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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CHTIC ’12 to be held April 24-26 in San Juan
February 27, 2012
The 16th Annual Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Investment Conference, geared toward emphasizing the need for public and private sector partnerships to maximize investment opportunities in the Caribbean tourism industry, is scheduled for April 24-26 at the Sheraton Puerto Rico Hotel & Casino in Miramar, organizers said.
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Tourism Company unveils $57M in mountain region hotels, attractions
February 23, 2012
In its quest to “decentralize tourism beyond the San Juan metropolitan area,” the Puerto Rico Tourism Company offered details Wednesday of a series of development projects — some already underway, others in the pipeline — for a 16-town region in the mountains with an associated $57 million investment.
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Tourism Co. throwing support behind ‘paradores’
February 16, 2012
Acknowledging that 2011 was a “challenging” year for Puerto Rico’s small inns, Tourism Company Executive Director Mario González-Lafuente called a meeting with industry executives Wednesday to present a proposal to aggressively promote those hotels among travel agents.
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Congress approves bill extending equal funding treatment to P.R. airports
February 9, 2012
The U.S. Congress has approved the Federal Aviation Administration Modernization and Reform Act of 2012, which includes an amendment presented by Resident Commissioner Pedro Pierluisi to guarantee equal treatment for Puerto Rico’s airports with respect to federal funding.
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Saborea Puerto Rico bringing ‘foodies’ together in April
February 8, 2012
The fifth edition of the “Saborea Puerto Rico” premier culinary tourism event is gearing up to take center stage at the Escambrón Beach once again this year to bring together the best of food and wine from Puerto Rico and the world on April 21-22.
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