24 eateries taking part in Puerto Rico Restaurant Week
May 13, 2015
The fourth edition of the Puerto Rico Restaurant Week event, slated to take place May 27-June 3 will feature 25 local eateries that will offer pre-fixe dinner menus for $28 or $38, with options for the appetizer, entrée and dessert.
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Meet Puerto Rico predicts 53% jump in group business
May 13, 2015
Puerto Rico’s group business for this summer is starting off strong with 47 events, including, conferences, annual meetings and sports activities for this summer season Meet Puerto Rico president Milton Segarra said Tuesday.
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P.R. ranks 55th on WEF’s tourist-friendly countries list
May 7, 2015
Puerto Rico positioned itself 55th out of 141 of the globe’s most tourist-friendly countries listed in the World Economic Forum’s global Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Index released Wednesday.
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Boys & Girls Club creates tourism development program
May 5, 2015
The Boys and Girls Clubs of Puerto Rico, along with the Department of Housing and the Public Housing Administration, recently re-inaugurated its first club at the Ernesto Ramos Antonini housing project in Río Piedras.
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Radisson Ambassador Plaza closing in Condado April 29
April 28, 2015
The Radisson Ambassador Plaza Hotel & Casino San Juan will be closing its doors April 29, citing failed attempts to sell the property during the past year.
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El Salvador to host regional cruise ship tourism summit
April 22, 2015
Next month, the Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association will hold its 2015 regional meeting in El Salvador — the only Central American nation without a Caribbean coast.
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Verdanza Hotel now Preferred Hotels & Resorts member
March 11, 2015
Verdanza Hotel in Isla Verde, member of the Preferred Hotel Group, a collection of independent hotels worldwide, has completed its transition to the “lifestyle collection” of the new Preferred Hotels & Resorts brand.
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PRHTA blasts Tourism Co.’s ‘unrealistic stance’ on VAT
February 23, 2015
The Puerto Rico Hotel and Tourism Association blasted the Tourism Co.’s stand on the proposed value-added tax structure the government is proposing as part of a comprehensive tax reform, saying the agency should “evaluate all aspects that will affect the hospitality industry.”
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Electric Daisy Carnival to boost tourism, hotel bookings
February 19, 2015
This weekend’s two-day Coors Light Electric Daisy Carnival is expected to draw more than 40,000 people from Puerto Rico and other countries, boosting the island's economy and thrusting it into the international spotlight.
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‘Taste of Rum’ to mark more than 450 years of tradition
February 13, 2015
The sixth annual edition of the “Taste of Rum” is returning Feb. 28 to celebrate the industry’s 450-year history in Puerto Rico.
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Winter group meetings to pump $20M into P.R. economy
January 29, 2015
Puerto Rico is preparing to welcome 71 groups that will be on the island in February and March to carry out their winter meetings, conventions and conferences that could translate into a $20 million direct benefit to the economy, Meet Puerto Rico President Milton Segarra said Wednesday.
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Seaborne Airlines launches San Juan/Nevis connection
January 28, 2015
With the addition of a new air connection between the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan and Nevis, to be operated by Seaborne Airlines, tourism executives from the neighboring island touted Tuesday the benefits they offer Puerto Rican visitors.
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TravelMaps Inc. buys San Juan Guide
January 12, 2015
Puerto Rico's islandwide tourist map publisher, TravelMaps Inc., announced the purchase of the San Juan Guide, a locally owned pocket-sized guide with a 40-year history.
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U.S. travel execs ‘cautious’ of U.S. opening to Cuba
December 22, 2014
WASHINGTON — First, the good news: if you’re a U.S. citizen who’s already licensed to travel to Cuba, you may now come back to the United States with $400 worth of Cuban goods, including $100 in duty-free rum and cigars.
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Tourism eyed as ‘pillar’ of economic development
December 17, 2014
Members of the Puerto Rico Chamber of Commerce told members of the Legislature Tuesday that it is “imperative that the government maintain an active and coherent public policy” when it comes to the tourism sector, which they believe is a “pillar” of economic development for the island.
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