The Puerto Rico Tourism Company welcomed San Juan Artisan Distillers in Vega Alta, HydrOrganic in Río Grande and Siempre Verde in Cayey to its Agritourism Certification program, pushing the number of operations in its green facilities portfolio to 24 on the island. The program also includes 11 hotels and nine ecotourism companies. Tourism Co. Executive […]
The 12th edition of the Puerto Rico Open, which starts today and will wrap up Feb. 23, is expected to generate $10 million for the local economy, its main sponsor, the Puerto Rico Tourism Co. confirmed. The Puerto Rico Open will feature a Pro-Am, where participants will play with some of the best golfers on […]
The iconic Copamarina Beach Resort & Spa in Guánica has resumed its operations for the first time since the island’s southern region began experiencing a string of earthquakes and aftershocks. The property did not suffer significant structural damage but had not received guests since the Jan. 7 earthquake, which cut off Road #333 that connects […]
The Combate Beach Resort in Cabo Rojo recently landed two industry awards for operational excellence, from Booking.com and the Puerto Rico Tourism Co. The property founded in 2011 received the “Traveler Review Award 2020” from online travel site Booking.com for having maintained an average rating of nine on a scale of 10, in client evaluations. The […]
The 12 small inns that make up the Puerto Rico Tourism Co.’s Paradores de Puerto Rico program are in good shape, open and available to visitors after experiencing several earthquakes on the island, agency Executive Director Carla Campos said. Although some of the “paradores” are operating with electric generators and/or water tanks, they have not […]
Under the slogan “The party stays here this Christmas,” the Puerto Rico Tourism Co. launched its new advertising effort that seeks to boost local hotel room reservations during the holiday season. An increase of 9,000 hotel room reservations would represent an additional $19 million in revenue for hotels and another $1.8 million in room tax […]
The Puerto Rico Tourism Co. will host the 23rd edition of its arts fair, to be held Dec. 14-15 at the Paseo de la Princesa in Old San Juan. Agency Executive Director Carla Campos said the fair, which has not been held since 2008, will draw more than 200 artisans who will exhibit and have […]
After the gradual recovery it showed after Hurricane María’s destruction to the island in 2017, the tourism industry is already exhibiting its potential to become a main player in Puerto Rico’s economic upturn, a study commissioned by the Puerto Rico Hotel and Tourism Association confirmed. Hotel registrations increased to 1.58 million in August 2019, compared […]
The Puerto Rico Tourism Co.’s “Voy Turisteando” campaign that ran from April to August 2019 generated $52.2 million for the local economy and prompted a 43% increase in hotel room stays islandwide, agency officials announced. The campaign “exceeded” expectations, Tourism Co. Executive Director Carla Campos said. The promotional effort, which focused on a campaign centered […]
The Puerto Rico Tourism Co. received the first prize in the “Overcoming Adversity” category during the World Routes 2019 convention, a worldwide aviation event held in the city of Adelaine, Australia. “Having faced three unprecedented crises between 2016 and 2017, the organization implemented crises recovery management plan that included restoring core flights and re-establishing international […]
The Puerto Rico Tourism Co. has added six companies to its Green, Agrotourism and Ecotourism properties program. The hotels are in the island’s eastern and central tourism regions. Hacienda Agroecológica Recaos Ortiz, Meyers Nurseries and Floral Farms, y Hacienda La Cascada, Punta Tuna Ecotours, and Proyecto Cabachuelas received their certificates during an event headed by […]
Cruise lines MSC and Royal Caribbean canceled the stops for the MSC Seaside and Celebrity Equinox cruises, respectively, today, as thousands are expected to march in San Juan demanding Gov. Ricardo Rosselló’s resignation. The ships scheduled to arrive in the afternoon and leave San Juan at 10 p.m. and 1 a.m., respectively, Puerto Rico Tourism […]
Actor, songwriter and lyricist Lin-Manuel Miranda, the Puerto Rico Tourism Co. and Discover Puerto Rico, released the complete series of short videos for the Internet entitled “Discover Puerto Rico with Lin-Manuel,” in which he invites people to visit the island. The eight-episode series focuses on Puerto Rico as a world-class artistic, cultural and gastronomic destination, […]
The Tourism Cares organization will gather more than 150 travel industry professionals when it holds the “Tourism Cares for Puerto Rico” event next week. The three-day event has the support of the Puerto Rico Tourism Co., agency officials said. Under the “Travel with Purpose” slogan, members of the travel industry, community-based projects, government officials, agricultural […]
Looking to promote domestic tourism and motivate residents to vacation on the island, the Puerto Rico Tourism Co. unveiled its newest promotional campaign, entitled “Voy Turisteando.” Tourism Co. Executive Director Carla Campos presented “Postales,” the first internal tourism ad campaign under the “Voy Turisteando” brand. “During 2018, a total of 505,740 residents stayed in traditional […]
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