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 […]
Local entrepreneurs Douglas Ojeda and Glorymar Ortiz broke ground on what will be the $2.5 million Douglas Highway Hotel in Cabo Rojo, a 38-room property that will generate 70 direct and indirect jobs. On hand for the start of construction was Puerto Rico Tourism Co. Executive Director Carla Campos, who said “it’s encouraging and a […]
One of the six candidates running for governor of Puerto Rico, César Vázquez, has unveiled an economic platform that, among other things, calls for spending $400 million on tourism strategies from the $2.2 billion in federal funds allocated to fight COVID-19. The candidate, who represents the Proyecto Dignidad movement, has a full section entitled “Economic […]
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