Howard Johnson launches new website, mass marketing effort
September 14, 2011
Following the recent $1.1 million remodeling of its Howard Johnson hotel in Isla Verde, owners Empresas Santana are launching a redesigned website to market the property “to attract new markets and tourists to the island,” company officials said Tuesday.
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PRHTA pushes on with pursuit of ‘DMO,’ readies for 25th annual convention
September 1, 2011
The Puerto Rico Hotel and Tourism Association is moving forward with making the establishment of a destination management organization, or DMO, for Puerto Rico a reality, organization executives said Wednesday.
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P.R. making waves to sway cruise ship business
August 31, 2011
While commending the current administration’s “follow-through” attitude toward the cruise ship industry, Michele Paige, president of the Florida Caribbean Cruise Association said Puerto Rico has a lot to gain from the trade group’s upcoming 18th annual conference happening in San Juan in October.
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NY-area airport closings ahead of storm ground LMM traffic
August 27, 2011
The closing of the three major airports in the New York/New Jersey area ahead of Hurricane Irene prompted dozens of cancellations from the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport Saturday, stranding hundreds of passengers.
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U.S. News ranks P.R. among top ‘best adventure’ vacation destinations
August 25, 2011
Puerto Rico has nabbed fifth place in the “Best adventure vacations in the USA” ranking released by U.S. News Media Group Thursday, which listed the island along with the likes of Yosemite and Yellowstone National Parks and the Grand Canyon as one of the hottest places to go for an adrenalin rush.
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Hoteliers pitch in post-Irene with special rates for local residents
August 24, 2011
Several hotel chains, including Empresas Santana and Hilton Hotels, launched Wednesday special offers for Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Island residents, starting at $99 a night at any of the participating properties.
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Best Western Airport hotel management files for Ch. 11
August 12, 2011
Just three years after taking over the control of the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport’s 125-room Best Western hotel, management company Hotel Airport Inc. has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
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AMR takes ‘next step’ in bid to spin off Eagle
August 12, 2011
AMR Corporation took the next step Thursday in the process of spinning off its regional carrier American Eagle by filing the required paperwork with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Cuba Travel Services to launch LMM-Havana charter flights
August 5, 2011
Air travel between the United States and Cuba is about to get a bit more crowded with the announcement Thursday by Cuba Travel Services Inc. that it has received landing permission by the government of the island-nation to begin flights from San Juan, Ft. Lauderdale and Houston.
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FAA shuts down Isla Grande airport air-traffic control tower
August 4, 2011
Citing damages caused following the passing of Tropical Storm Emily, Port Authority Executive Director Alberto Escudero announced Thursday the Federal Aviation Administration’s decision to close the air-traffic control tower at the Fernando Ribas Dominicci airport in Isla Grande.
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American Eagle reinstates route to La Romana
July 27, 2011
American Eagle announced Tuesday plans to reinstate service to La Romana-Casa de Campo International Airport from Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport twice a week (Friday and Sunday) starting Nov. 18. The new service that was discontinued earlier this year will be operated with 64-seat ATR-72 aircraft.
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S.J. Marriott launches $2.2M lobby renovation project
July 25, 2011
The San Juan Marriott Resort & Stellaris Casino in Condado is pumping $2.2 million into the transformation of its lobby and bar area, ushering in a new modern feel, hotel officials announced.
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P.R. lands major Caribbean tourism convention in ’12, ’13
July 23, 2011
Following a successful event last year, the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association and the Caribbean Tourism Organization announced Friday that the annual Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Investment Conference will return to Puerto Rico in 2012 and 2013. The event represents an economic boon for Puerto Rico and draws attention to the island as an ideal convention destination.
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AMR makes 2nd attempt to divest American Eagle
July 21, 2011
For the second time in the past five years, AMR Corp., parent company of American Airlines Inc., has announced plans to divest its wholly owned regional carrier American Eagle. The strategy calls for spinning off the operation as an independent business.
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Dorado Beach, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve to open in December ’12
July 20, 2011
The luxury Dorado Beach, a Ritz Carlton Reserve property in Dorado is slated to open in December, when it will become the first property to fly that flag in the Americas, developers and government officials said Tuesday.
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