NOTE: If you do plan to visit, you still need to be in one of the 12 qualifying categories.

Service from American to Havana will launch on November 30th. This does not meet our 6 cents per mile criterion – it will be very difficult for deals from the East Coast that will since it will need to be under $150 or so from the Northeast for it to meet our deal criterion. But since we get tons of requests for deals, here is it.

We found availability from:

• Miami [MIA] – $200
• Dallas [DFW] – $312
• Chicago [ORD] – $312
• Detroit [DTW] – $312

Also available from Baltimore for $271.

Cuba is one of the countries with active cases of Zika virus transmission. Please read up on it at the Center for Disease Control if you are planning to go.

Again, if you do plan to visit, you still need to be in one of the 12 qualifying categories.

Here are some practical travel tips to Cuba.

Sample Travel Date:

• Sample from Miami
• December 1st – 8th

• This is just ONE SAMPLE travel date, for more availability, please follow the “Fare Availability” and “How to Search for Availability” instructions below

Fare Availability:

• Valid for travel from November 30th – early December or late January, 2017 – February, 2017. Must purchase at least 21 days in advance of departure
  • There could be availability after February, we did not have the time to manually check.

• Please note that while this fare is valid at time of posting, if this post is more than two days old, the fare is likely gone.

How to Search for Availability:

• Go to American. American will show +/- 3 day availability for any date you plug in. Just play with the calendar – there isn’t an easy way to find availability outside of that due to regulations. You cannot search for Cuba availability on meta-search tools like Google Flights or ITA Matrix’s US site.

Fare Class:

• N

Elite Qualifying Dollars:

• $88

Routing:

• MIA – HAV (Havana) – MIA

Stopover:

• Not permitted
• How to Take Advantage of a Stopover

Mileage:

• Miles Flown: 470 miles
• Elite Qualifying Miles: 470 miles
• Redeemable Miles:  440 miles

How to Book:

• Book on American.

 

Miami:

 

Chicago:

Dallas:

 

Detroit:

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Activities and Tours

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Background Information:

• Visa: US Citizens – Need to be in one of the 12 qualifying categories. Other nationals, check the TIMATIC Visa Database
• Currency: Cuban Convertible Peso (CUC). $1USD = 1 CUC

Tips for saving when using credit cards at international destinations:

• No Foreign Transaction Fee Credit Cards to save on international purchases
• Don’t get hit with Dynamic Currency Conversion
• Get your taxes refunded when shopping
• How to Avoid International Data Roaming Charges

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