While eight US states are seeing visitor spending levels above 2019, they range from between 1% and 9% higher while Puerto Rico's visitor spending was 23% higher than two years ago, the trade group stated.
“The purpose of this report is not only to highlight challenges but to catalyze solutions using data gathered directly from entrepreneurs themselves. It’s an invitation to act collectively to strengthen the ecosystem.”
— Lucy Crespo, CEO of the Puerto Rico Science, Technology and Research Trust, on Colmena66’s 2024 Interactive Report on the State of the Business Community in Puerto Rico