The Telegraph is reporting this week that there are talks going on right now between Google and Hutchison Whampoa, owner of the UK mobile carrier Three, on a deal to give Americans free international roaming while out of the country.

Bookings to Cuba jumped 57 percent for one American tour operator in the weeks after the U.S. said it would renew ties with Cuba. In February, they were up 187 percent; and so far this month, nearly 250 percent.

The Caribbean’s newest travel idea isn’t new. But the thinking behind it is a kind of revolution for the region’s travel industry. Pow Wow. Florida Huddle. FITUR. There are major international shows and conferences for travel agents. But until now, there hasn’t really been one for the Caribbean.

The average wage earner in Britain, France, Italy, Spain or Germany has the immense good fortune to be able to invest a very modest amount to travel effortlessly.

In a session titled “Cuba: The Last Frontier” at the Superyacht Summit, a panel of yachting industry people indicated that once Americans are free to visit, the impact on yachting — not to mention the island — will be enormous.

If you’re an American citizen, you’ve got one of the most valuable passports in the world. You can travel nearly anywhere, including countries Uncle Sam doesn’t always get along with.