Articles tagged “puerto rico”

These spokespeople from Puerto Rico tourism agencies want to make one thing clear: neither Zika nor Puerto Rico's financial crisis are seriously problematic for tourism to the island.

As they try to promote tourism amid a Zika outbreak, Caribbean destinations — and especially Puerto Rico — are facing challenges. Spreading information about efforts to combat the spread, targeting visitors who are least threatened by the virus, and running promotions to spark demand are some of the efforts Puerto Rico's tourism leaders are employing.

Cruise ships are a mixed blessing: They bring some regular visitors, but they're cheaper and less loyal than other visitors.

Puerto Rico will have the opportunity to showcase its improvements to travel agents and the press in person as well as benefit from the influx of business travel for the event.

It's difficult to attract tourists without providing them an easy and convenient way to travel to the destination. Puerto Rico is putting the infrastructure in place to pave the way to great tourism revenues.

Puerto Rico's tourism board realizes what matters to tourists making destination decisions today and puts its efforts toward promoting its best reviews on several platforms rather than just covering up negative ones online.

The bioluminescent bay is one of the most well-known of Puerto Rico’s attractions and limiting the number of visitors while increasing costs may be a sustainable means to ensuring the site’s livelihood.

There's no sensible reason a passenger from San Juan can't get straight to Mexico without a stopover in the 50 states or another island.

The absence of luxury hotels and golf courses doesn’t mean the region will be devoid of tourism; ecotourism is a sustainable way to attract tourists without obliterating the ecosystem.

In a signal of the further integration of AirTran, Southwest Airlines' first flight to San Juan arrived April 14. AirTran had already been flying to San Juan and previously operated the Orlando-San Juan flight.