Cabo Rojo’s Combate Beach joins Tourism Company’s ‘paradores’ program
April 19, 2012
The 18-room oceanfront Combate Beach Resort in Cabo Rojo officially joined the list of Tourism Company-endorsed “paradores,” Wednesday, taking on a new identity as part of the inclusion.
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Nearly 40 U.S., P.R. companies file class-action suit against Sea Star, Crowley
April 17, 2012
Nearly 40 commercial customers who opted out of the $52.2 million settlement that maritime cargo companies Sea Star and Crowley reached with the U.S. government a few months ago have filed a new class-action suit against the carriers at the U.S. District Court in South Carolina.
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TSA to begin testing ID-checking technology at LMM on Apr. 23
April 16, 2012
The Transportation Security Administration announced over the weekend that it will begin testing new technologies designed to enhance its ability to identify altered or fraudulent passenger identification documents and boarding passes at the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport, starting Apr. 23.
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Marriott aims to double footprint in the Caribbean, LatAm by ’17
April 16, 2012
The $340 million Ritz-Carlton Reserve slated to open in Dorado in December is one more than 70 hotel properties Marriott International is developing in the Caribbean and the Latin American region
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Construction starts on $49.5M Hyatt Place hotel in Bayamón
March 26, 2012
Construction of the $49.5 million Hyatt Place Bayamón & Tropical Casino, which marks the return of the hotel chain to the island after a seven-year absence, was announced Monday by developers PRISA Group and McConnell Valdés Consulting Inc. during a news conference at the Science Park in Bayamón.
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JetBlue Airways leads effort to build playground in Cantera
March 23, 2012
Despite the persistent rain, hundreds of volunteers from JetBlue Airways, stateside nonprofit KaBOOM! and Apoyo Empresarial for the Cantera Peninsula, came together Thursday to build a new playground for kids residing in the San Juan community.
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JetBlue’s bid to connect LMM-DC draws online support
March 16, 2012
JetBlue’s bid to launch a nonstop route connecting the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport with the Reagan National Airport in Washington D.C. is being backed by the Puerto Rico Federal Affairs Administration, which through an email outreach campaign is urging frequent flyers to voice their support of the carrier’s plan.
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JetBlue confirms move to LMM’s Terminal A
March 14, 2012
JetBlue Airways confirmed Wednesday it will be moving into Luis Muñoz Marín’s vacant Terminal A at the end of May, upon reaching an agreement with the Puerto Rico Ports Authority. The agency had hinted late last year that such a move was in the works for the island’s largest air carrier.
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JetBlue seeks OK to fly Washington’s Reagan National Airport, LMM route
March 12, 2012
JetBlue Airways filed with the U.S. Department of Transportation a "capital-to-capital" application for permission to launch new nonstop service from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to San Juan, a route that has been unattended for quite some time, the company announced Monday.
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5th edition of Puerto Rico Open generates $4.7M ‘greens’
March 7, 2012
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.
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PRHTA blasts decision to shuffle Tourism exec to Roosevelt Roads authority
March 6, 2012
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.
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American Airlines to upgrade fleet; Delta adds flights, meals
March 5, 2012
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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Horizon Lines to raise P.R. shipping service rates in April
March 2, 2012
Horizon Lines Inc. announced Friday it will raise its rates for shipping cargo between the mainland United States and San Juan, starting April 1.
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Vieques Hix Island House hotel opens new $1M addition
February 29, 2012
Vieques — Casa Solaris, the newest addition to the eco-friendly Hix Island House hotel on this island municipality, quietly opened two months ago and has been drawing a consistent wave of guests looking to stay in the first all-solar, off-the-grid guesthouse in the region, property manager Bob Gevinski told News is my Business.
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Mayagüez ferry operator to expand service to 3 islands, add 100 jobs
February 27, 2012
Less than a year after setting sail between Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic, America Cruise Ferries is ready to expad its ferry service to St. Martin, Guadalupe and Martinica starting in 2013, company officials announced Monday during a news conference aboard the vessel.
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