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New Nonstop Flights Between Rhode Island and Puerto Rico 

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It’s getting easier to fly from New England to Puerto Rico. First there was Spirit’s new route between Hartford, Conn. and San Juan last year.  Then, rebranded carrier Avelo kicked off the first-ever flights between New Haven and San Juan.  […]

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JetBlue Is Adding a New Nonstop Route to Cancun

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If you’ve been following Caribbean aviation recently, you’ve seen the growth of airlift out of San Juan, Puerto Rico’s Luis Munoz Marin International Airport, where a host of carriers are adding new flights around the region.  Now you can add […]

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JetBlue Is Adding a New Nonstop Route From Westchester to Puerto Rico 

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If you’ve been following the Caribbean lately, you know just how many new routes have been coming to Puerto Rico since the pandemic. Seemingly every week there’s a new nonstop route from somewhere in the mainland United States.  It’s a […]

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For the First Time, JetBlue Is Adding Mint Service to Puerto Rico 

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For some of JetBlue’s longer flights to the Caribbean — think New York to Aruba, for example — the carrier has been offering its premium Mint cabin service for years.  One destination, however, has never had it: Puerto Rico, despite being […]


Marriott Just Opened a New Hotel in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico

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If you’ve been to Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, you know the vibe: the pastel-hued Spanish colonial buildings; the sound of salsa permeating every corner; the refreshing cool of a freshly-made Mojito.  There’s a reason, after all, why Old San […]


Cheap, Abundant Airlift Fueling Continued Puerto Rico Tourism Surge

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Cheap, abundant airlift has been the not-so-secret sauce to Puerto Rico’s dramatic tourism rebound since the pandemic, and it’s a trend that shows no signs of slowing down.  Last month, passenger traffic at San Juan’s air hub of Luis Munoz […]

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Caribbean Airlines Is Adding a New Island: Puerto Rico   

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The intra-regional airline market in the Caribbean is starting to heat up, and the focus is clearly on San Juan, Puerto Rico as more and more carriers set their sights on the city. Fresh off Frontier Airlines’ major expansion out […]


Hilton Has a New Hotel in Puerto Rico 

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Hilton has quietly opened a new hotel in Puerto Rico, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The company has debuted a new Hilton Garden Inn in San Juan’s vibrant Condado district.  The hotel, which has a total of 240 rooms, is set […]


Air Europa Is Adding More Nonstop Dominican Republic Flights 

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European low-cost carrier Air Europa is expanding in the Caribbean this summer, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The company is adding a route to a new destination in the Dominican Republic: Santiago, which has quietly been seeing a wave of new […]

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Fundamentals Remain “Strong” Across Puerto Rico’s Hotel Market

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The stars continue align over Puerto Rico’s hotel space. Andrew Dickey, the Miami-based managing director of JLL’s hotels and hospitality group, says “the operating fundamentals are strong, the debt markets are supportive, and the foreign capital is coming in. You […]


Frontier Airlines Is Adding Puerto Rico-Dominican Republic Flights 

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Continuing its Caribbean expansion out of San Juan, ultra-low-cost carrier Frontier Airlines is set to debut a new route between Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic.  The new route, which kicks off June 14, will connect San Juan’s Luis Munoz […]


The Puerto Rico Vacation Is More Popular Than Ever

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Tourism has been white-hot in Puerto Rico largely since the heart of the pandemic, and the island continues to see sizzling growth, according to the latest passenger traffic numbers from San Juan’s Luis Munoz Marin International Airport. Passenger traffic in […]