The 5th edition of the Puerto Rico Open taking place in Río Grande through Sunday will generate some significant “greens” for the island, estimated at more than $4.7 million in direct benefits and more than $22 million in indirect economic activity, Tourism Company Executive Director Mario González-Lafuente said during a news conference Tuesday.
The Puerto Rico Hotel and Tourism Association called Gov. Luis Fortuño’s decision to move Mario González-Lafuente from his Tourism Company post to the head of the Roosevelt Roads Redevelopment Authority project a “grave mistake” that will affect the sector’s recent progress.
Carriers American Airlines and Delta Air Lines will offer roomier cabins and more flights, respectively, to customers traveling out of the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in Carolina.
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