Puerto Rico’s “visitor economy” may represent a greater economic impact than tourism statistics alone suggest, so there is a need to design a measuring mechanism to produce a “sustainable, growing cluster of industries that drive further development and growth.”
The Puerto Rico Hotel and Tourism Association recently held its summit event for the awarding of employees, supervisors, and managers in all components of tourism on the island, "The Super Stars of the Tourism,” at the Sheraton Puerto Rico Hotel.
Looking to generate new business opportunities to promote the island’s economic growth, the operators of the Puerto Rico Convention Center are launching a campaign to attract more local and international events to the venue.
The 11th edition of the Saborea Puerto Rico culinary fest is expected to draw at least 6,000 “foodies” from the island and beyond this weekend, organizers confirmed.
The Puerto Rico Tourism Company announced a surge in visitors across the island over the Easter and Passover holidays and Spring Break, which resulted in near 100 percent occupancy levels at hotels and small inns from coast to coast.
The Puerto Rico Tourism Co. nabbed the Dallas Travel & Adventure Show’s award for “Best exhibitor,” which put the island in a privileged place attracting the interest of thousands of people attending the event, agency Interim Director Carla Campos said.
The Puerto Rico Destination Marketing Organization announced the appointment of Brad Dean, a seasoned executive with nearly 25 successful years in the travel, tourism, and hospitality industry, as the organization’s CEO.
Experts from online travel agency Expedia will be presenting data on tourism market behavior in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean, during a workshop Feb. 28 at the San Juan Marriott Hotel and Stellaris Casino, starting at 4 p.m.
The Central Florida Hotel & Lodging Association, a trade association representing approximately 80 percent of all lodging establishments in Central Florida, will be conducting a Central Florida Job Fair on Feb. 20th in San Juan, to provide job opportunities for those whose lives and careers were impacted by Hurricane María.
Low-cost airline, Frontier Airlines, today announced three non-stop destinations to/from San Juan, P.R. with the restart of flights to Miami and the only nonstop service to both Long Island, New York and Raleigh-Durham, N.C., airline and Puerto Rico Tourism Co. officials announced.
The Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association confirmed Thursday the “momentous rebound” Puerto Rico has made following the back-to-back strikes by Hurricanes Irma and María, last year.
Two major hotels announced upcoming reopenings after undergoing renovations to repair damage caused by Hurricane María last September.
Puerto Rico Tourism Co. officials announced a number of milestones reached as part of the recovery process after Hurricane María, while hosting the largest regional tourism event, when it also provided a positive outlook for 2018.
Puerto Rico got a boost from Travelocity, which has sent its "Gnational Gnomad" travel experts to the island to learn firsthand how its most popular beaches and tourist attractions have quickly recovered from recent storms, and to share that knowledge with their followers.
JetBlue celebró esta semana el hito de los 100 días de su iniciativa de ayuda tras el huracán “100x35JetBlue”, que se puso en marcha poco después de que el huracán María azotara Puerto Rico en septiembre de 2017.
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