Convertible pesos will remain at par with the US dollar at an exchange rate of one for one.
You may exchange Euros, Canadian dollars pounds sterling or Swiss francs for convertible pesos. The exchange rates for those currencies are set in accord with the exchange rates on the international market.
You may also exchange US dollars for convertible pesos, but a service charge of 10 percent will be leived, to protect Cuba's economic interests.
You may exchange convertible pesos for US dollars at par (at the exchange rate of one to one) or for other convertible currencies in any of the money-exchange offices in Cuba.
TIPS Cuban tourism workers rely on tips. People who deserve a US$1 tip include museum staff who give you a complete tour, hotel guards who watch your rental car all night, helpful bus drivers, attentive waitstaff or anyone in the service industry who goes beyond the call of duty. Do not offer money to officials to obtain preferential treatment; governmental corruption is rare in Cuba and attempted bribery will only make things worse.