Ports Authority officials admitted Monday before the Senate that the agency is not inspecting 100 percent of incoming cargo containers delivered by the different shipping companies that serve the island.
Two proposals have been submitted to date for the lease, design, construction and operation of a distribution center at the Rafael Hernández Airport in Aguadilla, according to Puerto Rico Trade & Export Co. officials.
News that hedge-fund magnate John Paulson is in talks to buy the Condado duo took the International Hospitality Enterprises, the hotels' developer and operator, completely by surprise but "It's an offer to (IHE's) best advantage," said a source.
Regional carrier Cape Air is moving forward with its growth in the Caribbean with the start of new service between the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan and the island municipality of Culebra, and between the airport and Virgin Gorda this week.
The Puerto Rico Tourism Co. is kicking off an orientation campaign aimed toward short-term rental property owners who may not be complying with Law 272, which requires collecting a room tax from guests for each night they stay.
Airport improvements and additional air connections are in the offing for Puerto Rico's sister island Culebra, whose beautiful and uncluttered beaches set amid an unspoiled environment make it a popular tourist destination.
Meet Puerto Rico, the organization responsible for marketing and selling Puerto Rico to the meetings and conventions market, launched its new branding and image campaign Tuesday, with the slogan “On a tropical island. In the Caribbean.”
The Puerto Rico Hotel and Tourism Association, in conjunction with the Puerto Rico Tourism Company, announced Monday the start of an educational campaign to urge island residents not to support illegal gaming.
InterCaribbean Airways, formerly known as Air Turks & Caicos, recently announced new air service schedules connecting San Juan to Puerto Plata and Samaná in the Dominican Republic, and for the first time, a flight connection between the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport and Providenciales in the Turks & Caicos Islands, starting Jan. 20.
The Verdanza Hotel, an independent full-service hotel, is entering its fifth year of operations with optimism and betting on a good peak tourism season that will fuel its projects in 2014, and beyond.
Nearly two decades after it was first unveiled with massive enthusiasm — only to be held up by a protracted legal battle that basically left it in shambles — the Cayo Largo hotel development project is finally expected to move forward in Fajardo starting next year, for an opening in 2017, this media outlet learned.
Ferry service between Puerto Rico and its island municipalities of Vieques and Culebra could be be significantly cut back starting in January, because the government has apparently decided not to renew its contract with private operator Puerto Rico Fast Ferries, this media outlet learned Wednesday.
Seaborne Airlines announced Wednesday it has reached agreement with the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to relocate its corporate headquarters from St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands to San Juan as part of a multi-faceted arrangement that calls for a $16 million investment from the government, officials announced Wednesday.
Crowley Maritime Corporation’s Caribbean logistics unit has recently been granted reclassification of its Puerto Rico warehousing and distribution center to Foreign Trade Zone status.
Given world tourism trends, Puerto Rico needs to focus on new markets, such as Germany, Japan, China, and the United Kingdom, to find success in a highly competitive sector and lure tourists to its shores, to be able to reduce its reliance on other industries.
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