San Juan makes $4.3M available for ‘Capital Entrepreneurship’ program
April 15, 2021
San Juan Mayor Miguel Romero announced the availability of $4.3 million in federal funds through the municipality’s “Capital Entrepreneurship” program, which in turn will benefit up to 800 of the town’s microentrepreneurs who have suffered economic losses as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and who have been in operation for at least one year. […]
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San Juan unveils Capital Entrepreneurship Program to boost urban business activity
March 23, 2021
San Juan Mayor Miguel Romero unveiled details of the newly created Capital Entrepreneurship Program, through which the municipality seek to help create and expand local business in Río Piedras, Santurce, Condado and Old San Juan through incentives. The initiative will establish agreements with private businesses to support existing merchants and incentivize new entrepreneurs, he said […]
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CDBG-DR assigns $20.8M to San Juan for recovery works in the city
February 11, 2021
The Municipality of San Juan will receive $20.8 million from the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG-DR) City Revitalization Program for the restoration of infrastructure in areas still affected by the 2017 hurricanes. The funding is part of a sub-recipient agreement signed between San Juan Mayor Miguel Romero-Lugo and Puerto Rico Housing Department Secretary William Rodríguez-Rodríguez, […]
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3 new hotels with $25M in combined investments planned for San Juan islet
December 17, 2020
Three new hotels — Hotel Tetuán 100, Puerto Valdes, and Plaza Colón Hotel & Suites — representing a combined $25 million in investments are underway in the San Juan islet, which will add 88 new rooms to Puerto Rico’s inventory. During a news conference, Puerto Rico Tourism Co. Executive Director Carla Campos said the new […]
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Tourism Alliance for P.R. blasts ‘lack of activity on P3 for San Juan docks
February 19, 2020
The Tourism Alliance for Puerto Rico denounced the government’s lack of activity related to a series of agreements related to the public-private partnership in the works for the San Juan docks, which sought to protect the island’s “threatened tourism industry.” During a news conference, the group that represents public- and private-sector representatives of the tourism […]
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San Juan ranks 4th among world’s ‘top emerging destinations’
January 8, 2020
San Juan, Puerto Rico has ranked fourth in a survey of the world’s “top emerging destinations” commissioned by travel company Skyscanner, earning the distinction of being the “micro escape” place of choice. Skyscanner’s “2020 Travel Trends Report,” which pulls data from more than 100 million monthly users, found that 2020 will be the year of […]
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Delta Airlines relaunches San Juan-Detroit route
December 23, 2019
Delta Airlines has relaunched a direct flight between the Detroit Metropolitan Airport and the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport through April 7, 2020, Puerto Rico Tourism Co. Executive Director Carla Campos announced. This route represents an increase of 19,620 seats and an economic impact of $9.2 million for Puerto Rico between December 2019 and April […]
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Hampton Inn by Hilton San Juan marks 22nd anniversary
November 26, 2019
Hampton Inn Suites by Hilton San Juan recently celebrated its 22nd anniversary, with an event at the Isla Verde property that included a $65,000 donation to different organizations through the Puerto Rico Community Foundation. This year the donations were dedicated to the Boys & Girls Club of Puerto Rico, Centro del Triunfo, Hogar de Niñas […]
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$12M, 200-room hotel planned for Puerta de Tierra sector in San Juan
September 13, 2019
A new $12 million hotel will be built on Ponce de León Ave. in San Juan’s Puerta de Tierra sector, featuring some 200 rooms at competitive rates, this media outlet confirmed. Construction of the 10-story hotel will begin in mid-2020 and will be completed in 2022, said Eduardo Oliver-Polanco, the engineer in charge of the […]
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Frontier to launch 3 weekly flights connecting P.R.-Miami on Nov. 14
August 5, 2019
Starting this fall, low-cost carrier Frontier Airlines will launch three weekly flights from Miami International Airport to Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in Carolina starting Nov. 14, it announced. The new frequencies will begin Nov. 14 and are part of its expanded schedule at Miami International Airport to a total of 28 weekly flights and […]
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New coach bus service launches today connecting Caguas and San Juan
July 11, 2019
ALSA-National Express, a public transport operator, will launch a new collective transportation system which will run between the municipalities of Caguas and San Juan, with stops at the Medical Center, Plaza Las Americas, Hato Rey, Covadonga and Isla Verde, among others. Following a $1 million investment, the firm will run two routes using a fleet […]
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Registration opens for FCCA Cruise Conference & Trade Show to be held in San Juan
June 20, 2019
Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association, the trade association that represents the mutual interests of Caribbean and Latin American destinations and stakeholders along with cruise ship lines that operate 95% of the global capacity, announced that registration is open for the 26th annual FCCA Cruise Conference & Trade Show. Taking place in San Juan from Oct. 21-25, it […]
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Senate approves creation of sales tax-free zones in San Juan
May 7, 2019
The Puerto Rico Senate approved Senate Bill 1263 that would establish the “Sales and Use tax-free zones in the capital city of San Juan,” authored by Sen. Miguel Romero. The measure seeks to authorize the municipality to designate areas where, for a minimum initial term of three years to a maximum initial term of five […]
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Cape Air re-launches SJ/Culebra, SJ/Virgin Gorda service on April 10
March 7, 2019
Cape Air announced the restart of service between San Juan and Culebra and between San Juan and Virgin Gorda, starting April 10. Four daily flights will operate between San Juan and Culebra and three daily flights will operate between San Juan and Virgin Gorda, the carrier announced. “As the Caribbean continues to rebuild, Cape Air […]
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Iberia to resume direct Madrid-San Juan service on Mar. 31
January 25, 2019
Spanish airline Iberia will resume its direct route between San Juan and Madrid on Mar. 31 with three weekly flights between Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays during the months of April, May, September and October. Those flights are in addition to the daily flights to be offered — except Monday […]
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