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NYSBA International Section People to People Cultural Exchange Cuba April 25-30, 2014 (night of April 24 in Miami included) May 2-7, 2014 (night of May 1 in Miami included) TOUR COSTS & CONDITIONS

1 NYSBA International Section People to People Cultural Exchange Cuba April 25-30, 2014 (night of April 24 in Miami included) May 2-7, 2014 (night of May 1 in Miami included) TOUR COSTS & CONDITIONS TRIP COST Double room occupancy (per person): $3,800 Single room occupancy: $4,300 INCLUDED Five (5) night accommodation at 5 Star Hotel Parque Central Havana (standard room). One (1) night accommodation in Miami (standard room) April 24 or May 1. Round Trip Airfare Miami/Havana/Miami Daily breakfast. Meals as listed in itinerary. Air conditioned bus throughout the trip equipped with cold water at all times. Admission to all museums and public buildings listed in itinerary. Tips at meals. Cuba Cultural Travel Escort and local Cuban tour guide. Cuban Tourist Visa. Health insurance and emergency evacuation coverage (excluding pre-existing conditions). Compliance with US Treasury Department. NOT INCLUDED Airline baggage fees ($20 per bag, $2.00 per pound over 44 pounds). Airfare to/from Miami. Meals other than listed on itinerary. Gratuities for guide and driver. Individualized hotel expenses (mini bar, room service, laundry fees, etc). Cuban Airport Departure tax (25 CUC = $25 USD). Trip cancellation insurance. Charter flight schedule from Miami to Havana will be provided at a later time. You may contact Laura Adams via at Laura@CubaCulturalTravel.com or by phone at (760) Monday thru Friday from 9am to 5pm with any questions. A note from Cuba Cultural Travel: Trips to Cuba will require quite a bit of walking on uneven cobblestone streets along with stairs where an elevator is not always available. Please keep these physical requirements in mind when making your reservation. Cuba Cultural Travel is licensed by the U.S. Treasury Department to operate People to People tours in Cuba. A copy of our license and an authorization letter will be provided to you with final paper work.

Dear Traveler(s), Please use the below checklist to ensure all of the following required documents are completed and returned (one form per page please do not print front to back).

2 Dear Traveler(s), Please use the below checklist to ensure all of the following required documents are completed and returned (one form per page please do not print front to back). Please check the box indicating your selected trip dates on each form (Group #1: April or Group #2: May 1-7.) Application Form (one per passenger or couple) Complete form and select desired trip dates. Passenger Information Form (one per passenger) Complete all highlighted portions, sign, and date. Responsibility Statement (one per passenger or couple) Select trip, print name(s) at top, sign & date. Travel Affidavit (one per passenger) Complete bottom highlighted portions, sign and date. * The correct license is already checked. Charter Reservation Form (one per passenger) Check your desired group, (Group #1: Apr 24-30, Group #2: May 1-7), complete only the highlighted portions, sign, and date. * Flight numbers & dates will be filled in by CCT. United States Passport Copy (one page per passenger) *Please DO NOT cut down to size. Include one clear/legible copy of your United States passport. Check or Money Order Please make payable to Cuba Cultural Travel for payment in full. Please be sure to sign and return all original documents, passport copy, and payment via mail (do not fax) directly to Cuba Cultural Travel at the below address. 425 E Alvarado Street, Suite H Fallbrook, California Should you have any questions regarding the required information, please do not hesitate to contact me via , laura@cubaculturaltravel.com, or by phone , Monday thru Friday, 9am to 5pm PST. Regards, Laura Adams U.S. Operations 425 E. Alvarado Street, Suite H, Fallbrook, California

3 NYSBA INTERNATIONAL SECTION TRIP TO CUBA APPLICATION FORM Please indicate desired trip dates (select one): April 24-30, 2014 (Group #1) May 1-7, 2014 (Group #2) Reservations are limited; submit your application early for consideration. If reserving space in a DOUBLE, please indicate the names of both parties. Please note your passport must be valid for 6 months after the dates of travel. NAME OF TRAVELER 1: AS SHOWN ON PASSPORT NAME OF TRAVELER 2: AS SHOWN ON PASSPORT PLEASE RESERVE SPACE(S). * ARE YOU A U.S. CITIZEN? YES NO * WERE YOU BORN IN CUBA? YES NO * ARE YOU A U.S. CITIZEN? YES NO * WERE YOU BORN IN CUBA? YES NO MAILING ADDRESS: PH: CITY & STATE ZIP: * ADDRESS WILL BE USED SOLELY FOR CORRESPONDENCE AND INFORMATION PERTAINING TO YOUR TRIP. $3,800 PER PERSON DOUBLE ROOM * IN CASE OF DOUBLE ROOM, PLEASE INDICATE: 1 KING BED 2 DOUBLE BEDS $4,300 PER PERSON SINGLE ROOM Total amount of check $. Enclosed is my check payable to Cuba Cultural Travel for payment in full to secure my space. Please note, CREDIT CARDS ARE NOT ACCEPTED. Upon receipt of your application, a letter of confirmation will be sent to you. REGISTRATION, FORMS, AND PAYMENT IN FULL ARE DUE BY: FEBRUARY 24, 2014 CANCELLATION POLICY: Cancellations after February 24, 2014 will forfeit entire cost of trip. All cancellations must be made in writing via to Laura@CubaCulturalTravel.com. We strongly recommended you purchase Trip Cancellation Insurance to cover unforeseen circumstances requiring cancellation of your travel. Information on acquiring trip insurance will be sent to you with the confirmation letter. You will have two weeks after payment is received to apply for insurance for coverage of pre-existing conditions. Please return this form along with your check made payable to CUBA CULTURAL TRAVEL to: CUBA CULTURAL TRAVEL 425 E ALVARADO STREET, SUITE H FALLBROOK, CA Please note: Your travel documents will be sent to your escort prior to your travel dates and will be hand delivered to you in Miami. Flight schedules cannot be confirmed until 6-8 weeks prior to departure and are subject to change. Please keep this in mind when booking your flights to Miami. Information on accommodations in Miami will be provided in the coming weeks as well as travel tips and emergency contact info. Cuba Cultural Travel is licensed by the U.S. Treasury Department to operate People to People tours in Cuba. A copy of our license and an authorization letter will be provided to you with final paper work.

4 425 E Alvarado St, Ste H Fallbrook, California PASSENGER INFORMATION FORM Travel Dates: April 24-30, 2014 May 1-7, 2014 Charter: ABC Charters Name of Group: International Section *** You must have a valid U.S. passport at the time you fill out this information. Please use names as they appear in your passport. Passport needs to be valid for a minimum of 6 months from your travel dates. Please provide one copy of the photo/identification page of your U.S. passport with the completion and return of this form. Do NOT send your passport to Cuba Cultural Travel. Last Name: (as shown on US passport) Mailing Address: City, State, Zip: Phone Number: New York State Bar Association membership number: First: Cell Phone: Middle: HEALTH INFORMATION How is your general state of health? Special medical and/or physical limitations: Dietary restrictions: Known allergies: Primary Physician: List all R X medications (recommended): Phone number: INSURANCE Cuban Authorities have mandated that all tourists entering Cuba carry health insurance and emergency evacuation coverage. This coverage is included as part of your airfare through the charter company. This coverage will pay your medical expenses (excluding pre-existing conditions) up to 25,000 CUC and pay up to 7,000 CUC for repatriation or transportation. You may choose to purchase additional coverage through a U.S. insurance provider though this is not mandatory to enter Cuba. We do highly recommend that you purchase trip cancellation insurance. Trip cancellation insurance is NOT required to travel. We recommend the following companies for trip insurance; however, you are not limited to these options. Please note that Cuba Cultural Travel does not sell Travel Insurance, therefore you will need to contact an insurance company directly to obtain a quote. Travel Insurance Services (800) Travel Guard (800) (Please reference Agent ID ) TravelEx (800) (Please reference Location ) EMERGENCY CONTACTS List two individuals not traveling with you who you are confident will assume responsibility for you in case of an emergency. Name (1): Name (2): Address: City, state, zip: Phone: Cell: Relationship to you: Address: City, state, zip: Phone: Cell: Relationship to you: Signature Date Page 1 of 3

5 425 E Alvarado St, Ste H Fallbrook, California RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT Name of Group: International Section Travel Dates: April 24-30, 2014 May 1-7, 2014 Name of Passenger(s): Cuba Cultural Travel serves only to assist in making necessary travel arrangements for its participating travelers, and in no way represents, or acts as agent for, transportation carriers, hotels, and other suppliers of services connected with this tour. Therefore, is not liable for any injury, damage, loss, accident, delay or other irregularity which may be caused by the defect of any vehicle or the negligence or default of any company or person engaged in performing any of the services involved. Additionally, responsibility is not accepted for losses or expenses due to sickness, weather, strike, hostilities, wars, natural disasters or other such causes. All services and accommodations are subject to the laws of the country in which they are provided. Cuba Cultural Travel does not accept liability for any airline cancellation or delay incurred by the purchase of an airline ticket. Baggage and personal effects are the sole responsibility of the owners at all times. Cuba Cultural Travel also reserves the right to make changes in the published itineraries whenever, in its sole judgment, conditions so warrant, or if they deem it necessary for the comfort, convenience or safety of the tour participants. Cuba Cultural Travel also reserves the right to decline to accept any person as a participant in the tours, or to require any participant to withdraw from the tour at any time, when such an action is determined by the appropriate Cuba Cultural Travel representative to be in the best interests of the health, safety, and general welfare of the tour group, or of the individual participant. Cuba Cultural Travel does not accept liability for any airline cancellation penalty incurred by the purchase of a nonrefundable domestic or international ticket to the tour departure cities and return. Baggage and personal effects are the sole responsibility of the owners at all times. As a condition of acceptance, each participant must sign the statement set forth below: The undersigned has read carefully the schedule of activities for this tour. The undersigned recognizes that there is a moderate level of physical activity involved in the tour and the tour may require participants to walk long distances and climb stairs. The undersigned accepts any risks thereof and the conditions set forth therein. The undersigned also understands and hereby agrees for and on behalf of himself/herself, his/her dependents, heirs, executors, administrators, and assigns to abide by the conditions set forth under RESPONSIBILITY, above, and to release and hold harmless Cuba Cultural Travel and any of their officers or representatives from any and all liability for delays, injuries or death, or for the loss of or damage to, his/her property however occurring during any portion of the program. Signature: Date: Signature: Date: Page 2 of 3

6 1112 Montana Avenue, Suite 706 Santa Monica, California TRAVEL AFFIDAVIT I understand that, under current United States travel restrictions with respect to Cuba, travel-related transactions are prohibited except for the following categories and that by signing my name at the bottom of this Affidavit, I am declaring that I fall under the category I have checked below. General Licenses 1. I am a U.S. or foreign government official or a representative of an international organization of which the United States is a member, and I am traveling on official business. 2. I am regularly employed as a journalist by a news reporting organization, or I am regularly employed as supporting broadcast or as a technical person, and I am traveling to Cuba to engage in journalistic activities. 3. I am a full-time professional whose travel transactions are directly related to non-commercial, academic research in my full-time professional area, and my research will comprise a full work schedule in Cuba and have a substantial likelihood of public dissemination. 4. I am a full-time professional whose travel transactions are directly related to attending a professional meeting or conference in Cuba, which is organized by an international professional organization not headquartered in the United States that regularly sponsors meetings or conferences in other countries. The purpose of the meeting or conference is not to promote tourism or other commercial activity involving Cuba or the production of biotechnological products. 5(a). I am traveling to visit a close relative in Cuba, who is (i) a Cuban national, (ii) related to me by blood, marriage, or adoption and (iii) is no more than three generations from me or from a common ancestor, or 5(b). I share a common dwelling as a family with a generally-licensed family traveler in 5(a) above, and I am accompanying the licensed traveler on a family visit. 6(a). I am visiting a close relative, who is a U.S. Government employee assigned to the U.S. Interests Section in Havana, or 6(b). I share a common dwelling as a family with a generally-licensed family traveler in 6(a) above, and I am accompanying the licensed traveler on a family visit. 7(a). I am regularly employed or duly appointed by a producer or distributor of agricultural commodities, and my travel is incident to commercial marketing, sales negotiation, accompanied delivery, or servicing in Cuba of agricultural commodities that appear consistent with export or reexport licensing policy of the U.S. Department of Commerce ( DOC ). 7(b). I am regularly employed or duly appointed by a producer or distributor of medicine or medical devices, and my travel is incident to commercial marketing, sales negotiation, accompanied delivery, or servicing in Cuba of medicine or medical devices that appear consistent with export or reexport licensing policy of DOC. 8. I am regularly employed or duly appointed by a telecommunications service provider, and my travel is for the commercial marketing, sales negotiation, accompanied delivery, or servicing in Cuba of telecommunications-related items that have been authorized for commercial export or reexport to Cuba by DOC. 9. I am regularly employed or duly appointed by a telecommunications service provider, and my travel is for participation in professional meetings for the commercial marketing, sales negotiation, or performance under contracts for the provision of telecommunications services, or the establishment of facilities to provide telecommunications services. 10. I am a faculty member, staff person, or student of an accredited U.S. graduate and undergraduate degree-granting academic institution (the University ), and my travel is for (a) participation in a structured educational program in Cuba as part of a course offered for credit by the University, (b) noncommercial academic research in Cuba specifically related to Cuba and for the purpose of obtaining a graduate degree, (c) participation in a formal course of study at a Cuban academic institution, which will be accepted for credit toward a graduate or undergraduate degree, (d) teaching at a Cuban academic institution by a person, who is regularly employed in a teaching capacity at the University, when such teaching in Cuba will be no shorter than 10 weeks, or (e) organization of, and preparation for, educational activities authorized in the Regulations. 11. I am a member or staff of a U.S. religious organization, and my travel is for participation in a full-time program of religious activities in Cuba. Specific License 12. I have a specific license from OFAC, which was issued prior to my trip. My OFAC license # is CT Name: Date of Birth: Phone: Address: I certify that the above information is true and correct. Group #1 Group #2 SIGNATURE: DATE: Witnessed by OFAC authorized Travel Service Provider (TSP) Carlos Dell Acqua Name (print) Signature CubaTOUR 1112 Montana Avenue, Suite 706 Santa Monica, California of 3

7 RESERVATION FORM ABC Charters, Inc. (ABC needs ORIGINAL of this form prior to departure date) PLEASE USE ONE SHEET PER PASSENGER Group #1 Group #2 Outbound FLT: Date: Ticket No: Destination: Havana Return FLT: Date: Category: Agency: cubatour US Passport Information: Last Name: First Name: Document No: Expiration Date: Document Type: P US Address: City: State: Zip: Other Country Passport Information: Not Applicable Last Name: First Name: Document No: Expiration Date: Country: Cuba Address: Municipality: Province: Personal Identification Information: Date of Birth: Mother s Maiden Name: Country of Residence: Citizenship: Gender: OFAC Category: Specific License License No: CT OFAC Auth. Code: PUBLIC CHARTER OPERATOR PARTICIPANT CONTRACT THIS AGREEMENT SETS FORTH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH WE, ABC CHARTERS INC SW 87 AVE, MIAMI, FLORIDA 33174, in return for payment of the amount indicated as the total charter price, agree to provide you this charter flight. RESPONSIBILITY: We, as the principal, are responsible to you for arranging the charter flight, provided however, that in the absence of negligence on our part, we are not responsible for personal injury or property damage caused by the air carrier or other suppliers of any of the services offered in connection with the charter RESERVATIONS AND PAYMENT: Attached to this Agreement is your Reservation Form. We will confirm the reservation within 7 days after receiving the Reservation Form. If the charter flight is fully booked, we will advise you of alternate travel dates. The ticket will be issued only after the reservation is confirmed, and you must pay the full charter price when the ticket is issued. All checks, money orders, and credit card drafts must be made payable to your travel agent, who in turn must remit payment to ABC CHARTERS, INC. CHARTER PRICE: The charter price of N/A represents your cost for a charter flight that departs from Miami, FL to Havana, Cuba on and returns from Havana, Cuba to Miami, FL on. US Airport taxes are included in the charter price. AIRCRAFT: This flight will be performed by American Airlines, operating a N/A aircraft with N/A passenger seats. This air carrier reserves the right to substitute equivalent aircraft, if necessary. BAGGAGE: The air carrier allows each passenger to bring on the flight 44 pounds of baggage. Excess baggage fees for total weight of all bags after the 44lb is $2 per pound. Check baggage fee of $20 per bag. We guarantee 2 check-in bags per person of a max weight of 70lbs per bag. For INTERNATIONAL flights, the air carrier's liability for lost or damaged bags is limited to the actual value of the baggage but not more than the amounts set forth in the Montreal Convention. Specifically, the air carrier s liability is limited to $1,131 SDR per passenger regardless of the number of checked bags. If, however, you declare a higher value for baggage and pay an additional charge in advance, the air carrier s liability will be higher. You must submit your claim for lost or damaged baggage to the air carrier or to us within 3 days of the charter flight. Your claim must include a copy of the Baggage Check. SECURITY AGREEMENT: Your payment is protected by two financial security agreements that we have obtained from (1) Intercontinental Bank of Miami, 5722 SW 8 St. Miami, FL and (2) Valley National Bank, 1460 Valley Road, Wayne, NJ Unless you file a claim with us, or, if we are not available, with the Securer within 60 days after the completion of the charter, the Securer will be released from all liability to you under the security agreement. CANCELLATION AND REFUND: You have no right to any refund if you travel on the charter flight and are denied entry by the Cuban Authorities. If you cancel your reservation or if you fail to travel on the charter flight, your right to receive a refund is limited. If we resell your seat you will receive a full refund, less $25 administrative fee, otherwise as set forth below: If your notice is received: You will receive: More than 30 days before departure: Full refund Between 8 and 30 days before departure: 50% Within 7 days before departure No Refund For any December Flights No Refund All requests for refunds must be sent to us in writing or by facsimile. Refunds will be made within 14 days of receipt of your notice of cancellation. We have no right to cancel the charter less than 10 days before departure except in circumstances that make it physically impossible to perform the charter trip. If this occurs, we will notify you as soon as possible but no later than the scheduled departure date. If the charter is cancelled, we will make a full refund to you within 14 days after cancellation. The rights and remedies made available under this contract are in addition to any other rights or remedies available under applicable law. However, we offer refunds under this contract with the express understanding that the receipt of the refund by you waives any additional remedies. INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS: The operation of the charter flight is subject to the Cuban government granting landing rights. If the air carrier cannot obtain landing rights, the flight will be cancelled, and a full refund will be made to you automatically. I have read and agree to the terms and conditions of the Operator-Participant Contract. I have signed up for the flight specified above and on the Reservation Form. Signature of Applicant: Date: Tel#:

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