How to plan a low-cost vacation to Cuba

For the first time in more than 50 years, Americans are allowed to vacation in Cuba with few restrictions. Since the 1960s - when President John F. Kennedy instituted a full economic embargo in response to the country's increased trade with the Soviet Union and higher taxes on U.S. imports - Americans have only been able to travel to Cuba through other countries and without the U.S. government's official approval. …