Cuba gets easier

U.S. travelers can buy online tickets for flights from New York, Miami and Tampa, Fla., to Cuba on CheapAir, the first online travel retailer to offer such bookings. “Charter flights to Cuba are nothing new,” said Jeff Klee, CheapAir’s chief executive. “What we’re doing that is new is bringing online booking to it.” Daily flights from Miami to Havana cost $481 round trip, including tax, Klee said. Charter flights from New York fly once a week and from Tampa twice a week. CheapAir (www .cheapair.com) has partnered with one charter company, Cuba Travel Service, to offer the flights on its website. Americans still need a valid reason to go, according to the Treasury Department’s list of rules: www.lat.ms/1EMVKcW.