Last updated on November 19th, 2023
- Many airlines fly to Puerto Rico from Canada and the US. From Toronto: Air Canada and WestJet fly direct Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Cruises: 3-5 ships a week arrive in San Juan, or 60,000 people a week
- Uber is new but not available everywhere; I found taxis more expensive than Uber
- US Car rental agencies are located at the international airport and throughout PR
- The entire island takes about 5 or 6 hours to drive around
- 10 regional airports in San Juan offer low-cost flights around the country, including Vieques Air Link, Seaborne Airlines, Air Flamenco
Tourism in Puerto Rico
According to Brad Dean, CEO, Discover Puerto Rico, the tourism industry accounts for 6.5% of the economy’s GDP accounts and close to 80,000 jobs across 17 different sectors. In 2019, there were over 4 million visitors (source:Â Caribbean Journal, January 2020)
New Developments
- District Live! or El Distrito, a new entertainment complex featuring a Marriott Aloft hotel, theaters, offices and a zipline, next to the Puerto Rico Convention Centre
- A $1.5 billion destination resort anchored by a new Hyatt Regency in the Coco Beach area has replaced the Melia Coco Beach
- Wyndham has opened the Candelero Beach Resort in Humacao
- Puerto Rico hosts the PGA Tournament, Ironman 2020 and World Travel and Tourism Council Global Summit (WTTC)
- The biggest festival in Puerto Rico is the San Sebastian Street Festival or Fiestas de la Calle San Sebastián, held in the third week of January, since 1970
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