Mexican aviation executive Agustín Arellano wants to transform Puerto Rico’s flagship airport from an obsolete relic of the mid-20th century into a modern world-class gateway — much like he’s done for Cancún and eight other airports throughout southeastern Mexico.
Last year was a gloomy one for the U.S. Virgin Islands, with fewer cruise ships calling on St. Thomas and St. Croix. Yet 2013 is looking very good so far — particularly when it comes to air arrivals, which are at their highest levels since the mid-1990s.
The St. Maarten Tourism Bureau says arrivals to the Dutch-speaking destination jumped by 17 percent in 2012 compared to the year before — aided by JetBlue’s new direct service from Puerto Rico and weekly Delta flights from New York to St. Maarten.
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