I regularly monitor domains that are registered with Cuba keywords.

On December 8, 2008 the domain names listed below were registered at GoDaddy but they have whois privacy protection on them so at this time, there is no way to know who owns these domains.

TrumpInCuba.com
TrumpOrganizationCuba.com
TrumpPlazaCuba.com
TrumpResortCuba.com
TrumpResortsCuba.com

I will monitor them for a change in the whois and see if any of the sites get developed or redirected to an existing website.

So, the registration of these domains can only mean three things:

1. Donald Trump is either preparing to build a resort in Cuba.

2. The Trump Organization is simply protecting their trademark by registering these domains in order to protect themselves against trademark infringement.

3. Someone is cybersquatting on the Trump brand in hopes of cashing in by trying to sell the domains to the Trump Organization.

My take on this is that #1 is the most likely reason these Cuba resort domain names were registered.

First, I don’t see why anyone would cybersquat these domains. I don’t think they would register this quantity and variety.

Second, I don’t see why Trump would register these names to protect their trademark. Again, the quantity and variety seem to be too much of a long shot for just protection.

So, that leads me to believe that the Trump Organization is at least preparing for a Cap Cana type resort in Cuba and perhaps sees a post-Embargo Cuba in 2009.

After all, his international competitor in the real estate business, Sir Terence Conran is already taking applications for his Carbonera Club resort in Cuba near Varadero.

We all know Donald Trump does not like to be second at anything.

I know who Don Trump is. He is that TV acter that supposedly is a rich guy. Guess that is why he does TV commercials too.  You would think if hes got all this $ he could find something productive to invest it in. Tourism will bring losers to Cuba. Their are at least 100 sugaur mills in Cuba that gotta be rebuilt. Their are thousands of miles of RR to be rebuilt. They will need new power plants. Their are 4 refineries and I think 4 stell mills that will need help with modernization. The land down there could handle 1000 s a cattle and wouldnt it be neeto to see the first crops planted on that land. They got oil, iron ore and nickel mines.I guess Don Trump and his fans wouldnt understand that because they never had to work for $ and they sure dont want start cause then they wouldnt think they look like big shots. You start settin that country up for tourists and I think the Cuban people will probably start holding “Town Hall Style Meetings” and votin gringos out. Theyve been kicked around by a government for 50 yrs. that was supposed to save them They do not need to be kicked around by foreign tourists