Shawn Ewashko on July 8th, 2010

The last few years have been tough on the cigar business. With rising taxes, financial crisis and a slew of other hurdles companies have been forced to really find a unique edge at gaining and maintaining business. That edge is cigar travel.

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Tom Johansmeyer on July 7th, 2010

We’ve been down this road before, the Washington Post notes. The recent 25 – 20 vote in the House Agricultural Committee to remove the ban on travel to Cuba isn’t a first, and the fact that we’ve come this far isn’t a guarantee that we’ll soon be admiring the mint-condition ’57 Chevys on parade in [...]

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Tom Johansmeyer on July 2nd, 2010

The travel ban to Cuba could be a thing of the past. The House Agricultural Committee put it to a vote and came out 25 – 20 in favor of opening the country’s doors. About time Yeah, probably. The thinking is that lifting the ban will be good news for both countries, giving the United [...]

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Tom Johansmeyer on June 28th, 2010

Dashing off to St Barths? There’s a great spot in Village Creole. Sit down for a smoke and a glass of rum at La Casa del Habano, and be sure to ask Sandrine, the managing director to help you make a selection. She knows the turf very well, and will be especially helpful to Americans [...]

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Tom Johansmeyer on June 25th, 2010

This is what it looks like to smoke at, Villa Rockstar at Eden Rock, the most luxurious villa in the Caribbean (and perhaps the most expensive. Click around the gallery to get a sense of what it means to spend $20,000 a night (off season) to smoke cigars. Disclosure: Eden Rock picked up the tab [...]

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Tom Johansmeyer on June 24th, 2010

Jimmy Buffett’s famed sandwich – a dead cow slapped between two pieces of bread and surrounded by tropical bliss – can be made even better. Le Select, the cheeseburger restaurant that so inspired the singer, is located only steps from Le Comptoir du Cigare in Gustavia, St. Barthelemy.

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Tom Johansmeyer on June 23rd, 2010

When I arrived at Villa Rockstar, the most luxurious accommodation at Eden Rock, the positively seductive resort on St. Barths, I asked the question always put forth by members of our community: “Where can I smoke?” The answer: “Everywhere.” Eden Rock is an open-minded property in an open-minded destination, and I saw many people walking [...]

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Tom Johansmeyer on June 14th, 2010

Curtain Bluff, a resort in Antigua, is a great place to kick back on the beach with your favorite cigar. Having been there and done that, I speak from experience. This resort is the perfect place to relax and puff without a care in the world. When I was down at the resort a year [...]

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Tom Johansmeyer on June 8th, 2010

Don’t settle for another ridiculous tie. Instead, let the wife and kids know that a Father’s Day involving a ”Two-Night Tequila” weekend is closer to what you had in mind. From June 18 – 20, 2010, Whiteface Lodge has a Mexican-themed package that will have you puffing cigars and sipping premium tequilas and mescals Upon [...]

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Tom Johansmeyer on June 2nd, 2010

The American Hotel & Lodging Association kicked $305,000 into lobbying efforts in the first quarter of 2010, and Cuba was one of the top items on the agenda. Investing lobbying resources in Congress and the Departments of Labor, Commerce and Homeland Security, the association also pursued other issues, including family medical leave and health insurance [...]

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