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Puerto Rico sees a surge in tourism – and a rise in aggressive tourist behavior
The Guardian ^ | 3/12/2021 | Coral Murphy Marcos

Posted on 03/16/2021 1:52:29 PM PDT by cll

At the Condado Vanderbilt hotel in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Christian Correa clocked in to work the night-shift as a doorman and braced for the worst.

Correa, who is also a bellman at the hotel, has seen a surge in American tourists coming to the US territory in the last three months and the hotel has been busy. Although he used to enjoy high season before the pandemic, recently, many tourists arriving to Puerto Rico have enraged local residents and hospitality workers as the island eases its Covid-19 restrictions.

“The tourists think they can do whatever they want,” says Correa, 24, who is also a student at the University of Puerto Rico. “We’ve seen fights, parties in the rooms and aggressive behavior.”

Low-cost flights to Puerto Rico have enticed many travelers to choose the island as a vacation spot during the pandemic. A one-way flight to Puerto Rico from Florida booked two days in advance could be as low as $62.

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The combination of US residents wanting to escape cold weather, cheap flight tickets and easing restrictions on the island has been bringing tourists en masse.

(Excerpt) Read more at theguardian.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy
KEYWORDS: christiancorrea; crack; dope; drugs; florida; heroin; puertorico; sanjuan
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To: cll

I wasn’t surprised to see it was the usual suspects. The comments(mostly in Spanish) were hilarious.


21 posted on 03/16/2021 2:30:47 PM PDT by rllngrk33 (It seems the soap box and ballot box have failed, it might be time for the bullet box.)
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To: cll

Solution - give Puerto Rico its independence so that it can control its own borders.


22 posted on 03/16/2021 2:32:02 PM PDT by PAR35
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To: PAR35

Perfect. Seconded.


23 posted on 03/16/2021 2:34:23 PM PDT by Kudsman (Baby Lives Matter)
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To: cll

Post number number six, I had no idea a walrus can make it that far inland.


24 posted on 03/16/2021 2:34:33 PM PDT by DesertRhino (Dog is man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up. .... )
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To: cll

Is there any kind of common distinguishing characteristic of these boorish people? If so, it may help me explain things to you.


25 posted on 03/16/2021 2:36:32 PM PDT by Trailerpark Badass (“There should be a whole lot more going on than throwing bleach,” said one woman.)
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To: nickcarraway

They should have booked with Rodney Dangerfield’s Travel Agent:

I told my travel agent I wanted to go on vacation. He told me I could spend six nights in Puerto Rico. No days, just six nights in Puerto Rico. I asked him what do I do during the day, he said, ‘I don’t care what you do, just stay out of Puerto Rico.’


26 posted on 03/16/2021 2:36:55 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: cll

Man, I read the Spanish comments. A lot of comments that are not flattering about tourists with Biden Bucks.


27 posted on 03/16/2021 2:42:01 PM PDT by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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To: cll

I like to be in Am-er-i-ca
Everything free in Am-er-i-ca
Okay by me in Am-er-i-ca...


28 posted on 03/16/2021 2:42:46 PM PDT by OrangeHoof (Chinese communism will look different once the masks come off.)
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To: cll
I just wonder if this is going on elsewhere.

Check out some of the Miami boating channels on YouTube. I never knew thong bikinis were so popular or that twerking had gone so mainstream in the "Yachting community"

29 posted on 03/16/2021 2:53:41 PM PDT by Chuckster (Friends don't let friends eat farmed fish)
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To: cll

SPJNK.


30 posted on 03/16/2021 2:55:27 PM PDT by Carriage Hill (A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
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To: cll

Thar she blows! What a piece of garbage.


31 posted on 03/16/2021 2:55:40 PM PDT by Old Grumpy
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To: cll

SPJNK.


32 posted on 03/16/2021 2:55:44 PM PDT by Carriage Hill (A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
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To: cll

Tourists right here in the US are getting worse every year. Louder and more partying. No consideration for those who live here.


33 posted on 03/16/2021 3:00:25 PM PDT by bgill (Which came first, Covid-19 or Gates and Fauci's mRNA-1273 Moderna vax?)
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To: cll

“Parties on the rooms”. Omg nooooo


34 posted on 03/16/2021 3:04:49 PM PDT by Maskot (Put every dem/lib in prison........like yesterday!!! )
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To: cll

Stimulus checks


35 posted on 03/16/2021 3:05:23 PM PDT by Maskot (Put every dem/lib in prison........like yesterday!!! )
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To: Larry Lucido; SaveFerris; PROCON; Gamecock
Puerto Ricans can be aggressive too.


36 posted on 03/16/2021 3:05:38 PM PDT by Rebelbase
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To: cll

LOL.

Had a 6 story apartment building burn down on my block in Chicago when a Puerto Rican was barbecuing in his bath tub.


37 posted on 03/16/2021 3:05:50 PM PDT by Kozak (The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.)
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To: cll

Chimps.


38 posted on 03/16/2021 3:07:43 PM PDT by Lazamataz (I feel like it is 1937 Germany, and my last name is Feinberg.)
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To: cll

LOL. I love the dead weave on the ground.


39 posted on 03/16/2021 3:07:50 PM PDT by Kozak (The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.)
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To: cll

Chimps.


40 posted on 03/16/2021 3:08:01 PM PDT by Lazamataz (I feel like it is 1937 Germany, and my last name is Feinberg.)
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