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Mario Diaz-Balart
Easing of Cuba travel restrictions met with cheers and boos in South Florida

The phones have been ringing non-stop at South Florida travel agencies that book flights from Miami to Havana since last month, when Congress eased travel restrictions to Cuba for people with relatives on the island. Many companies have doubled staff, added flights and purchased larger planes to keep up with the demand. And that was before President Barack Obama took things a step further Monday and granted unlimited travel and remittances to the island by Cuban-Americans. Now, travel agents specializing in flights to the island expect demand to explode. "We've been getting a lot of calls. I'm sure tomorrow we'll get even more calls," said Armando Garcia, president...