Puerto Rico
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The Transportation Security Administration last week began testing automated boarding pass and ID verification machines
units. TSA "in the coming weeks" also will test the technologies at Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport and Puerto Rico 's Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport. BAE Systems Information Solutions, Trans-Digital Technologies and
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September Hotel Rates, Occupancy Generally Rise Worldwide
rate by 2.3 percent, adding up to a 9.1 percent increase in RevPAR. Rates were up across all markets except San Juan , Puerto Rico . Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo in Brazil had the highest increases, up 24.7 percent and 16.5 percent, respectively
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Outside Of Europe, August Hotel Rates Rise
RevPAR increased by 8.1 percent. Rates increased across all major cities in the region with the exception of San Juan , Puerto Rico , where they decreased by 2.7 percent. Both of the highest rate increases for the month were in Brazil: Rio
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Sol Melia To Enter U.S. Market With Downtown Atlanta Hotel
and new dining options. Sol Melia currently operates a handful of properties in the Americas, including hotels in Puerto Rico , Mexico, Venezuela, the Dominican Republic and Costa Rica, but the company is aiming for more expansion in the United
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July Hotel Occupancy Climbs Globally, Growing Rates In Most Regions
percent and RevPAR increased by 8.8 percent. Significant rate increases included Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo and Buenos Aires, all up more than 15 percent. The only city in the region to see rates or RevPAR decrease was San Juan , Puerto Rico .
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London, Shanghai, Dubai Lead Regions In Hotel Development
Caribbean/Mexico region, according to the report, and about half of those rooms are under construction. Other busy areas for development in the region include the Dominican Republic, with 1,929 rooms, and Puerto Rico , with 1,210 rooms.
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STR Global Details International Hotel Pipeline
Mexico, the report indicated. About half of those rooms currently are under construction. The Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico accounted for most of the rest of the region's development pipeline.
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Delta and Continental raised domestic checked baggage fees to $23 for the first item and $32 for the second, according to their Web sites
surcharges of $2 for the first bag and $3 for the second when they are processed at the airport rather than prepaid online. The new fees apply to travel within, to and from the United States, U.S. Virgin Islands, Canada and Puerto Rico .
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Continental Airlines followed other airlines in adding a fee for the first piece of checked baggage
. Effective Oct. 7 for flights within the United States and to Puerto Rico , the U.S. Virgin Islands and Canada, the $15 fee applies to most economy-class ticket holders who are not elite-level members of Continental's loyalty program.
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Hertz Cuts Refueling Fees; Other Car Renters To Do So Under Maryland Pact
5 cents per liter. The program applies to all corporate and some licensed locations in the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and St. Thomas. Hertz customers said the old fuel options were inconvenient, confusing and expensive, Rivera said

