HMS starts transition of operations of the Cataño-San Juan ferry route
February 2, 2021
As part of the “systematic and complex” handover of procedures of Puerto Rico’s maritime transportation service, HMS Ferries announced the start of the process to transition operations on the Cataño-San Juan ferry route. “During the Transition Phase, we will be working on the systematic transfer of the maritime transportation service in Puerto Rico. During this […]
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CBP and Aerostar launch face recognition technology at LMM Airport
January 29, 2021
US Customs and Border Protection and Aerostar announced the implementation of a Biometric Exit face-recognition identification process at the Luis Muñoz Marin International Airport. Biometric Exit is a touchless international departure process that uses facial biometrics to automate the manual document checks that are already required for departure from airports and seaports in the United […]
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jetBlue, Aerostar facilitating COVID-19 testing at LMM airport
January 29, 2021
Puerto Rico’s largest carrier, jetBlue is looking to ramp-up pre-departure and arrival COVID-19 testing at local airports, by relying on at-home options through its partner Vault Health, the airline’s CEO Joanna Geraghty said during a discussion of its quarterly results. “So, Puerto Rico. We definitely see some constraints with testing in that environment. We’ve actually […]
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$12.5M Foxwoods El San Juan Casino to open by year’s end
January 26, 2021
The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, owner and operator of the Foxwoods Casino in CT, announced a $12.5 million investment to reopen the iconic casino at the Fairmont El San Juan hotel in Isla Verde, to be known as the Foxwoods El San Juan Casino. During a news conference at the hotel, Rodney A. Butler, chairman […]
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DMO creates guide to promote Puerto Rico towns, businesses
January 26, 2021
Discover Puerto Rico, the island’s destination marketing organization has developed a “Municipal Economic Development Guide,” a handbook to help promote economic development in towns to propel the creation of additional jobs through tourism. The guide features sales, marketing, and communication tools to assist mayors, tourism directors, and businesses that serve the tourism sector, to help […]
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Puerto Rico Tourism Co.: Int’l travel recovering gradually
January 22, 2021
International travel between Puerto Rico and the main destinations in Latin America, Europe and the Caribbean are gradually making a comeback, with some already flying and others mapping out schedules through year’s end. Puerto Rico Tourism Co. Executive Director-designate Carlos Mercado said Spanish airline Iberia is expected to re-establish its direct Madrid-San Juan route during […]
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Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation to reopen casino at Fairmont El San Juan
January 21, 2021
The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, operators of the famed Foxwoods Casino in Mashantucket, CT, has landed a concession agreement to reopen the casino at the iconic Fairmont El San Juan hotel, this media outlet learned. The announcement is scheduled to take place next week, according to a media notice released Wednesday night. Gov. Pedro Pierluisi […]
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Discover Puerto Rico: US travelers make island most-searched destination
January 19, 2021
With COVID-19 vaccine distribution taking hold across the US, consumers are feeling the end of the pandemic is near, according to recent research shared by Discover Puerto Rico. According to new research from online travel marketplace KOALA, after analyzing the Google data, Puerto Rico was revealed as number one in the list of places that […]
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$20M passenger building complex planned for San Juan’s Pier 3
January 15, 2021
Construction of a new $20 million passenger building complex on San Juan’s Pier 3 will get underway in March, when Duty Free Americas will break ground on the project, Puerto Rico Ports Authority Executive Director Joel Pizá confirmed. The two-story building — which will house a Duty Free shop on the ground floor and 16,000 […]
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Puerto Rico’s casinos report $54M in pandemic losses
January 15, 2021
Puerto Rico’s 16 casinos lost $54 million from July to December 2020, when compared to the same period in 2019, as a result of the COVID-19 restrictions, Puerto Rico Tourism Co. Executive Director Carlos Mercado said. From July to December 2019 the industry reported $147 million in revenue, which was reduced to $93 million during […]
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Puerto Rico Tourism Co. vows to get tough with unruly tourists
January 14, 2021
The Puerto Rico Tourism Co. is working with municipal authorities in the towns of San Juan and Carolina to crack down on the unruly behavior displayed by groups of visitors to the island, some of which have made the rounds on social media in recent months. Tourism Co. Executive Director Carlos Mercado confirmed in an […]
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Puerto Rico Tourism Co.’s new exec. director taking 3-pronged approach to recovery
January 14, 2021
Carlos Mercado, the newly named head of the Puerto Rico Tourism Co., said the agency has a three-pronged approach to working with the industry as it begins recovering from the COVID-19 business downturn. The official is hitting the ground running, as he had already built a relationship with members of the sector while acting as […]
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Passenger traffic down 45.2% YoY in Dec. at the LMM Airport
January 8, 2021
Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, known as ASUR — and a 60% joint venture partner in Aerostar Airport Holdings, LLC, operator of the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport — reported a 45.2% drop total passenger traffic at the San Juan hub in December 2020, when compared to the same month in 2019. Traffic at the airport […]
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Discover Puerto Rico gets $15.8M in CARES Act funds to ‘revive tourism’
January 5, 2021
Destination marketing organization Discover Puerto Rico has received $15.8 million in funding through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act to promote the island as a safe place to visit once the COVID-19 pandemic recedes. Discover Puerto Rico CEO Brad Dean told this media outlet that the funding — which has been granted […]
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Puerto Rico Senate looking to roll back Tourism Co. consolidation into DDEC
January 5, 2021
The Puerto Rico Senate is looking to halt the consolidation of the Puerto Rico Tourism Co. into the Department of Economic Development and Commerce (DDEC, in Spanish) umbrella that is currently underway, stating the need for a “dedicated and autonomous entity to serve the interests of the local tourism sector and the world.” Senate Bill […]
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