Show me where I said the comments were made here. 
But I am glad you came clean on your issue that this is a $10,000 to $20,000 vacation. No wonder you're upset. I found out the money was raised from fundraising, the OEA, EEA and from attendees own money. The author is retired and a guest teacher, no sub needed there. And attendees had to speak Spanish.
The article notes the higher respect teachers have in Cuba. 
The way I figure it, you've jumped to conclusions about the trip (Jan 30-Feb 3) and assumed it was a vacation, disparaging our teachers. You're lack of respect and false information is part of the problem we have in this country. No wonder people go to other countries to find out what works. The irony is that thinking like you do is why they went to Cuba. And you cherry picked the long days to make a critique. 
This is a link to an article on the visit. You may have to sign in to read it (assuming you WILL read it). https://issuu.com/todaysoea/docs/toea_spring17_final