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.
Just in time to fight off the scorching summer months, frozen yogurt chain Yogen Früz is rapidly expanding its local presence with the recent addition of its Plaza Esmeralda location in Guaynabo, plus plans for future locations slated begin serving the cold treats in Old San Juan, Mayagüez and Carolina in coming weeks.
The Puerto Rico Tourism Company is ramping up efforts to increase cruise ship visitor traffic to the island this year, predicting that more than 1.2 million cruise ship passengers aboard 493 vessels will dock in Old San Juan in 2012.
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