban regime for its support to the Venezuelan government, especially to its President Nicolas Maduro. The Washington Post also said that Trump favors Juan Guaido as Venezuela’s interim President.
