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With direct airlift (no passports required for U.S. travelers) from the East Coast into Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport, Puerto Rico’s (“rich port”) asset trove includes the striking, technologically advanced $415 million Puerto Rico Convention Center, offering 600,000-plus total square feet of space in the heart of 500-year old San Juan.
Conventioneers have the 527-room oceanfront Marriott San Juan Resort & Stellaris Casino, offering 13 meeting rooms and 10,348 square feet of total space on famed Condado Beach. Other luxury options include Ritz-Carlton and InterContinental, , with value options from Hyatt House, Hyatt Place and Courtyard by Marriott. High-end keys, meanwhile, include St. Regis Bahia Beach Resort in Rio Grande; five-star Royal Isabela on Puerto Rico’s northwest coast; and offshore W Retreat & Spa in Vieques.
At the Toro Verde ecological adventure park, “The Monster” is the world’s longest zip line, sending riders zooming at 95 mph on a 1.57-mile cable some 8,300 feet in the air. With Puerto Rico supplying more than 70 percent of the rum sold in the U.S., distillery tours are another popular group option.
JW Marriott Los Cabos Beach Resort & Spa
Set the stage for an unforgettable adventure at JW Marriott Los Cabos Beach Resort & Spa. Boasting a brilliant beachfront location in San Jose del Cabo, where the Sea of Cortez meets the Pacific Ocean, our resort is the perfect place to soak up the sun in style.