Thanks to relaxed rules, Emanuels on 10-day Cuba trip
Posted December 21, 2015 10:00 pm
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is in Cuba this week, traveling with his family under new, relaxed tourism rules put in place for all U.S. citizens since President Barack Obama announced a thaw in tensions between the nations a year ago.
Emanuel, Obama's former chief of staff, departed Chicago on Friday for what will be a 10-day trip.
Despite the new era, U.S. citizens can't just go to Cuba to spend the entire time loafing on a beach or wandering around the island on a whim.
Travel must be for one of 12 allowable categories of activities, and travelers are supposed to go with a planned itinerary. Emanuel and his family are traveling with the specific purpose of "educational activities."
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