American Tour Operators of Cuba Membership Directory 2017
ATOC The American Tour Operators of Cuba (ATOC) is a diverse coalition of U.S. based companies and tourism professionals offering travel services in Cuba. ATOC is a volunteer association founded in the wake of President Trump s shift of policy towards Cuba, first announced June 16, 2017. The mission of ATOC is to provide members a platform for mutual support, to share resources and to organize advocacy efforts on issues of collective importance. ATOC currently plays an active role in building public awareness of Cuba as a safe and legal destination, speaking as a united voice to the media and providing a dependable resource for facts and information related to our industry. ATOC and its members are available to provide information to help prospective travelers navigate the often intimidating rules and restrictions surrounding travel to Cuba. ATOC members send many thousands of Americans to Cuba annually to learn about the island nation first hand and actively engage with the Cuban people. This form of citizen diplomacy plays an integral role in mutual understanding and engagement. Our travelers returning home from Cuba inevitably share their views with fellow Americans and the combined influence of our membership plays an enormous role in US-Cuba relations. The contributions of ATOC members to the Cuban people and civil society in Cuba is also substantial. ATOC members are a critical source of financial support and professional development for the innumerable Cuban colleagues, partners and entrepreneurs within the arts, academia, business and tourism sectors. ATOC members seek to help individuals in Cuba from a variety of disciplines showcase their skills and talents. In this way, ATOC also serves as a platform for membership to share ideas, contacts and resources with their fellow members in the spirit of supporting the Cuban people and mutually beneficial collaboration. ATOC believes in bringing good people together and helping one another thrive. 1
Access Trips Tamar Lowell Aggressor Fleet Tom Gebhardt Altruvistas Malia Everette Back Roads James Fernandez Michelle Muench Boundless Journeys Matt Holmes Caribbean Baseball Diplomacy Thomas Goodman Caribbean Travel Network, Inc. Eddie Lubbers Karen Esposito Celestyal Cruises Ivonne Brown Center for Cuban Studies David Harvell Copperbridge Foundation Geo Darder Cross Cultural Journeys Carla White Cecilia Utne Crowne Travel Patrick Ela Cuba Candela Chad Olin tamar.lowell@accesstrips.com tom@aggressor.com malia@altruvistas.com james_fernandez@backroads.com michellembr@backroads.com matt@boundlessjourneys.com tgoodman@baseballdiplomacy.org el@destino.com karen@cubatravelnetwork.com i.brown@celestyalcruises.com david@centerforcubanstudies.org geo@copperbridge.org carla@crossculturaljourneys.com cilla@crossculturaljourneys.com patrick.ela@altour.com chad@cubacandela.com 2
Cuba Cultural Travel Michael Sykes Dani Perez Cuba Educational Travel Collin Laverty Cuba Rhythm + Views Neil Birnbaum Cuba TOUR Carlos Dell Acqua Cuba Tours and Travel Peter Sanchez Cuba Trade and Travel John Hattner Cuban Adventures USA Sarah Arizaga Cultural Island Travel Shabi Samoohi Distant Horizons Janet Moore Espíritu Travel LLC Karin Eckhard Experience Cuba Joslin Fritz Friendly Planet Peggy Goldman Fund for Reconciliation and Development John McAuliff GeoEx Jennine Cohen michael@cubaculturaltravel.com daniel@cubaculturaltravel.com collin@cubaeducationaltravel.com neil.birnbaum@gmail.com carlos@cubatour.com peter@cubatoursandtravel.com john@cubatradeandtravel.com cubanadventuresusa@gmail.com info@culturalislandtravel.com janetm@distant-horizons.com karin@espiritutravel.com joslinfritz@gmail.com pmgoldman@friendlyplanet.com jmcauliff@ffrd.org jennine@geoex.com 3
Group IST Michael Goren Naomi Kabak Hasta Cuba Max Nelson HavanaAir Mark Elias Havana VIP Tours Tony Rubenstein Holbrook Travel Andrea Holbrook Impact Encounters Duni Bauta International Expeditions Steve Cox Jensen World Travel Tor Jensen Lindblad Expeditions Ralph Hammelbacher Luxury at Sunset Michael Danielian Meet the New Cuba Jauretsi Saizarbitoria Natural Habitat Adventures Conor Frantzen Oceans for Youth Samantha Whitcraft Ole Travel Luis Nunez mgoren@groupist.com nkabak@groupist.com max@hastacuba.com mark@havanaair.com tony@havanaviptours.com andrea@holbrooktravel.com duni@impactencounters.com steve.cox@ietravel.com tor@jensenworldtravel.com ralphh@expeditions.com michael@luxuryatsunset.com jauretsi@gmail.com conorf@nathab.com samantha@oceansforyouth.com luis@ole.travel 4
Other Cuban Journeys Marla Whitesman Miriam Saul Out in Cuba Charles Kimball Peter Turnley Photo Work Peter Turnley Putney Student Travel Lauren McDowell REI Belinda Gardner Santa Fe Photo Workshops Reid Callanan US Cuba Artist Exchange Mariesa Sun-Saenz Vaya Sojourns Jordan Marona World Guest Vic Ruggiero Yellow Dog Flyfishing Adventures Kristen Tripp info@othercubanjourneys.com outincuba@gmail.com contactpeterturnley@gmail.com lauren@goputney.com bgardn@rei.com rcallanan@santafeworkshops.com mariesa@uscubaartistexchange.org jordan@vayasojourns.com vic.ruggiero@yahoo.com kristen@yellowdogflyfishing.com 5
Notes For names and/or email address corrections, contact daniel@atoc.co. This directory will be revised from time to time with the latest changes. To access the member portal, please log on to: http://www.memberplanet.com/atoc 6