Legal travel to Cuba has been off limits to Americans for decades . ` ` Person - to - Person '' trips have been banned by the Obama administration . Visitors are required to engage in continuous educational exchanges with Cuba . On a trip organized by Insight Cuba last month , 12 Americans spent their morning speaking with Cubans at a neighborhood art project . Some operators have had difficulty renewing licenses to offer tours .
Legal travel to Cuba has been off limits to Americans for decades . ` ` Person - to - Person '' trips have been banned by the Obama administration . Visitors are required to engage in continuous educational exchanges with Cuba . Some operators have had difficulty renewing licenses to offer tours .