PRHTA seeks to ‘empower, educate, inspire’ at annual convention
October 17, 2019
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 […]
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DMO joins efforts with golf industry to promote its local development
October 8, 2019
To continue promoting golf as a tourist attraction on the Island, Discover Puerto Rico, the island’s destination marketing organization, met with golf industry representatives to join forces and attract more visitors to Puerto Rico. Discover Puerto Rico made its promotional platforms available to the industry to promote each of the 17 golf courses on the […]
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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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P.R. to host CAPA Americas Aviation & LCCs Summit in ’20
September 24, 2019
CAPA – Centre for Aviation, a global market intelligence firm for the aviation and travel industry, announced the return of the CAPA Americas Aviation & LCCs Summit in 2020, with the 6th annual event to convene in San Juan, May 7-8, 2020. With the Puerto Rico Tourism Company as the main sponsor, the Summit will […]
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Collaboration between public, private sectors ‘key’ to boosting P.R.’s tourism
September 17, 2019
Collaboration between the private and public sectors is essential to continue boosting tourism and be able to reach the goal of doubling Puerto Rico’s visitor’s economy. Such was one of the conclusions of a panel discussion during the first annual Tourism Conference sponsored by Destination Marketing Organization Discover Puerto Rico. The panel that Discover Puerto […]
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Cape Air to relaunch San Juan to Nevis service in November
September 16, 2019
Cape Air will be reinstating daily year-round service between San Juan and Nevis, in the West Indies beginning Nov. 22, 2019, the air carrier announced. Two daily flights will operate between San Juan’s Luis Muñoz Marin International Airport and Vance W. Amory International Airport in Nevis. “Cape Air has been invested in the Caribbean region […]
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Discover Puerto Rico to boost tourism through series of islandwide events
September 11, 2019
Looking to continue promoting the development of the tourism industry on the island, Destination Marketing Organization Discover Puerto Rico, announced it will be hosting a series of activities throughout the island during September. On Sept. 16-17, the entity will hold the “Annual Conference on Tourism,” where information, trends, and educational workshops will be presented to […]
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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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P.R. pursues expansion of hotel development pipeline at Caribbean Hospitality Summit
August 8, 2019
Business leaders and government officials representing Puerto Rico, Dominica and St. Maarten spoke about their respective recovery and resiliency strategies during the Bisnow Caribbean Hospitality and Tourism Summit held Aug. 1, 2019 in Miami. The event sponsored by the Puerto Rico Builders Association drew more than 200 investors, developers, hotel operators and other industry professionals. […]
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DMO says ‘decision was needed’ to keep P.R. on path of recovery
July 26, 2019
Discover Puerto Rico, the island’s Destination Marketing Organization, said in a statement that a “decision was needed to maintain tourist, investor, and public confidence in Puerto Rico and for the island to continue its strong path to recovery.” The DMO’s comments were in reference to Gov. Ricardo Rosselló’s resignation following nearly two weeks of widespread […]
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Op-Ed: Tourism in times of crisis
July 25, 2019
In recent weeks, our island has experienced moments of great tension that have affected all sectors of our society. We have seen how the central government has collapsed and with it everything, including tourism. The fact that the Tourism Company remained silent and static is not surprising because the goal of this administration’s public policy […]
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DMO: P.R.’s year-to-date tourism revenue of $445M set to break records
July 2, 2019
Discover Puerto Rico, the island’s Destination Marketing Organization, marked its one-year anniversary, announcing that tourism is the strongest it’s ever been, as the destination tracks toward a record-breaking year. Year-to-date revenue is the highest in the island’s history, with $445 million reported through May, Brad Dean, CEO of Discover Puerto Rico, said. The island has […]
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Discover Puerto Rico says island’s golf courses reporting growth
June 19, 2019
Destination Marketing Organization Discover Puerto Rico announced that local golf courses and resorts have reported “substantial growth in rounds and revenue” during the first four months of 2019, versus the same period in 2018. Wyndham Grand Rio Mar Golf & Beach Resort’s country club — which includes two Troon-managed courses — reported a 128% revenue […]
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El Yunque National Forest recreation areas ‘being filled to capacity’
May 24, 2019
The U.S. Forest Service is gearing up for a busy summer visitation season with the arrival of the Memorial Day weekend as El Yunque National Forest continues to recover after hurricane impacts. While the Forest Service has been able to re-open access along most roads in El Yunque, only about 40% of the recreation areas, […]
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P.R. dominates Airbnb ‘Top 10 Summer Trending Destinations’ list
May 22, 2019
The dog days of summer are soon approaching, and with them come the throngs of travelers in search of adventure, rest and relaxation in lands near and far. This summer, Puerto Rico dominates Airbnb’s top-ten global trending destinations list, securing three spots, with Dorado, Vieques and Rio Grande each recording a more than 400% increase […]
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