{"id":49970,"date":"2016-12-24T11:05:00","date_gmt":"2016-12-23T19:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/demo2016.hispanicprwire.com\/english-zapping-zika-puerto-rico-tourism-company-optimistic-for-2017\/"},"modified":"2017-01-02T14:19:33","modified_gmt":"2017-01-02T18:19:33","slug":"erradicar-el-zika-la-puerto-rico-tourism-company-es-optimista-para-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/erradicar-el-zika-la-puerto-rico-tourism-company-es-optimista-para-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Zapping Zika: Puerto Rico Tourism Company Optimistic for 2017"},"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>\n    <\/p>\n<p\/>\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Dec. 23, 2016<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212;\u00a0Experiencing a 96% reduction in the number of new Zika cases since the peak in <span class=\"xn-chron\">October 2016<\/span>, the Puerto Rico Tourism Company (PRTC) is optimistic heading into 2017. Over the past ten weeks, there has been a markedly steady decline of reported new Zika cases, with new cases of Zika infection peaking at 5,317 for the week of <span class=\"xn-chron\">October 7-14<\/span> but by the week of <span class=\"xn-chron\">December 19-23<\/span> reported cases had decreased to a low of 222. <\/p>\n<p>Photo &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/452268\/Puerto_Rico_Tourism_Company_Infographic.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/452268\/Puerto_Rico_Tourism_Company_Infographic.jpg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Photo &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/452263\/Puerto_Rico_Tourism_Company_Kite_Flying.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/452263\/Puerto_Rico_Tourism_Company_Kite_Flying.jpg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Logo\u00a0&#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/360380\/prtc___logo_logo_Logo.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/360380\/prtc___logo_logo_Logo.jpg<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>The layered collaborative educational and fact- driven campaign has been successful.\u00a0 &#8220;The dramatic decrease in the number of Zika cases in <span class=\"xn-location\">Puerto Rico<\/span> is a testament to our integrated aggressive program to inform and disseminate the facts and allay the fears. \u00a0The PRTC worked incredibly hard with the industry and health officials to communicate accurate and precise messages about Zika to the public,&#8221; says <span class=\"xn-person\">Ingrid Rivera Rocafort<\/span>, Executive Director of the Puerto Rico Tourism Company (PRTC). &#8220;Ultimately, our team has been successful in not only educating our residents but protecting our visitors and our critical tourism industry.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Tourism annually contributes nearly <span class=\"xn-money\">$4 billion<\/span> to <span class=\"xn-location\">Puerto Rico&#8217;s<\/span> economy and was the first industry to come out of the Island&#8217;s five-year recession. Since the start of Zika, total hotel registrations from Jan.-Sept. in 2016 are 1.6% above 2015 and 10 million passengers are expected to be welcomed by <span class=\"xn-location\">Puerto Rico<\/span> airports by the end of 2016.<\/p>\n<p>Broadway star <span class=\"xn-person\">Chita Rivera<\/span>, TV Host Maria Celeste, Baseball stars <span class=\"xn-person\">Carlos Correa<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-person\">Ivan Rodriguez<\/span> and Olympic Gold Medalist <span class=\"xn-person\">Monica Puig<\/span> also helped the industry spread the word about the reality of Zika and how travelers can experience <span class=\"xn-location\">Puerto Rico<\/span> worry free. \u00a0Medical influencers who also underscored the PRTC&#8217;s message and educated travelers about facts over fear included the late epidemiologist Dr. <span class=\"xn-person\">D.A. Henderson<\/span>, Distinguished Scholar at the UPMC Center for Health Security in <span class=\"xn-location\">Baltimore, Maryland<\/span>; Dr. <span class=\"xn-person\">Jason James<\/span>, Chief of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Baptist Hospital in <span class=\"xn-location\">Miami<\/span>; and Dr. <span class=\"xn-person\">Joseph Rosado<\/span>, a Primary Care and Emergency Care Physician in <span class=\"xn-location\">Orange City, FL.<\/span> In addition, the World Health Organization declared in November that the Zika virus was no longer considered an international public health emergency.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our collaborative efforts to date in 2016 have been effective in allying fears, controlling Zika and the data backs it up,&#8221; notes <span class=\"xn-person\">Clarisa Jimenez<\/span>, President and CEO of the PRHTA. &#8220;It is imperative that we keep our foot on the gas pedal and aggressively continue all of our efforts to keep our visitors informed and our guests safe and worry free as we look forward with optimism through 2017.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>For more information about the Zika virus in <span class=\"xn-location\">Puerto Rico<\/span>, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/puertoriconow.seepuertorico.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">PuertoRicoNow.SeePuertoRico.com<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p><b>About Puerto Rico Tourism Company<br \/><\/b>The Puerto Rico Tourism Company (PRTC), founded in 1970, is a public corporation responsible for stimulating, promoting and regulating the development of the tourism industry.\u00a0\u00a0It markets\u00a0Puerto Rico\u00a0as a tourism destination through advertising, public relations and promotional activities; promotes tourism among visitors and local residents; provides visitor orientation and technical assistance to investors; evaluates tourism facilities and establishes standards of quality; and regulates and oversees gaming operations.\u00a0\u00a0PRTC has offices and representatives in the U.S. mainland,\u00a0Canada,\u00a0Europe\u00a0and\u00a0Latin America.<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpgb6d6left\" style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: left; WIDTH: 100%\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpgb6d6left\" title=\"Official Logo of Puerto Rico Tourism Company \" border=\"0\" alt=\"Official Logo of Puerto Rico Tourism Company \" align=\"middle\" src=\"http:\/\/photos.prnewswire.com\/prnvar\/20160426\/360380LOGO\"\/><\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p>\n    <\/p>\n<p \/>\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Dec. 23, 2016<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212;\u00a0Experiencing a 96% reduction in the number of new Zika cases since the peak in <span class=\"xn-chron\">October 2016<\/span>, the Puerto Rico Tourism Company (PRTC) is optimistic heading into 2017. Over the past ten weeks, there has been a markedly steady decline of reported new Zika cases, with new cases of Zika infection peaking at 5,317 for the week of <span class=\"xn-chron\">October 7-14<\/span> but by the&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-49970","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-viajes-y-turismo"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49970","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49970"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49970\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49970"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49970"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49970"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}