The Courtyard by Mariott Isla Verde Beach Resort is turning 10 this year and to mark its anniversary, owner International Hospitality Enterprises is pumping a lot of metal into the property, $11 million to be exact.
Tras una serie de reuniones con grupos comerciales privados, clientes y funcionarios gubernamentales, la empresa de transporte marítimo Crowley Puerto Rico Inc. acordó modificar y retrasar la implementación de un nuevo “cargo por uso de chasis” que podría haber supuesto un aumento en los precios de los bienes de consumo transportados a la isla.
America Cruise Ferries, owner of the ferry connecting Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic, announced Monday a temporary schedule change for the upcoming busy Easter and summer seasons, when it will only sail between Santo Domingo and San Juan.
Expedia Inc. will officially bestow its “Top Destination of the Year” award to the island of Puerto Rico this week, during the Caribbean Travel Marketplace’s annual conference this week in the Bahamas, the online travel company announced Monday.
In a few months, when Casa Sol opens its doors as Old San Juan's first Bed & Breakfast, it will join a growing list of small hostelries in the old city that are benefiting from increased tourist demand for cozy alternatives to traditional, large hotels.
SB Architects, with offices in California and Florida, announced the completion of its latest resort project, the Dorado Beach, A Ritz-Carlton Reserve. This is the third luxury property it has been involved with in Puerto Rico, in addition to the Bahia Beach Golf Resort in Río Grande and the Ritz-Carlton San Juan.
The St. Regis Bahía Beach Resort in Río Grande, Puerto Rico’s only “AAA Five Diamond Rating” recipient, closed its second year of operations with about $30 million in revenue, representing a 10 percent year-over-year growth, hotel officials said.
In about a week, the Federal Aviation Administration is expected to make its decision on the public-private partnership agreement through which the government of Puerto Rico would turn over the management of the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport to Aerostar Airport Holdings for the next 40 years.
Online travel company Expedia Inc. revealed data Wednesday showing demand for travel to Puerto Rico on more than 140 of its sites worldwide grew 40 percent during the third quarter of 2012, compared to the previous year.
The San Juan Beach Hotel in Condado unveiled its $2.3 million makeover Thursday, that included renovating its rooms, and redesigning the lobby and common areas to offers a new look and affordable prices to local and international customers.
The first Ritz-Carlton Reserve property in the Americas officially opened for guests Wednesday in Dorado, bringing back to life the former Dorado Beach hotel five years after it was shuttered.
American Society of Travel Agents Puerto Rico chapter President Daphne Barbeito is urging the Puerto Rico Tourism Compamy to urgently address the separate decisions by airlines Iberia and British Airways to pull out of the local market.
The Puerto Rico Convention Bureau will be the main sponsor of the Puerto Rico Showcase & Travel Expo taking place Nov. 29-Dec. 2, that will bring together 80 meeting planners to gain an overview of what the island has to offer meeting and convention groups.
Bookings to Puerto Rico made on the more than 100 Expedia and Hotels.com sites worldwide grew by 28 percent in the first six months of 2012, compared to the same period last year, the online travel company confirmed Tuesday.
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