Val Prieto en Babalú Blog:

Reliable sources in DC tell me, perhaps as a result of the meetings between Obama administration officials and Cuban Cardinal Ortega, among other things, there may be some “minor changes” to US/Cuba policy coming down the pike. While any actual change to Cuba policy must still be ratified via Congress, the President has the authority to make certain amendments to same via executive order. What I’m being told is that there may be a loosening of travel restrictions to Cuba for Americans – not “officially” allowing “tourism”, mind you – via provisions to travel licensing under certain categories as allowed by the Cuba Democracy Act.
This is Obama pulling a Clinton and allowing – via executive order – more “people to people” contacts just like we had back in 2003, prior to the arrests of the 75.
I’m also told that there would be provisions in said order not only for increasing “people to people” contacts via the licensing provisions, but that new markets for travel to Cuba might be opened up. I was told the number of cities being allowed travel to and from Cuba would be increased to thirty-five.