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These 5 Puerto Rico Resorts Deliver the Beach Vacation Most Travelers to the Island Miss

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Most people don’t book Puerto Rico for the beach. They choose it for Old San Juan’s fort walls and blue cobblestones. For Santurce’s restaurant scene. For music spilling out of open doors at night. For rum cocktails and galleries and late tables that stretch past midnight. San Juan has ocean views. It has hotels near […]

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Is This San Juan, Puerto Rico’s Next Big Luxury Hotel?

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If you’ve been to San Juan, Puerto Rico, you know it’s a vibrant, culturally fascinating, entertaining urban Caribbean destination, whether you’re watching a concert at Distrito T-Mobile, dining your way through eateries like Marmalade or Mario Pagan or exploring the history of the Piña Colada at Barrachina. And while Puerto Rico’s tourism industry has been […]

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The Best Marriott Hotels in Puerto Rico For Every Kind of Traveler

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The evening salsa of Old San Juan. The cheerful twilight chirp of the coqui frog. The decadent delight that is mofongo. The lush greenery, cascading waterfalls, and diverse wildlife of El Yunque.  There are countless reasons why Puerto Rico is one of the most popular places to visit in the Caribbean. In the last four […]

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Avelo Is Doubling Its Puerto Rico Flights 

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Ultra-low-cost carrier Avelo, which in the beginning stages of a broader Caribbean expansion, is doubling its flights to San Juan, Puerto Rico, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The airline, which is operating the only service between New Haven, Conn. and Puerto Rico with its Tweed Airport-Luis Munoz Marin International Airport flights, is doubling its frequency to […]


The Best Marriott Hotels in Puerto Rico For Every Kind of Traveler

It’s being called a “new chapter” for the popular Wyndham Grand Rio Mar resort in Puerto Rico, which is set for a large-scale makeover, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The resort, which recently rebranded as a “rainforest beach and golf resort,” is set in Rio Grande, home to a pair of PGA championship golf courses and […]

Cheap Flights: JetBlue Has Puerto Rico Fares Starting at $63 

This is what the travel industry calls the “shoulder season.” It’s after Labor Day, summer has come to a close, the kids are back in school and it’s another three months until the Caribbean really heats up for the holidays.  It’s also one of the best times to travel all year in the Caribbean: hotels […]

This Puerto Rico Hotel Has New Management — And It’s Getting a New Look, Too

Puerto Rico’s Hotel Miramar, a boutique property between Condado and Old San Juan, is now under new management, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The hotel is now managed by Remington Hospitality, which has been steadily growing its footprint in the Caribbean region in the last two years.  The boutique property will soon be getting a “refresh,” […]

This Fast-Growing Airline Is Adding a New Destination in Puerto Rico 

Puerto Rico’s high-volume tourism hub is, unsurprisingly, San Juan. It’s where the vast majority of travelers go on their vacations, and it’s an urban, cosmopolitan getaway with some beaches tucked in.  But Puerto Rico is so much more. That includes the west coast, with its colorful, funky, fun-loving towns like Rincon and Aguadilla.  It’s the […]

Ritz-Carlton Is Reopening Its San Juan, Puerto Rico Resort 

It was the crown jewel of San Juan’s hotels: the nearly 420-room Ritz-Carlton, San Juan, set in the heart of the beachfront neighborhood of Isla Verde and home to a popular casino, too.  Then came the storms of 2017. The iconic luxury resort closed its doors after the twin hurricanes of Irma and Maria, and […]

JetBlue Is Adding Daily Nonstop Puerto Rico Flights From a New Market

In recent years, the Caribbean has begun tapping into emerging source markets in the United States, concentrated in the Midwest and California.  But another area is becoming increasingly important for island destinations in the Caribbean: New England.  In the last few years, more and more carriers have added new flights and routes from cities in […]

For Puerto Rico, the Air Passengers Keep Coming 

Even in the height of summer, when many Caribbean destinations see a lighter load of tourists, Puerto Rico is showing no signs of slowing down.  The destination’s cheap flight-driven post-Covid renaissance is continuing, with super-low airfares (and copious available airlift) helping to drive a 10.5 percent growth in passenger traffic in July at the island’s […]

The Best Puerto Rico Wedding Resorts, According to Travel Agents

Puerto Rico is easy to get to. It’s one of the easiest, cheapest places to fly in the Caribbean — making it a particularly good place for a destination wedding. So where is the best place to get married in Puerto Rico? The Wyndham Grand Rio Mar Rainforest Beach and Golf Resort and the Fairmont […]

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