Tourism to Cuba, the largest of the Caribbean Islands, is becoming more popular as the country is actively encouraging it. Americans too are beginning to travel to Cuba as the United States embargo has relaxed slightly. The major airport is situated near the capital city of Havana at the Jose Marti International Airport.
Travelers Checks drawn on American banks are not acceptable strictly speaking, because of the embargo, but some tourist hotels will cash them. Favorite souvenirs for tourists are cigars, coffee or rum. Rum and rum based cocktails are popular in the bars and beer is readily available too. The staple meat dishes are chicken and pork and vendors sell pizzas. Bottled water is recommended for the visitor.
There are tours available round a cigar factory or a rum factory. See also in French: Voyage - Loisirs - Voyage luxe and Voyage, vacances