Airline executives land in SJ for annual convention
diciembre 8, 2011
Network Latin America, a leading airline market two-day networking event for industry professionals from across Latin America, the Caribbean and the U.S. mainland, is holding up its three-day convention in Puerto Rico this week. The first-ever event is expected to inject more than $315,000 into the local economy, Economic Development and Commerce Secretary José Pérez-Riera said Wednesday.
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Star Alliance, GHA launch Facebook contest for trip around the world
diciembre 8, 2011
Global Hotel Alliance, the world largest alliance of independent hotel brands, is teaming up with Star Alliance to launch the “Global Pursuit” competition, giving participants a chance to win a round-the-world adventure for two – including business class flights and luxury hotel accommodations.
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Urban Train moves 10M passengers so far this year
5 de diciembre de 2011
During the first 11 months of the year, the Urban Train has moved a record-breaking 10 million passengers, Transportation Secretary Rubén Hernández-Gregorat said.
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Sea Star to pay $14.2M criminal fine in price fixing case
noviembre 18, 2011
Jacksonville, Fl.-based Sea Star Line LLC will have to pay a $14.2 million fine upon reaching a plea agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division to settle a charge of violating federal antitrust laws with respect to Puerto Rico trade activity in a case dating to April 2008.
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Eagle’s Fábregas promoted to company SVP, to remain in charge of LMM operations
noviembre 18, 2011
Pedro Fábregas, a long-time veteran of the airline industry has been promoted to senior vice president of customer service for American Eagle, a position from which he will be responsible for all airport and flight attendant operations for the more than 1,500 daily flights operated by American Eagle and its affiliate Executive Airlines.
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Urban Train becomes mobile advertising vehicle
noviembre 17, 2011
If you happen to see the Urban Train zip by looking like it has been the target of graffiti, fret not. Starting this week, the mass transportation system will begin pulling double-duty as a rolling billboard, with the addition of “wrap around” advertising.
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Pierluisi bill approved in Congress gives nautical tourism a boost
15 de noviembre de 2011
Resident Commissioner Pedro Pierluisi scored an important victory for himself and the island’s nautical tourism sector Tuesday, with the approval from U.S. House of Representatives for HR 2838, which authorizes foreign-flagged vessels that are more than 100 gross tons to transport tourists and other paying passengers between ports within Puerto Rico.
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ARTBA names Abertis USA President Graells ‘Private Sector Entrepreneur of the Year’
15 de noviembre de 2011
The American Road and Transportation Builders Association, an organization based in Washington representing 5,000 members in the transportation industry, named Abertis' Jordi Graells, “Private Sector Entrepreneur of the Year” for the group’s public private partnership division.
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JetBlue amplía sus rutas entre LMM y Ft. Lauderdale
15 de noviembre de 2011
JetBlue Airways anunció el martes una nueva expansión en la isla con la incorporación de dos vuelos diarios más entre San Juan y Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Los nuevos vuelos están programados para comenzar en mayo de 2012, cuando JetBlue celebre 10 años de ofrecer un servicio de alta calidad y tarifas bajas a Puerto Rico. En una sola década, JetBlue ha crecido […]
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AirTran adds Ft. Lauderdale-LMM twice-daily route
noviembre 14, 2011
The air route connecting the cities of San Juan and Fort Lauderdale, FL continues gaining popularity, as several carriers have added it to their regular flight schedules. On Sunday, Dallas-based AirTran Airways added itself to that list that includes Spirit Airlines and JetBlue, announcing the start of new service out of the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport starting in May 2012.
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Senate OKs transferring Aguadilla airport to municipal hands
noviembre 1, 2011
The airport with the longest runway in the Caribbean could become municipal property if Gov. Luis Fortuño signs into law a Concurrent Resolution the Senate approved Monday turning it over to the Municipality of Aguadilla after nearly three decades under the central government’s jurisdiction.
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Haiti’s ambitious tourism development plans could spark competition for P.R., other islands
octubre 25, 2011
New hotels, cruise-ship projects and tourist facilities are all on the drawing board for Haiti as it struggles to attract foreign investment and recover from the magnitude-7.0 earthquake that leveled Port-au-Prince and destroyed the island nation’s fragile economy nearly two years ago.
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S.J. official updates PRHTA on development projects
octubre 21, 2011
Puerto Rico Hotel and Tourism Association members got a closer glimpse of the development projects underway in San Juan, where the municipal government is overseeing several initiatives: the Walkable City and the SATOUR light-rail transportation system.
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Tourism Co. in pursuit of European traveler market
octubre 19, 2011
The Puerto Rico Tourism Company is looking to establish “a solid exchnge” with the European travel market, in a bid to boost travel to the island as well as hotel registrations, which as of June 2011 had showed a 4.4 percent increase, agency Executive Director Mario González Lafuente said Tuesday.
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Verdanza becomes 1st island hotel to install ‘EV’ charging station
octubre 11, 2011
The Verdanza Hotel in Isla Verde is pitching in with the environment by becoming the first hotel on the island to install an electronic vehicle charging station.
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