Congress members visit American jailed in Cuba

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Cuban nationals will be allowed to leave the country without obtaining an exit permit for the first time since Fidel Castro came to power in the 1950s, as the nation's leadership realizes the economic potential of allowing its people to travel more freely.

The BBC reports that Cubans will now only need a passport and visa to travel overseas, although those who work in high-demand professions, such as doctors, may find it more difficult to leave due to the government's perceived need to protect "human capital."

Further, Cubans will be allowed to stay overseas for 24 months, instead of the usual 11.

GlobalPost's correspondent in Havana, Nick Miroff, says the move is one of President Raul Castro's most significant to date and will surely be one of the most popular.

http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/americas/cuba/121016/cubans-will-be-allowed-leave-country-without-exit-permit

As for traveling to there its really only the US that has the restriction . Of the 2 million or so tourists there each year the order by way of numbers runs Canada, EU including a lot of UK and Dutch, Russia and progressively China too although many of the Chinese are there to learn Spanish - 5 year courtesy of the Chinese government.