Discover Puerto Rico, the island’s Destination Marketing Organization (DMO), was recently awarded the Destination Marketing Accreditation Program seal by Destinations International “in recognition of the organization’s commitment to industry excellence and meeting the industry standard for performance and accountability of destination organizations around the world,” executives said. Discover Puerto Rico was awarded “Accreditation with Distinction,” […]
The government of Puerto Rico announced the allocation of an additional $50 million to the tourism industry assistance program for businesses impacted by the decline in that sector due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “The program seeks to provide operational support for business interruption as a result of COVID-19,” Gov. Wanda Vázquez said. “In addition to […]
The Kinesis Foundation announced its alliance with the Scholarship Foundation for Hospitality and Tourism Studies Inc., to create and run the Hospitality and Gastronomy Studies Scholarship Fund, which has $2.4 million available. The Hospitality and Gastronomy Studies Scholarship Fund will grant scholarships, financial assistance, and incentives to Puerto Rican students with limited resources who are […]