U.S. diplomatic relationship with Cuba won't change tourism — yet

President Obama announced Wednesday a new era in the relationship between the United States and Cuba.

"With the changes I'm announcing today, it will be easier for Americans to travel to Cuba," Obama said, focusing on business relationships and the "free flow of information."

But if a trip to Cuba has always been on your bucket list, it's not time to celebrate — yet. The tourism ban is staying in place.

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The U.S. has maintained an embargo with Cuba for decades, prohibiting companies from doing business there and crippling tourism. While many alive today never knew it, Cuba once offered Americans a Caribbean getaway just an hour's flight from Miami. Read more...

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