Meet Puerto Rico launches new branding campaign
January 29, 2014
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.”
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Tourism execs, gov’t launch anti-illegal gambling push
January 28, 2014
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.
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InterCaribbean Airways announces new San Juan route
January 7, 2014
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.
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Verdanza Hotel management betting on good 5th year
December 31, 2013
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.
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Developer: Cayo Largo hotel in Fajardo to open in ’17
December 31, 2013
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.
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Ferry service to Vieques, Culebra may be cut back in Jan.
December 19, 2013
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.
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Seaborne Airlines relocating HQs to Puerto Rico
December 19, 2013
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.
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Crowley’s Puerto Rico warehouse gets FTZ classification
December 16, 2013
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.
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Puerto Rico must ‘unleash tourism potential’ to compete
December 10, 2013
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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Puerto Rico/DR ferry cruises into 3rd year with big plans
December 9, 2013
America Cruise Ferries is entering its third year of operations as the only maritime connection between Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic with major plans, including the possibility of upgrading the vessel it uses for the thrice-weekly trips, a high-ranking company executive told this media outlet.
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Meet Puerto Rico’s ‘Dial & Smile’ spurs $81M in leads
December 9, 2013
Meet Puerto Rico’s sales staff recently secured nearly 100 group business bookings that will generate nearly 60,000 room nights for the island’s meeting and convention sector, the nonprofit destination management organization announced.
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Southwest Airlines acquires slots at LaGuardia airport
December 6, 2013
Southwest Airlines has acquired 12 takeoff and landing slots (for six round-trip flights) at New York's LaGuardia Airport being divested by American Airlines as part of its merger with U.S. Airways.
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Hyatt Place Bayamón pursues medical, sports tourism
December 5, 2013
With 5,000 hotel room nights already booked during a pre-opening sale launched three months ago, the $49.5 million Hyatt Place & El Tropical Casino opened for business Wednesday in Bayamón, bringing the global brand back to Puerto Rico after a 10-year hiatus.
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Puerto Rico starts ‘Travelers don’t pack a pest’ program
December 5, 2013
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Aerostar Airport Holdings, the Puerto Rico Agriculture Department and the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, joined in announcing Wednesday the implementation of the international “Travelers Don’t Pack a Pest” outreach program, a multi-agency initiative. The announcement was made at the Luis Muñoz Marin International Airport.
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Crowley to use San Juan as Caribbean transshipment hub
December 4, 2013
Less than a week after disclosing plans to invest new vessels to serve the Puerto Rico route, maritime shipper Crowley and the Gov. García-Padilla administration announced Tuesday the company’s plans to turn the island into its export hub for the Caribbean.
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