The Puerto Rico Convention Center is set to host 13 meetings from November 2021 through October 2022 that are expected to draw about 23,000 attendees who will generate more than 58,000 room nights, representing a $51 million injection for the local economy. Jorge Pérez, regional manager for ASM Global, which manages the venue, said 2022 […]
The dramatic increase in international maritime freight rates, which was triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic, should force a rethinking of cabotage laws and the issue of food self-sufficiency in Puerto Rico. That is the assessment presented by Economist José Joaquín Villamil, CEO of Estudios Técnicos Inc., in the firm’s publication, “ETI Trends.” “Since the onset […]
Total passenger traffic using the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (LMM) facility in San Juan showed a 14.8% increase in August, versus the same month in 2019, prior to the negative effects that the COVID-19 pandemic had on air traffic. Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, parent company of Aerostar — which operates the LMM — reported […]
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