The municipality of San Juan has taken its 500th anniversary to the skies through an agreement with jetBlue, which has emblazoned its ‘Bluericua’ aircraft with the celebration’s official emblem. The airline is now the event’s official carrier. “We’re very excited about this announcement that elevates the celebration of the 500 years of San Juan to […]
The San Juan municipal government has granted $255,000 to six companies that will establish their operations in different communities of the city, as part of the Community Entrepreneurship Program that impacts more than 35 people. “I’m proud that young people and adults from different communities identify needs in their communities and that from there, the […]
The San Juan municipal government will celebrate a series of events to mark the 500th anniversary of the founding of Puerto Rico’s capital city, including cultural events, exhibits, concerts, and other shows, Mayor Miguel Romero announced. “It’s with great pleasure that we share with the people of San Juan and all residents of Puerto Rico […]
Los alcaldes Bill de Blasio y Miguel Romero sentaron este mes las bases de una alianza entre la ciudad de Nueva York y San Juan en materia de cultura, turismo, seguridad pública y preparación para emergencias. La ciudad de Nueva York es el hogar de más de 666 000 puertorriqueños, una de las comunidades de la diáspora del Estado Libre Asociado más grandes de Estados Unidos. “Los puertorriqueños […]
San Juan Mayor Miguel Romero announced the availability of $4.3 million in federal funds through the municipality’s “Capital Entrepreneurship” program, which in turn will benefit up to 800 of the town’s microentrepreneurs who have suffered economic losses as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and who have been in operation for at least one year. […]
San Juan Mayor Miguel Romero unveiled details of the newly created Capital Entrepreneurship Program, through which the municipality seek to help create and expand local business in Río Piedras, Santurce, Condado and Old San Juan through incentives. The initiative will establish agreements with private businesses to support existing merchants and incentivize new entrepreneurs, he said […]
The Municipality of San Juan will receive $20.8 million from the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG-DR) City Revitalization Program for the restoration of infrastructure in areas still affected by the 2017 hurricanes. The funding is part of a sub-recipient agreement signed between San Juan Mayor Miguel Romero-Lugo and Puerto Rico Housing Department Secretary William Rodríguez-Rodríguez, […]
Three new hotels — Hotel Tetuán 100, Puerto Valdes, and Plaza Colón Hotel & Suites — representing a combined $25 million in investments are underway in the San Juan islet, which will add 88 new rooms to Puerto Rico’s inventory. During a news conference, Puerto Rico Tourism Co. Executive Director Carla Campos said the new […]
The Tourism Alliance for Puerto Rico denounced the government’s lack of activity related to a series of agreements related to the public-private partnership in the works for the San Juan docks, which sought to protect the island’s “threatened tourism industry.” During a news conference, the group that represents public- and private-sector representatives of the tourism […]
San Juan, Puerto Rico has ranked fourth in a survey of the world’s “top emerging destinations” commissioned by travel company Skyscanner, earning the distinction of being the “micro escape” place of choice. Skyscanner’s “2020 Travel Trends Report,” which pulls data from more than 100 million monthly users, found that 2020 will be the year of […]
Delta Airlines has relaunched a direct flight between the Detroit Metropolitan Airport and the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport through April 7, 2020, Puerto Rico Tourism Co. Executive Director Carla Campos announced. This route represents an increase of 19,620 seats and an economic impact of $9.2 million for Puerto Rico between December 2019 and April […]
Hampton Inn Suites by Hilton San Juan recently celebrated its 22nd anniversary, with an event at the Isla Verde property that included a $65,000 donation to different organizations through the Puerto Rico Community Foundation. This year the donations were dedicated to the Boys & Girls Club of Puerto Rico, Centro del Triunfo, Hogar de Niñas […]
A new $12 million hotel will be built on Ponce de León Ave. in San Juan’s Puerta de Tierra sector, featuring some 200 rooms at competitive rates, this media outlet confirmed. Construction of the 10-story hotel will begin in mid-2020 and will be completed in 2022, said Eduardo Oliver-Polanco, the engineer in charge of the […]
Starting this fall, low-cost carrier Frontier Airlines will launch three weekly flights from Miami International Airport to Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in Carolina starting Nov. 14, it announced. The new frequencies will begin Nov. 14 and are part of its expanded schedule at Miami International Airport to a total of 28 weekly flights and […]
ALSA-National Express, a public transport operator, will launch a new collective transportation system which will run between the municipalities of Caguas and San Juan, with stops at the Medical Center, Plaza Las Americas, Hato Rey, Covadonga and Isla Verde, among others. Following a $1 million investment, the firm will run two routes using a fleet […]
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