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• 11 / 20 / 2009

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A cyberspace petition started by the Orbitz travel site to open Cuba to American tourists now has more than its goal of 100,000 signatures, Orbitz says.

Petitioners express support via OpenCuba .org, which asks the U.S. government to restore the right for all its citizens to visit Cuba.

It is the only nation that Americans are not allowed to visit (unless they have Cuban relatives or qualify for a special visa). An embargo was imposed 47 years ago after Fidel Castro came to power.

Congress is considering bills to open Cuba to U.S. travelers (the House Committee on Foreign Affairs held a hearing Thursday). The United States Tour Operators Association is among the legislation's supporters.

Source: Yahoo News