Tourism, hotels eager for active summer season
June 24, 2013
Some say "go east," others "go west." For Puerto Rico, "go south" offers promising prospects in terms of tourism.
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San Juan tops Fly.com’s list of summer travel hotspots
June 24, 2013
To celebrate the first day of summer, Fly.com identified America's 20 most popular international destinations for summer travel. At the top of the list is San Juan, Puerto Rico, which beat out second-place finisher London, England, by a 16 percent margin.
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Tourism Co. launches ‘Summer is easy in Puerto Rico’ campaign
June 21, 2013
Puerto Rico is celebrating the beginning of summer by offering exceptional discounts on more than 60 hotels and flights to the island from select U.S. cities, when booking now through the "Summer is Easy in Puerto Rico" promotional campaign, Tourism Company Executive Director Ingrid Rivera announced Friday.
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Green Isle Inc. files Ch. 11 for Isla Verde hotels
June 13, 2013
Puerto Rican company Green Isle Inc., which owns and operates several small hotels in the Isla Verde area, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, listing nearly $8.1 million in debt.
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USVI predicts better times ahead for tourism
June 7, 2013
Last year was a gloomy one for the U.S. Virgin Islands, with fewer cruise ships calling on St. Thomas and St. Croix. Yet 2013 is looking very good so far — particularly when it comes to air arrivals, which are at their highest levels since the mid-1990s.
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‘Marca de País’ bill paves way for permanent Puerto Rico brand
June 5, 2013
Identified as one of the “most emblematic pursuits of Puerto Rico’s legislature in this term,” the House presented a bill establishing the island’s permanent branding to be used in all government advertising campaigns for global projection, both in tourism and economic development.
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Combate Beach nabs TripAdvisor excellence award
May 30, 2013
The Combate Beach Resort in Cabo Rojo has been awarded a certificate of excellence from TripAdvisor under the “bed & breakfast & inns” category, hotel officials announced Wednesday.
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$40M Bahía Urbana entertainment complex inaugurated
May 15, 2013
Gov. Alejandro García-Padilla, flanked by members of the current and previous administration, inaugurated Tuesday the second phase of the Bahía Urbana redevelopment project in Old San Juan, between Piers 7 and 8, at a cost of $40 million. The new facilities will create 100 direct and indirect jobs.
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Guaynabo to build $85M, 200-room hotel
May 13, 2013
The Municipality of Guaynabo is setting aside $85 million to build a 200-room hotel adjacent to the Mario Quijote Morales Coliseum, Mayor Héctor O’Neill told this media outlet last week.
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New pact strengthens PR/DR commercial ties
May 10, 2013
The governments of Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic inked an agreement Thursday establishing a bilateral strategy that should spur projects to benefit both islands in education, agriculture, energy costs and tourism, Secretary of State David Bernier announced.
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Puerto Rico Restaurant Week back for seconds
May 8, 2013
The second edition of Puerto Rico Restaurant Week, an event that brings together the best eateries on the island with foodies looking to explore the best culinary options around, will take place May 14-28, organizers at Kinori Group said Tuesday.
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Despite higher cruise arrivals, Jamaica tourism industry still troubled
April 24, 2013
The 2013 tourism outlook for Jamaica appears mixed, particularly with regard to cruise-ship arrivals, though the island has seen an increase in airlift from new markets like Russia, while several new megaprojects could give the industry a boost.
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Tourism Co. nabs award for sustainable initiatives
April 22, 2013
The Puerto Rico Tourism Company recently received the first “Destination Stewardship Award” bestowed at the annual Caribbean Tourism Organization Sustainable Tourism Conference for its work in creating, developing and implementing programs and initiatives that promote sustainable tourism.
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Quake-ravaged Haiti sees start of hotel building boom
April 16, 2013
Despite a U.S. State Department travel advisory warning Haiti-bound Americans about violent crime, infectious diseases and substandard medical facilities, several large tourism projects are proceeding as planned in the Western Hemisphere’s poorest country.
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Dominican Republic leads Caribbean in tourist arrivals
April 11, 2013
With just over 10 million people, the Dominican Republic is the second-largest Caribbean nation after Cuba. But the D.R. is clear and away the regional leader when it comes to tourism. In 2012, more than 4.56 million tourists visited the country by air, a 5.9 percent increase over the year before. Of the total, just under 639,000 were non-resident Dominicans abroad.
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