Puerto Rico must ‘unleash tourism potential’ to compete
December 10, 2013
Given world tourism trends, Puerto Rico needs to focus on new markets, such as Germany, Japan, China, and the United Kingdom, to find success in a highly competitive sector and lure tourists to its shores, to be able to reduce its reliance on other industries.
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Puerto Rico starts ‘Travelers don’t pack a pest’ program
December 5, 2013
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Aerostar Airport Holdings, the Puerto Rico Agriculture Department and the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, joined in announcing Wednesday the implementation of the international “Travelers Don’t Pack a Pest” outreach program, a multi-agency initiative. The announcement was made at the Luis Muñoz Marin International Airport.
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Pearl Seas Cruises to visit Puerto Rico for 1st time in ’15
December 5, 2013
Pearl Seas Cruises announced this week its spring 2015 Caribbean schedule for its new 210-passenger Pearl Mist, which is slated to anchor in Puerto Rico, as well as the Bahamas, U.S. and British Virgin Islands, Turks and Caicos, St. Martin, Martinique.
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LMM airport operator offers tips for Thanksgiving travel
November 25, 2013
As thousands of travelers gear up to hop on a plane this week to spend Thanksgiving Day with their families and friends residing outside Puerto Rico, Aerostar Airport Holdings, the company that manages the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport, has put together a list of tips to improve the experience at the Carolina hub.
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Expedia Traveler Preference program boosts room nights
September 17, 2013
Hotels in the Caribbean that have enabled the Expedia Traveler Preference program have experienced an increase in their standalone (room only) year-over-year net room night production of 29 percentage points on average, according to analysis by the Expedia group released Monday.
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Delta to host BloggerCon, international tourism panel
September 5, 2013
Delta Air Lines, this year’s lead sponsor of Puerto Rico BloggerCon 2013, will host a panel of renowned bloggers from Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico and Spain to address the impact of social media on the travel and tourism industry.
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Puerto Rico’s LMM airport unveils new website
September 5, 2013
Puerto Rico’s Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport unveiled Wednesday its new website, which will feature a number of useful tools for both passengers and visitors, including flight searches and real-time status updates, said Agustín Arellano, CEO of Aerostar Airport Holdings, the company that manages the facility.
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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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Seaborne Airlines joins Sabre network
April 17, 2013
Sabre Travel Network, a global technology company serving travel agencies and suppliers, has signed a multi-year agreement with Seaborne Airlines to market its fares, schedules and inventory to Sabre-connected travel agents, the company announced Tuesday.
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Delta Air Lines marks 60 years in Puerto Rico
March 8, 2013
Delta Air Lines is marking its 60th anniversary of uninterrupted service in Puerto Rico, highlighting the key role the island plays in the continued growth and development of the company's Latin American network and in the New York market.
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San Juan among Orbitz.com’s favored family Spring Break spots
March 6, 2013
While Puerto Rico failed to make the list of Orbitz.com’s list of favorite Spring Break travel locations for the stateside college crowd, San Juan however, ranked among the online travel site’s most popular family spots for the same week-long period later this month.
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3 Puerto Rico travel agents in Colombia Travel Mart expo
March 4, 2013
Puerto Rican travel agency wholesalers AAA Tours, Good Quality Tours and Sorymar Tours are among some 270 companies from 39 countries that took part in the Colombia Travel Mart fair in Bogotá and Medellín last week.
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Southwest Airlines launches 3-day fare sale
February 14, 2013
Southwest Airlines is giving customers “something to LUV” with a three-day fare sale that ends today at 11:59 p.m. in the originating city’s time zone.
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Expedia: Travel to Puerto Rico up 40% in 3Q12
December 20, 2012
Online travel company Expedia Inc. revealed data Wednesday showing demand for travel to Puerto Rico on more than 140 of its sites worldwide grew 40 percent during the third quarter of 2012, compared to the previous year.
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Expedia: Travel to Puerto Rico up 28% in 1st half of ’12
November 21, 2012
Bookings to Puerto Rico made on the more than 100 Expedia and Hotels.com sites worldwide grew by 28 percent in the first six months of 2012, compared to the same period last year, the online travel company confirmed Tuesday.
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