Puerto Rico hosting Caribbean Travel Marketplace 2015
January 30, 2015
Puerto Rico is hosting the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association’s 2015 Caribbean Travel Marketplace event — considered one of the most important symposiums of the tourism industry in the Caribbean — at the Puerto Rico Convention Center through Jan. 30
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Blizzard cripples air travel; grounds 27 P.R./US flights
January 27, 2015
The massive blizzard that is clobbering the northeastern United States crippled air travel between Puerto Rico and that part of the mainland Monday, when 27 inbound and outbound flights at the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport were grounded by mid-afternoon.
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Puerto Rico needs to find ‘mofongo factor’ to compete
January 23, 2015
Puerto Rico needs to find that one thing that makes it authentic to be able to compete against — and move ahead of — other tourist destinations that offer the same basic travel experiences. And that one thing, according to a branding expert, is the “mofongo factor.”
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Puerto Rico to host ‘Routes Americas ’16’ global event
January 21, 2015
Puerto Rico was selected Tuesday as the destination for the 9th “Routes Americas” event, which will take place Feb. 7-9, 2016 in San Juan.
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Saborea Puerto Rico gets worldwide accolade
January 21, 2015
Saborea Puerto Rico, an annual food festival that gathers the best local and international culinary talent, will receive next week the 2014 Tourism Excellence Award from Excelencias Group of Spain, Clarisa Jimenez, executive director of the Puerto Rico Hotel and Tourism Association said Tuesday.
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Tourism eyed as ‘pillar’ of economic development
December 17, 2014
Members of the Puerto Rico Chamber of Commerce told members of the Legislature Tuesday that it is “imperative that the government maintain an active and coherent public policy” when it comes to the tourism sector, which they believe is a “pillar” of economic development for the island.
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Sea Star Line exploring adding Puerto Rico barge service
December 16, 2014
Sea Star Line, LLC announced Monday its intention to add a weekly container barge service to its existing sailing schedule.
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Expedia: Puerto Rico benefits in Caribbean travel spike
December 11, 2014
Travel to the Caribbean has long been focused on the U.S. traveler, but new data from the Expedia group, one of the world's largest online travel companies, revealed recently that intra-Caribbean travel is on the rise, with a 50 percent bump in demand in the first three quarters of 2014, when compared to the same time period in 2013.
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Combate Beach spends $300K in energy efficiency tech
December 1, 2014
The Parador Combate Beach has invested some $300,000 in the past four years in energy efficiency technology — including solar panels and equipment — to cut its reliance on Puerto Rico’s energy grid and reduce its costs through alternative power sources, hotel officials said recently.
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Puma to build $10M aircraft fuel facility at LMM airport
November 26, 2014
Aerostar Airport Holdings, LCC and Puma recently signed an agreement through which the fuel company will build a $10 million storage and distribution facility at the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport to supply airlines operating at the Carolina hub.
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Gov’t, airport officials unveil LMM’s new $130M terminal
November 21, 2014
Gov. Alejandro García-Padilla accompanied Aerostar Airport Holdings officials Thursday for the inauguration of the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport’s Terminal B, after the completion of a yearlong, $130 million renovation.
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Horizon Lines exiting Puerto Rico market by year’s end
November 12, 2014
Fifty-six years after it began offering cargo services between Puerto Rico and the U.S. mainland, Horizon Lines Inc. announced Tuesday that it would cease providing liner service by the end of 2014, citing “continuing losses without the prospect of future profitability.”
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Puerto Rico to host 96 conventions through Jan.
November 4, 2014
Puerto Rico has been selected to host 96 events including, conferences, annual meetings and sports activities for this winter season. This represents an estimated 40,894 room nights and a total direct spending of $23 million into the local economy, Meet Puerto Rico President Milton Segarra said Monday.
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Hyatt breaks ground on 4th hotel in Puerto Rico
October 22, 2014
Hyatt Hotels Corp., PRISA Group and McConnell Valdés Consulting broke ground Tuesday on Puerto Rico’s fourth Hyatt-branded select service hotel, the $29.7 million Hyatt Place San Juan.
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Hyatt House San Juan opens in Convention Center zone
October 9, 2014
Hyatt House San Juan officially opened its doors Wednesday, becoming Puerto Rico’s first extended stay hotel and is the brand’s first Hyatt House hotel outside of the continental United States, company and government officials said.
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