Cuba's push to attract tourists to beaches considered benefit not burden for Florida

http://www.naplesnews.com/news/local/cubas-push-to-attract-tourists-to-beaches-considered-benefit-not-burden-for-florida-30d97d32-3e16-07--379417641.html

I would love to explore Cuba, contribute to their economy and learn about the country.  We are so close that I agree with this article that if we have direct flights our area people will spend a few days here. 

Here are a few excerpts from article: 

March brought another record number of tourists, with the highest number of travelers for any month in 30 years, according to data from the Cuban National Office of Statistics and Information.

If direct flights to Cuba open from Fort Myers or Naples, Canadians and others visiting the island could consider stopping in Southwest Florida, maybe on their way back home, Wert said.