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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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Frontier Airlines Launches New Puerto Rico Route

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Frontier Airlines has added yet another new route to Puerto Rico, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The new service, which kicks off Mach 24, will operate between Orlando and the fast-growing destination of Aguadilla on the island’s west coast.  The new nonstop flights are operating four times each week, with service on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and […]

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Spirit Airlines Just Launched Another New Route to Puerto Rico 

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Low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines has launched another new route to Puerto Rico, this time to the island’s “Second City.” The airline has kicked off nonstop service between Orlando and Ponce, another boost for a city that continues to grow as both a tourism and investment destination.  The new service is operating daily between Orlando International […]

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Caribbean Travel Marketplace Is Coming to Puerto Rico  

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The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association’s Caribbean Travel Marketplace is making a comeback.  The popular industry event is set to return in October in San Juan, Puerto Rico, after having been canceled last year amid the pandemic. (A virtual version was held in its place).  This year’s Marketplace is set for Oct 3-5.  “The COVID-19 […]


Spirit Airlines Just Launched Another New Route to Puerto Rico 

Puerto Rico is set for the return of the PGA Tour’s Puerto Rico Open next week.  The 14th edition of the event is set for April 20-24 at the Championship Course at the Grand Reserve Golf Club.  The Tom Kite-designed course is set in Rio Grande, east of San Juan. It’s part of a 36-hole […]

Puerto Rico Waives Pre-Testing for Vaccinated Visitors

Vaccinated travelers no longer have to show proof of a negative test in order to enter Puerto Rico, according to the island’s newest protocol update.  As of Feb. 2, the destination is no longer requiring tests from vaccinated travelers; unvaccinated travelers will still, however, have to show proof of a negative test result within 48  […]

BetMGM Launches Sports Betting in Puerto Rico 

BetMGM has officially launched sports betting in Puerto Rico, set at the Casino Del Mar at the La Concha Resort in San Juan.  The company said it was now accepting wagers at the resort through 12 kiosks and five betting windows.  A full-scale sports book will kick off at La Concha later this year, according […]

Puerto Rico’s Hyatt Regency Grand Reserve Is Getting Bigger

The Hyatt Regency Grand Reserve Puerto Rico is getting bigger, Caribbean Journal has learned.  This year, the Rio Grande-area resort will add another 93 rooms, according to a statement from Hyatt Hotels.  The property first opened its doors in 2019 at the former Gran Melia resort in Puerto Rico, following a multimillion-dollar transformation project.  The […]

Puerto Rico Air Traffic Topped Pre-Pandemic Levels Last Year

Buoyed by a summer surge the likes of which it had never seen, Puerto Rico’s primary airport surpassed its 2019 passenger levels last year.  According to data from Mexico-based ASUR, which manages the island’s Luis Munoz Marin International Airport, passenger traffic to San Juan was 9,684,227 last year, a 2.5 percent increase compared to 2019.  […]

Puerto Rico Tightens Entry Rules for Travelers

Puerto Rico has tightened its entry rules for travelers, centered on a new 48-hour pre-testing requirement.  The new rule means all travelers arriving on domestic flights (i.e. from within the United States) are required to show proof of a negative test result taken and received within 48 hours before arriving on the island.  Travelers also […]

What to Know About Traveling to Puerto Rico Right Now

Puerto Rico has put in new entry rules for travelers, headlined by a 48-hour entry testing window.  That means travelers have to take and receive a negative test result within 48 hours before arriving in Puerto Rico.  The test can be either PCR or antigen, regardless of vaccination status. Passengers arriving without a test will […]

Puerto Rico’s Big Tourism Recovery

By Alexander Britell SAN JUAN — In the middle of December, Puerto Rico tourism officials made a declaration. The destination was open for business, and ready to welcome back visitors, a bold claim in the wake of last year’s devastating storms, and a necesary mindset for an island in need of rebirth. But less than […]

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