Xiomara Rodriguez - Discover Puerto Rico

<div><strong>SPECIAL GUEST: Xiomara Rodriguez</strong></div> <div>Director of Marketing & Communications at <a href= "http://discoverpuertorico.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=http://DiscoverPuertoRico.com&source=gmail&ust=1619859920747000&usg=AFQjCNFzwqzvF2VF7vu9H6aeZdTPurByYg">DiscoverPuertoRico.com</a></div> <div> </div> <div><strong>Xiomara Rodriguez talks about Puerto Rico’s recent history and current availability as a tourist destination </strong></div> <div> </div> <div>Puerto Rica after 2017 Hurricane Maria</div> <div>Infrastructure is back to normal. Tourism and hospitality took advantage of the time after Maria and remodeled and refreshed their properties and attractions. </div> <div> </div> <div>Puerto Rico during the Pandemic</div> <div>The tourism industry was hit really hard, but was also one of the first US territories to take stringent measures and went into lockdown quickly.</div> <div> </div> <div>Puerto Rico today. </div> <div>People can visit Puerto Rico now. They’ve seen a recent increase in tourists coming to the island. Every passenger needs to bring in negative Covid results within 72 hours prior to arrival and a travel declaration form where they upload the results. </div> <div> </div> <div><strong>Travel tips of the week:</strong></div> <div> </div> <div><strong>Gary</strong> – Bacardi rum factory tour</div> <div><strong>Jen</strong> – <a href= "http://thepoingsguy.com/coronavirus" target="_blank" rel= "noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=http://ThePoingsGuy.com/coronavirus&source=gmail&ust=1619859920747000&usg=AFQjCNE1AlS0uRkgp5JhmCAcEQn2AMb7JQ">ThePoingsGuy.com/coronavirus</a></div> <div><strong>Xiomara </strong>– Bomba drums - Louisa in northern part of San Juan is a great place to hear them. There are also Bomba tours. </div> <div>Vaca Negra farm. You can make your own cheese. <a href= "https://vacanegra.com/en/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https:/