The discussions focused on marketing, cruise port development and event logistics. #NewsismyBusiness
The proposed amendments seek to consolidate travel agent roles, address technological changes and improve consumer protections. #NewsismyBusiness
In this edition of Climbing the Corporate Ladder, a cross-section of companies doing business in Puerto Rico has named top officials to their ranks. #NewsismyBusiness
The Puerto Rico Hotel and Tourism Association agrees with the Senate’s decision, while Airbnb said it represents a setback. #NewsismyBusiness
The PRHTA demands regulation of STRs in line with the sector’s realities. #NewsismyBusiness
Puerto Rico’s tourism industry contributes 7% to the GDP and generates more than 80,000 direct and indirect jobs. #NewsismyBusiness
This edition of Climbing the Corporate Ladder features executive appointments across a variety of sectors in Puerto Rico’s business community. Plaza Las Américas names GMJaime Luis Fonalledas, executive vice president of Plaza Las Américas, announced the appointment of Edwin Tavárez-Acevedo as the shopping center’s new general manager. This appointment, which will be effective Jan. 1, […]
The Puerto Rico Hotel & Tourism Association (PRHTA) recently held its traditional Tourism Superstars award ceremony, which acknowledges the outstanding performance of supervisors and managers of all levels in the island’s tourism industry. The event took place at the San Juan Marriott Resort & Stellaris Casino, in Condado. PRHTA has celebrated this event for more […]
This edition of Climbing the Corporate Ladder features appointments in the fields of tourism, nonprofits, investments, and real estate in Puerto Rico. San Juan Marriott names new food and beverages directorBernal Rodriguez-Calvo has been named the new director of food and beverage for the San Juan Marriott Resort & Stellaris Casino, José González, the resort’s […]
The Puerto Rico Hotel & Tourism Association is urging Gov. Wanda Vázquez to allow expanded tourism-related activities in the next executive order to enable “thousands of employees to return to their workplaces and in this way start moving the economy.” During a news conference, members of the island’s hotel sector called for the opening of […]
The Puerto Rico Hotel & Tourism Association on Monday hailed the change in the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Payment Protection Program that allows hotels with casinos to benefit from the loans. “Since the CARES Act was announced last April, to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the PRHTA has worked continuously to correct the […]
The decision by cruise ship giant Royal Caribbean to cancel some 90 visits to Puerto Rico during the 2020-2021 season drew a flurry of reactions from public and private sector industry representatives. While private sector groups urged Gov. Wanda Vázquez and government agencies to pull together to prevent the reduction in cruise ship visits, the […]
Puerto Rico Hotel and Tourism Association (PRHTA) executives announced details of their upcoming three-day annual convention, which will focus on “Empowering, Educating and Inspiring” through a series of activities. The convention is slated to take place Nov. 5-7 at the Caribe Hilton hotel. “After a short pause in producing the only annual convention for hotel […]
The efforts of Puerto Rico’s Destination Marketing Organization, Discover Puerto Rico, are having repercussions outside the island’s shores, but more work and funding are needed to continue putting the island in the eye of visitors worldwide. Such were the impressions offered by four former Puerto Rico Tourism Co. executive directors — one of whom also […]
Puerto Rico has the opportunity to be a leader in the United States as it looks to enter the sports betting and online gaming market but needs to build upon their already strict regulatory structure that relies on suitable operators and a strong, experienced regulator that understands the existing legal market. Such were the findings […]
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