Professional Research

CUBA TOURS AND TRAVEL ONLY MAKES RESERVATIONS FOR OFAC SPECIFIC OR GENERAL LICENSED TRAVELERS 

Cuba Tours and Travel is proud to announce the creation of a new series of professional research trips to Cuba

These programs are for full-time professionals whose travel transactions are directly related to professional research in their areas of expertise and, provided that the research is of a non-commercial nature, comprises a full-time work schedule in Cuba, and the research has a substantial likelyhood of public dissemination.

Certain academic research activities can be undertaken with use of a General License to travel to Cuba. General licenses constitute blanket authorization for those transactions set forth in the relevant general license regulation and are self-selecting and self-executing. No further permission from OFAC is required to engage in transactions covered by that general license. Individuals invoking the general license should be prepared to declare and document that their activities fit within the regulations in: www.treasury.gov.

Crafted entirely by published and award-winning scholars, educators, cultural entrepenuers, and artists with longstanding research ties to Cuban cultural and academic institutions, our research programs and trips are devoted to Facilitating access to numerous sources of information to support your research efforts, to create opportunities to interact with your peers in Cuba, to provide logistical infrastructure for your research in Cuba, and to encourage professional development and recognition to scholars and professionals.

These research programs are being offered by the only U.S.-based travel provider whose three partners are Cuban born professionals with longstanding ties to their native country.

Our research travel programs are created by the experts who also serve as primary research advisers for our programs:
      
  • Architecture and Historic Preservation
  • Cuban Judea
  • Culture
  • Contemporary Art
  • Film
  • Afro-Cuban religion
  • Literature
  • Music
  • Horticulture and Sustainability
      
Cuba Tours and Travel provides expert assistance with your travel arrangements and all of your logistics in Cuba. Group programs include meetings, site visits, professional exchanges with Cuban colleagues, and independent study.

Who qualifies for a CUBA TOURS AND TRAVEL research trip to Cuba? 

Our tours are available to full-time professionals who will be traveling on one of CTT's trips pertinent to their field and who intend to pursue academic research full-time while in Cuba with the intent of disseminating this knowledge upon their return.  Examples of such professionals include, but are not limited to:

  • College and University Professors;
  • Architects, Landscape Designers, and Urban Planners;
  • Conservators and Historic Preservationists;
  • Musicians, Dancers, and Choreographers;
  • Film Professionals;
  • Horticulturalists, conservationists, and sustainability professionals;
  • Scholars and practitioners of Afro-Cuban Religion;
  • Researchers and supporters of Jewish life in Cuba; and
  • Bona fide professional researchers in all fields.

What can you get out of a Cuba Tours and Travel Professional Research Trip?

  • Get to know the Caribbean's largest and most populous island.
  • Enhance your professional expertise in the Western Hemisphere's oldest settlements.
  • Connect with professionals in your field in Cuba.
  • Develop new academic curricula for universities and schools.
  • Carry out original research that enhances mutual understanding and dialogue between Cuba and the U.S.

About Cuba Tours and Travel:  

For more information or to inquire about eligibility, please contact us:

Phone:  888-225-6439  ext 802
Fax: 562-684-0174