Three companies settled separate civil liabilities for alleged violations of the Cuban Assets Control Regulations ("CACR").
Expedia Group, Inc. ("Expedia") agreed to pay $325,406 for providing Cuba-related travel services, in violation of the CACR. According to OFAC, Expedia voluntarily self-disclosed that it helped 2,221 people with travel or travel-related services within, to or from Cuba between April 22, 2011 and October 16, 2014.
Hotelbeds USA, Inc. ("Hotelbeds") agreed to pay $222,705 to OFAC for helping people with unauthorized Cuba-related travel services in violation of the CACR. Specifically, Hotelbeds allegedly provided Cuba-related travel services to 703 non-U.S. persons between December 2011 and June 2014. OFAC stated that the violations were not voluntarily disclosed.
Cubasphere, Inc. ("Cubasphere") and an individual agreed to pay $40,320 for assisting 104 persons on trips to and within Cuba between December 30, 2013 and February 22, 2014. OFAC noted that the violations were not voluntarily disclosed.
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