What with new airline connections, more cruise ships docking into port and demand for hotel rooms, things are looking up for Puerto Rico's tourism industry as the winter season goes into high gear next month.
Casino closings this year have not adversely impacted the budget of the Puerto Rico Tourism Co. which depends largely on casino taxes for its operations, Executive Director Ingrid Rivera-Rocafort told News Is My Business.
As if securing a permit to open a business in Puerto Rico weren’t hard enough, the government's digital platform connecting the public to agencies and permitting information is proving a stumbling block for many would-be entrepreneurs.