Female guests booked nearly 30% more nights between Q1 and Q3 last year compared to 2021. #NewsismyBusiness
A summit will be held in Puerto Rico, where selected participants will work with editors to create stories showcasing the island that will be published on AFAR channels.
The online service provider launched its “Mochileando Premium Plus” service.
Travel platform Expedia Group released its Expedia 2022 Travel Trends Report that showed, among other things that during the first 15 days of 2022, the market in Puerto Rico has shown growth in several areas. The overall search interest to travel to Puerto Rico is picking up with a +20% growth when compared to 2020, […]
The world is slowly waking up from the long pandemic lockdown and travel is fast becoming once more a trendy habit. Sustainable tourism is the new norm. The World Tourism Organization defines sustainable travel as tourism that takes full account of its current and future economic, social, and environmental impacts on the environment. It is […]
Travel search engine KAYAK is bringing to Puerto Rico its online tools to help travelers experience the world, now in Spanish. KAYAK in Spanish was launched in July 2017 to serve the Hispanic audience in the United States, as well as 13 other countries and territories in Central and South America, making the full range […]
Total passenger traffic using the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (LMM) facility in San Juan showed a 14.8% increase in August, versus the same month in 2019, prior to the negative effects that the COVID-19 pandemic had on air traffic. Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, parent company of Aerostar — which operates the LMM — reported […]
On Aug. 31, we were all surprised to see that the Centers for Disease Control, known as CDC, issued a warning against traveling to several worldwide destinations and two US territories Guam and Puerto due to an increase in coronavirus cases. The CDC raised Puerto Rico to what they refer to as “Level 4,” to […]
A new survey released by insurance firm Chubb concluded that business travelers around the world believe the COVID-19 pandemic and related travel restrictions have negatively impacted their effectiveness on the job as well as the ability of their employers to develop business, serve clients and maintain business relationships. Furthermore, business travelers said they “have personally missed traveling […]
New research from Expedia Group reveals shifting views on travel, including positive sentiment on vaccine passports, increased budgets, and an enduring demand for safety and financial security. The Traveler Value Index examined the views of 8,000 people in eight countries to understand their values and expectations as the pandemic becomes more controlled in many parts of the world. “As […]
Web players are fast becoming footloose as the 2020 pandemic slowly loses its grip on humanity. At least 70 countries are fully open to travelers and tourists this summer. The rollout of vaccines and resulting herd immunity is the game-changer. Many travelers now hopefully can resume canceled plans or even map out a whole new […]
Numbers from a variety of independent sources suggest that Puerto Rico is seeing the benefits of Discover Puerto Rico’s strategy, with a positive rebound in the island’s local tourism economy and many positive signs pointing to continued recovery on the horizon. Much of the island’s Destination Marketing Organization’s (DMO) success can be attributed to “the […]
A year ago, my organization was planning to bring about 40 US-based travel advisors to Puerto Rico, so they would have a first-hand look at the many splendors the island has to offer. Doing so gives them knowledge and insights they can share with thousands of consumers relying on them for travel advice. But that […]
With COVID-19 vaccine distribution taking hold across the US, consumers are feeling the end of the pandemic is near, according to recent research shared by Discover Puerto Rico. According to new research from online travel marketplace KOALA, after analyzing the Google data, Puerto Rico was revealed as number one in the list of places that […]
Now that the 2020 elections are over and the votes are more or less counted, tabulated and assigned, it’s back to the humdrum of pandemic routines and lingering at home to keep a prudent social distance. With practically more than half of the world off limits for travel, entertainment and sometimes even our workspaces, virtuality […]
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