Many have seen the devastation in Puerto Rico reported in the news since Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico as a high-end Category 4 hurricane on September 20. Who can forget the people pleading for water and food? During IMEX 2017, held in Las Vegas October 10-12, I had the honor to interview Milton Segarra, the president and CEO of Meet Puerto Rico, the lead, nonprofit organization established in 1962 to bring meetings, conventions, trade shows and incentive groups to Puerto Rico.
There are those who would ask how can the hotels be ready to accept guests when most of the island does not have electricity and communication and, in some cases, food and water? The impact was equally devastating, all around. However, the recovery in the metropolitan area, where most of the hotels are located, is faster than the rest of the country, because the government center, the main medical center, the central police and banks are headquartered in San Juan, so all the resources went there first,” he answered. “Puerto Rico needed to strengthen their infrastructure first, in order to do all the logistics of the rescue of all Puerto Rico, as a consequence of that the hotels in the bay area recovery was faster
During IMEX America 2017 at the Puerto Rico booth, they asked attendees to give them ideas so they can rebuild their tourism better and stronger, demonstrating leadership and a great future. The destination plans to be in an excellent position to welcome clients starting Jan. 1, 2018. Tourism is a big part of the economic structure of Puerto Rico. They are relying on tourism. Be a part of the recovery … bring tourism to Puerto Rico.
For updates, visit www.meetpuertorico.com, http://www.meetpuertorico.com/nav/media/puerto-rico-travel-update. To see the president of Puerto Rico speaking, watch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dgK0fjyWFo.
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