Tourist services are priced in CUC ( Cuban Convertible Pesos ) their nominations are 1s,3s, 5s, 10s, and 20s ,50s or 100s

Effective Nov 08 2004 , all the Cuban institutions, shops, hotels, airports, restaurants and any others who provide services to nationals and foreigners within the Cuban national territory will only accept Cuban Convertible Pesos which can be bought at the airport, hotels shops or banks

The Cuban Convertible Pesos will be exchanged for US dollars with a 19.3% tax approximately, which is to say for example, 80.70 Cuban Convertible pesos for 100.00 US

The rest of the currencies, Euros, Canadian Dollars, Sterling Pounds, and Swiss Francs will not be applied the 10% tax when buying Cuban Convertible Pesos and will be exchanged according to the Bank currency rates considering that in Cuba one Convertible Peso is equivalent to one US dollar

Also the Euro will continue to be accepted in the Cuban Tourist resorts the currently accept this currency

For the payments with the credit cards that are accepted in Cuba, the 10% tax applied to the Us dollar is not applicable

Cuba Direct Travel suggests to all its costumers and collaborators that from November 08 2004 it will be advisable to travel to Cuba with currencies like Euros, Canadian Dollars, Sterling Pounds, and Swiss Francs rather that US dollars

Foreign currency can be exchanged for Cuban convertible pesos (CUC) in any of the country’s commercial banks (see the list of the most central facilities in ) and in the CADECA S.A. Bureau de Change chain. CADECA S.A will also exchange Cuban pesos for convertible pesos at the current rates. • Purchase value 1 convertible peso = 24 Cuban pesos • Sale value 1 convertible peso = 25 Cuban pesos

There is a total of 218 Bureaux de Change throughout Havana:

ADDRESS TIMETABLE Monday to Saturday Sundays

3ra. y 70. Playa. 10am-6pm 10am-1pm

5ta. Y 42. Playa. 8am-6pm 8am-1pm

19 y 42. Playa. 8am-6pm 8am-1pm

51 y 124. Playa. 8am-6pm 8am-1pm

FOCSA. Vedado 8am-6pm 8am-1pm

Coppelia (Ly 23). Vedado 8am-10pm

Línea y Paseo. Vedado 8am-6pm 8am-1pm

23 y 10. Vedado 8am-6pm 8am-1pm

Café Cantante. Vedado 4pm - 1am

Belascoaín y Neptuno. Centro Habana 8am-6pm 8am-1pm

Carlos III. Centro Habana 8am-6pm 8am-1pm

Obispo 257. Habana Vieja 8am-10pm

Lonja del Comercio. Habana Vieja 8am-6pm 8am-1pm

Neptuno y Consulado. Habana Vieja 8am-6pm 8am-1pm

There are also CADECA Bureaux de Change in several of the main hotels in Havana and Varadero Hotels in Havana which have CADECA S.A. Bureaux de Change –

Hotel Nacional. - Hotel Riviera. - Hotel “El Viejo y el Mar”, Marina Hemingway. - Hotel Sevilla. - Hotel Comodoro. - Hotel Palco. - Hotel Occidental Miramar. - Hotel Vedado. - Hotel Parque Central. - Hotel Las Terrazas. - Hotel Copacabana. - Hotel Chateau Miramar. - Hotel Cohiba. - Hotel Deauville. - Hotel Presidente. - Hotel Habana.

Hotels in Varadero which have CADECA Bureaux de Change - Hotel Paradisus - Hotel Tryp Península - Hotel Matitim-Varadero - Hotel L.Américas-Varadero - Hotel Brisas del Caribe-Vard - Coral Sirena-Varadero - Princesa del Mar-Varadero - Hotel Club Amigo-Varadero - Hotel Breezes-Varadero - Hotel Playa Varadero 1920 - Hotel Tuxpan Varadero - Hotel Princesa del Mar - Hotel Bella Costa -Varadero - Hotel Sun Beach - Varadero - Hotel Barlovento - Varadero - Hotel Solimar - Varadero - Hotel Beaches- Varadero - Hotel Marina Palace-Varadero - Hotel Arenas Doradas -Varadero - Hotel Riu Las Morlas-Varadero - Hotel Playa Varadero 2 - Hotel Oasis – Varadero - Hotel Los Delfines - Varadero - Hotel Mar del Sur – Varadero