JetBlue adds 2 flights to DR; launches co-branded card
November 9, 2012
JetBlue Airways, Puerto Rico’s largest carrier, announced Thursday plans to add two routes from San Juan: Punta Cana and Santiago, in the Dominican Republic, starting in May 2013. The routes will fill a gap left by American Eagle when it scaled back operations out of the Luis Muñoz Marín Airport.
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Construction starts on $2M San Lorenzo hotel
November 2, 2012
The East-Central town of San Lorenzo is getting its first hotel in August 2013, with the completion of the Hacienda Muñoz Inn unveiled Thursday.
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Southwest Airlines to start flying out of LMM in April
November 1, 2012
Southwest Airlines announced Thursday the start of new service between the the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in Carolina to Orlando and Tampa Bay, Florida starting April 2013.
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Camuy to get its 1st municipal hotel
October 31, 2012
The government of the northwestern town of Camuy announced Tuesday the upcoming start of construction of the $19 million Los Farallones, a municipal hotel that will feature 100 rooms, a pool and activity hall.
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Ground breaks on $28.7M Hyatt House San Juan hotel
October 30, 2012
Hyatt Hotels Corporation and Island Hospitality Partners, LLC, a joint venture of PRISA Group and McConnell Valdes Consulting, announced Monday the start of construction of the new Hyatt House San Juan, which is expected to open in fall 2014. The total investment in the new property to be located in the Puerto Rico Convention District in Miramar was estimated at $28.7 million.
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Puerto Rico shows strengths as convention destination
October 22, 2012
Puerto Rico is putting on its best face this week as members of the International Congress and Convention Association gather on the island for their weeklong 51st annual convention.
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$100M Royal Isabela complex opens in western Puerto Rico
October 19, 2012
Royal Isabela — the $100 million golf community and private membership club perched on dramatic bluffs at the northwest edge of Puerto Rico — was officially inaugurated Thursday, with government and private sector executives on hand for the ceremony.
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Seaplane and water tours launch at Bahía Urbana
October 16, 2012
Folks who like to dream big, explore and discover natural wonders will now have the opportunity to enjoy a variety of unique adventures by air and by sea with Seaplanes in Paradise & San Juan Water Tours, which recently launched services from Pier 6 in Old San Juan.
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GDB mulls restructuring Condado Duo building loan
October 15, 2012
The Puerto Rico government is reviewing a request by one of the island's main hotel operators to restructure the loan that helped pay for the renovation of two landmark hotels: La Concha Renaissance Resort & Casino, currently in operation, and the Condado Vanderbilt Hotel, which shut down 15 years ago and reopens on Tuesday in a phased manner.
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Tourism activity showing signs of improvement
October 15, 2012
New luxe hotel properties, a higher return for investors, and greater satisfaction by cruise passengers visiting the island are spelling out a brighter outlook for Puerto Rico's tourism industry, according to Tourism Co. Executive Director Luis Rivera Marín.
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Dorado Beach, Ritz-Carlton Reserve taking reservations
October 12, 2012
Two months ahead of its scheduled grand opening, the Dorado Beach, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve announced this week it has begun accepting reservations to stay at what will be Puerto Rico's most lavish hotel property.
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Puerto Rico carving out medical tourism niche
October 10, 2012
With an economy still struggling and health costs soaring, many United States residents are opting to seek quality medical care at lower prices, and this is a niche that has enormous potential for Puerto Rico, as the island offers high quality healthcare at 40 percent to 60 percent less than the U.S.
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Puerto Rico airport P3 draws many comments online
October 1, 2012
While dozens of representatives from the public, private and labor sectors asked for a turn to speak during last Friday’s Federal Aviation Administration-sponsored hearing on the proposal to transfer the operation of Puerto Rico’s main airport facility, the Luis Muñoz Marín Airport, out of the government’s hands, others have opted to go online to express their thoughts on the historic transaction.
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Air Flamenco claims Cape Air got ‘preferential treatment’
September 28, 2012
The president of Puerto Rican airline Air Flamenco asked the local government to reconsider its endorsement of a subsidy to Massachusetts-based Cape Air for flights connecting the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport.
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Hotel Campomar issued ‘cease and desist’ over illegal casino
September 21, 2012
The Financial Institutions Commissioner (known as OCIF for its initials in Spanish) announced Thursday it issued a “Cease and Desist” order against Hotel Campomar and Restaurant in Toa Baja, and its president Carlos Fuentes, for operating an unlicensed gambling hall.
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