{"id":45652,"date":"2016-05-12T17:03:00","date_gmt":"2016-05-12T17:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/informed-puerto-rico-travelers-take-recommended-zika-precautions-and-enjoy-worry-free-experience\/"},"modified":"2016-05-12T17:04:06","modified_gmt":"2016-05-12T21:04:06","slug":"viajeros-informados-que-visitan-puerto-rico-siguen-precauciones-recomendadas-contra-el-zika-y-disfrutan-una-experiencia-sin-preocupaciones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/viajeros-informados-que-visitan-puerto-rico-siguen-precauciones-recomendadas-contra-el-zika-y-disfrutan-una-experiencia-sin-preocupaciones\/","title":{"rendered":"Informed Puerto Rico Travelers Take Recommended Zika Precautions And Enjoy Worry-Free Experience"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">May 12, 2016<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; With more than 60 groups and conventions visiting <span class=\"xn-location\">Puerto Rico<\/span> during the months of March and April, the Puerto Rico Tourism Company (PRTC) remains confident that with a robust information and education campaign about Zika, tourism, <span class=\"xn-location\">Puerto Rico&#8217;s<\/span> economic engine, will be resilient. Although there have been some future group cancellations over the next two years\u00a0the PRTC is anticipating that the tide will be stemmed, banking on educated consumers.<\/p>\n<p>Video &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/origin-qps.onstreammedia.com\/origin\/multivu_archive\/PRNA\/ENR\/PUERTO-RICO-TOURISM-Zika-Testimonial-Dr-Larry-W-Anderson.mp4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/origin-qps.onstreammedia.com\/origin\/multivu_archive\/PRNA\/ENR\/PUERTO-RICO-TOURISM-Zika-Testimonial-Dr-Larry-W-Anderson.mp4<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Photo &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/photos.prnewswire.com\/prnh\/20160512\/366968\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/photos.prnewswire.com\/prnh\/20160512\/366968<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Accurate information about Zika is the key to making educated decisions about visiting <span class=\"xn-location\">Puerto Rico<\/span>,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Ingrid I. Rivera Rocafort<\/span>, Executive Director, PRTC. &#8220;We have an obligation to provide the real facts about the virus and trust that travelers will not let perceptions drive travel decisions. \u00a0Once they put it into perspective, we feel certain that <span class=\"xn-location\">Puerto Rico<\/span> will continue to attract visitors from around the world who will enjoy a worry-free experience&#8221;.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Thousands of doctors, hundreds of marketers, dozens\u00a0of CEOs, and other groups including nurses, meteorologists and sports enthusiasts hit the island for both business and leisure over the last eight weeks. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;[W]e found the precautions were no different than what we would do anywhere else under normal circumstances,&#8221; said Dr. <span class=\"xn-person\">Larry W. Anderson<\/span>, DO, FACOFP dist, who recently attended the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians Spring Convention in <span class=\"xn-location\">San Juan<\/span>. &#8220;[T]he city of <span class=\"xn-location\">San Juan<\/span> and the hotels and the restaurants have been very intentional of making sure that there is no place for mosquitos to hatch, to lay eggs, or to breed. And we&#8217;ve found it very pleasant.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-person\">Don Welsh<\/span>, President and CEO, Destination Marketing Association International\u00a0 commented, &#8220;On behalf of our industry association,\u00a0 I would say that we were extremely pleased with the experience here in San Juan\u2026and we look forward to coming back, if not with this meeting with another meeting, and we&#8217;ll come back also as tourists.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The PRTC has launched an educational website <a href=\"http:\/\/puertoriconow.seepuertorico.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">PuertoRicoNow.SeePuertoRico.com<\/a> to arm travelers with the most current information about Zika and <span class=\"xn-location\">Puerto Rico<\/span>, so they are better able to decipher reality from perception, make fact-based travel plans and choose <span class=\"xn-location\">Puerto Rico<\/span> as their go-to destination.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">May 12, 2016<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; With more than 60 groups and conventions visiting <span class=\"xn-location\">Puerto Rico<\/span> during the months of March and April, the Puerto Rico Tourism Company (PRTC) remains confident that with a robust information and education campaign about Zika, tourism, <span class=\"xn-location\">Puerto Rico&#8217;s<\/span> economic engine, will be resilient. 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