It 's called `` people-to-people '' travel , and like nearly everything involving Cuba , controversy and politics are involved . Legal travel to Cuba has been off limits to Americans for decades . `` Person-to-person '' trips have been greenlighted by the Obama administration . But it is not clear that this will be enough of a change in policy, especially since Congress still needs to pass legislation authorizing new sanctions on Cuba. 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 greenlighted by the Obama administration . But it is not clear that this will be enough of a change in policy, especially since Congress still needs to pass legislation authorizing new sanctions on Cuba. Some operators have had difficulty renewing licenses to offer tours .