Tip for today -There are a number of Cuban and foreign travel and tour operators based and officialy registered in Cuba with the Ministry of Tourism and Ministry of Culture and the Cuban Chamber of Commerce who also have representative offices outside of Cuba. It is always best to make your travel arrangements with these agencies where possible to avoid some of the problems as highlighted by some users on this branch. For those travelling from the UK for example, you can book and pay for all your airline tickets, visas and travel arrangements in Cuba with a bonded agent such as Western Oriental of London or likewise in Canada with Rostad Tours of Calgary. There official agent in Havana is Cuba Eco Sailing. There are usually similar representative offices in other countries in the world.