Ex-Discover Puerto Rico CEO warns against not renewing DMO contract
March 13, 2025
Brad Dean and others tell Skift delays could jeopardize $101 million in meeting and convention business. #NewsismyBusiness
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Events and conventions sector records $35M in sales in Q3
November 28, 2024
Discover Puerto Rico registers reservations for 68 new events to be held on the island. #NewsismyBusiness
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Puerto Rico’s MICE market hits $192M, up 249% since 2019
August 19, 2024
The meetings, conventions and sports markets achieved record-breaking sales and room night bookings. #NewsismyBusiness
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Discover Puerto Rico reports $129M in meetings, events for fiscal year 2023
June 6, 2023
Discover Puerto Rico is closing its fiscal year with record highs and world-class events secured as it maintains booking momentum for 2024. #NewsismyBusiness
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Distrito T-Mobile to focus on doubling number of international visitors
January 31, 2023
Venue adds business, retail partners and announces events, along with renewed entertainment and dining offerings.
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Discover P.R. reports growth metrics to Oversight Board
September 27, 2019
A 55% increase in tourist demand compared to last year, a 14% increase in airport arrivals vs. 2018, a 11.8% increase in lodging revenues vs. 2017, a secured economic impact of $92 million in meetings and conventions bookings, were some of the highlights presented by Destination Marketing Organization Discover Puerto Rico to the Puerto Rico […]
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Discover Puerto Rico on track for ‘record-breaking’ year
August 23, 2019
With revenues of $603 million and an all-time high of arrivals year to date in San Juan, Ponce and Aguadilla airports with 2.59 million passengers; coupled with a full agenda of events in and outside Puerto Rico to showcase the destination, Discover Puerto Rico predicted it will achieve a “record-breaking” year in 2019. “Our aggressive […]
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Meet PR locks down 3 events worth $23.4M for economy
February 9, 2017
Meet Puerto Rico, the organization in charge of promoting the island in the groups and conventions market, has locked down three major conventions this year, which should “contribute to reversing the downward trend” the sector experienced in 2016.
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Meet Puerto Rico urges ‘doing things differently’
August 25, 2016
Tourism destinations need to “move forward and do things differently,” including relying on the so-called “sharing economy” as a key driver of doing business, Meet Puerto Rico President Milton Segarra said Wednesday, during the Destination Marketing Organization’s (DMO) annual meeting.
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Meet Puerto Rico: Group business up in P.R. despite Zika
June 17, 2016
Puerto Rico's group business closed off what has come to be known as the initial Zika period (March to May), “very much open for business,” with 57 new booked pieces of business including events, conferences, annual meetings and sports activities from now through 2017, Meet Puerto Rico officials said Thursday.
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Meet Puerto Rico unveils Muevetuisla.com website
June 3, 2015
Looking to educate and raise awareness of the importance of Puerto Rico’s Tourism’s meetings and conventions sector, which drives the local economy generating $100 million annually in direct visitor spending, Meet Puerto Rico has created and unveiled the muevetuisla.com website.
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Meet Puerto Rico promotes events industry in Colombia
March 2, 2015
Colombia and Puerto Rico recently tightened trade relations in the groups and conventions segment, with a presentation by Meet Puerto Rico to more than 80 travel and tourism business professionals from Colombia, said Milton Segarra, president of the agency also known as the Puerto Rico Convention Bureau.
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Winter group meetings to pump $20M into P.R. economy
January 29, 2015
Puerto Rico is preparing to welcome 71 groups that will be on the island in February and March to carry out their winter meetings, conventions and conferences that could translate into a $20 million direct benefit to the economy, Meet Puerto Rico President Milton Segarra said Wednesday.
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Puerto Rico to host 96 conventions through Jan.
November 4, 2014
Puerto Rico has been selected to host 96 events including, conferences, annual meetings and sports activities for this winter season. This represents an estimated 40,894 room nights and a total direct spending of $23 million into the local economy, Meet Puerto Rico President Milton Segarra said Monday.
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DMOs must ‘focus agendas’ to capitalize on global trends
August 28, 2014
Destination Marketing Organizations such as Meet Puerto Rico need to focus their agendas on three specific areas to capitalize on growth opportunities within the travel and tourism industry, an expert in the field said Wednesday, citing the results of a recent study.
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