Partnership Allows American Travelers One Stop Access to Flights, Hotels, Car Rentals & More
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., 2017-Jan-31 — /Travel PR News/ — Today, Cuba Travel Network and Silver Airways announce the launch of a new partnership that will provide airline passengers traveling to Cuba with one unified platform for all their travel planning needs at www.silverairways.com/cubatravelnetwork and cubatravelnetwork.com. The new partnership between Cuba Travel Network and Silver Airways signifies the joining of two leading companies driving the Cuba travel industry. As a result of the new partnership, passengers will be able access Cuba Travel Network’s unique travel planning services and book flights to Cuba through Silver Airways, the only airline servicing all nine Cuba destinations beyond Havana.
Cuba Travel Network was the first company to accept payment online and immediately email travelers’ booking confirmations for hotels, flights, car rentals and tours in Cuba, a feature found nowhere else in the U.S. travel market. Through www.silverairways.com/cubatravelnetwork and cubatravelnetwork.com, indi-vidual travelers can access real-time availability for flights and hotels, book highly customizable travel itineraries, make online payments, and receive immediate assistance from Cuba Travel Network’s 60+ staff members. With offices spanning the world in Cuba, Europe, Australia and most recently New York City, the company is the leading source for legal, individual travel to Cuba.
Silver Airways serves the following nine Cuban destinations from Fort Lauderdale: Santa Clara, Camagüey, Cienfuegos, Holguín, Santiago, Cayo Coco, Varadero, Manzanillo, and Cayo Largo (starting 2017).
The booking process is straight forward and complies to OFAC (Office of Foreign Assets Control) regula-tions; during the online booking process, U.S. citizens are required to indicate the purpose of travel under one of the 12 categories of travel to Cuba identified by the OFAC.
“We want to make traveling to Cuba as convenient and easy as possible for travelers,” says Silver Airways President and CEO Sami Teittinen. “Working with reputable and knowledgeable travel agencies such as Cuba Travel Network provides our individual passengers the hassle-free ability to book all of their travel needs, including air, hotel, car rentals, and more.”
About Silver Airways
As the airline of choice for Florida, the Bahamas, and Cuba, Fort Lauderdale-based Silver Airways operates more routes within Florida, between Florida and the Bahamas, and between the U.S. and Cuba than any other airline. The airline averages 125 daily flights to 27 destinations in Florida (including hubs in Fort Lauderdale, Orlando, and Tampa), the Bahamas, and Cuba. Silver is a codeshare partner with JetBlue, United Airlines, and Avianca, and has interline agreements with American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Alaska Airlines, Bahamasair, Hahn Air, Azul Brazilian Airlines, and All Nippon Airways. Silver operates a fleet of 22 highly reliable and fuel-efficient 34-seat Saab 340B Plus turboprop aircraft under its FAA Part 121 air carrier certificate.
About Cuba Travel Network
Cuba Travel Network celebrates over a decade in the travel business. With offices spanning the world in Cuba, Europe, Australia and most recently New York City, Cuba Travel Network is the leading source for legal, individual travel to Cuba. December 17, 2014 marked the historic day that relations between the U.S. and Cuba began opening up, making the country more accessible to American travelers. As the most significant change in U.S.-Cuba relations in more than 50 years, the reopening of Cuba means Americans can now more easily enjoy cultural travel to the Caribbean nation. For the past 14 years, Cuba Travel Network’s 60+ employees have helped hundreds of thousands of visitors traveling on individual itineraries and will continue expanding its efforts in 2017. www.cuba-travel.com and cubatravelnet-work.com.
SOURCE: Silver Airways
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