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This Turks and Caicos Resort May Be the Best Way to Use Points on the Island

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Turks and Caicos is not an easy destination for points travelers. Award availability is limited, nightly redemption rates can be steep, and many of the island’s most desirable places to stay remain firmly outside loyalty programs. That is what makes Kokomo Botanical Resort feel almost like a well-kept secret. Quietly bookable with Marriott Bonvoy points […]

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Spirit Airlines Adding More Nonstop Flights to San Juan, Puerto Rico 

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It’s been a big month for Puerto Rico’s Luis Munoz Marin International Airport.  First, ultra-low-cost carrier Frontier Airlines announced plans to add seven new routes from the US mainland to Puerto Rico.  And now another airline is at it, with Spirit Airlines’ plan to launch five new nonstop routes to Puerto Rico this spring.  On […]

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Puerto Rico Passenger Traffic Still Ahead of Pre-Pandemic Levels 

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Passenger traffic to Puerto Rico continues to eclipse its pre-pandemic levels, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The island’s primary air hub, Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport, continues to show traffic higher than the same period in 2019.  In September, San Juan’s airport, which is managed by ASUR, reported passenger traffic of 684,451, a 10 percent jump […]

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Frontier Continues Caribbean Expansion With New Daily Puerto Rico Flights 

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The Caribbean’s fastest-growing carrier has added another daily route to the region, this time to the island of Puerto Rico.  This week, Frontier Airlines kicked off new daily nonstop service from Tampa, Fla. to San Juan, Puerto Rico, another new route for what has been the fastest-expanding airline in the Caribbean amid the pandemic.  The […]


Puerto Rico Passenger Traffic Still Ahead of Pre-Pandemic Levels 

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.  […]

Frontier Is Launching Another New Route to Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico’s surging tourism arrivals will get another boost this fall when Frontier Airlines adds another route to the island.  Beginning Nov. 1, Frontier Airlines will launch new nonstop flights between Jacksonville International Airport and San Juan’s Luis Munoz Marin International Airport.  The flights will operate three times weekly, according to a statement.  It’s the […]

Puerto Rico Air Traffic Keeps Surging

Puerto Rico’s dramatic surge in air passenger traffic has shown no signs of slowing down.  The island’s primary airport, Luis Munoz Marin International Airport, reported passenger traffic of 935,781 in August, which represented a 14.8 percent improvement over the same month in 2019 — before the onset of the pandemic.  Unsurprisingly, it also represented a […]

Puerto Rico Tourism Keeps Surging

Tourism keeps growing in Puerto Rico, according to the newest data from the island’s primary airport. San Juan’s Luis Munoz Marin International Airport reported 1,009,754 passengers handled in June, which eclipsed the island’s 2019 totals for June. Indeed, that represented a 13.7 percent increase over passenger traffic in San Juan in June 2019. Unsurprisingly, it […]

Puerto Rico Air Traffic Continues to Grow

It was another solid month of air traffic for Puerto Rico’s primary airport, Luis Munoz Marin International Airport, according to new data from ASUR.  In fact, San Juan saw a higher passenger total than the same period in March 2019 — before the pandemic.  The airport reported 765,561 passengers in March, a 1.7 percent increase […]

Puerto Rico Adds Testing Access at San Juan Airport

Puerto Rico’s Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan is now offering PCR tests for all passengers, the airport announced this week.  The program, done in partnership with CMT Group, will offer PCR testing for all travelers coming in or going out of the island.  The tests cost $110, with results guaranteed within 24-48 […]

Puerto Rico Air Traffic Continues to Rebound

Air traffic to Puerto Rico continues to rebound, according to ASUR, the parent company of San Juan’s Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport.  Passenger traffic in San Juan was 751,974 in March, which actually represented a 42.9 percent increase compared to March 2020, the onset of the pandemic.  That was buoyed by a 51.9 percent increase […]

How Puerto Rico Is Working to Contain Coronavirus

While Puerto Rico has only five confirmed cases of coronavirus so far, the island has announced a series of strong measures to contain the virus in the territory, according to Discover Puerto Rico. “Puerto Rico has put an Island-wide issues management plan in place as a preventative measure, and is exercising an abundance of caution […]