Is a ‘Gerontocracy’ to Blame for the Cuba Travel Ban?

Travel Blog • Eva Holland • 10.29.09 | 3:06 PM ET

Double X writer Kerry Howley, while calling for an end to the ban, highlights some stats about the age of those who still support it. “The future belongs to the would-be tourist,” she writes. “[W]hen you exclude the 65-and-over set, the percentage of people who support a change of policy shoots up to 62.”