According to Travel + Leisure, Cuba tops the globe as the travel destination of the year.
Cuba's selection as the top destination was derived from editors, writers, travel experts and votes from readers. T+L compiled a short list that included places like Charleston, SC, Detroit, MI and Adelaide, Australia. From a short list of 28 destinations, readers selected a winner.
Melanie Lieberman's T+L article describes Cuba as offering, "panoramic waterfronts, ceaseless salsa music, and kodachrome neighborhoods thrumming with energy and glittering with mosaics and mural."
T+L compiled a chronology of events that unfolded in Cuba in 2015. Here is a summary:
- December 17, 2014: Obama's Plan
- January 16, 2015: Rules Ease Up
- March 1, 2015: Credit Cards Accepted
- March 4, 2015: Conan Arrives
- April 2, 2015: AirBnb Arrives
- April 15, 2015: Online Booking
- May 6, 2015: Ferries
- May 29, 2015: Open for Business
- July 3, 2015: JetBlue in Havana
- August 14, 2015: Embassy Opens
- September 17, 2015: Verizon Dials In
- September 21, 2015: The Pope Visits
- December 12, 2015: LAX > HAV
- December 16, 2015: Commercial Air Travel Resumes
Staff writes for Cuba Journal on Dispatches.
