The development of the Caribbean tourism product ranks second to none in significance. This includes, beyond infrastructure, the investment in the human resource capacity of the Caribbean - the glue that holds it all together.

I just hope that we can move from three days as quickly as possible to an actual daily flight ... I think we are doing all in our power to ensure the success of the flight.

Their (World Cup organizers) calculations were based on US$150 and obviously it's going to have an impact because they are the ones who are supposed to pick that cost for the teams.

This vacuum exists despite the fact that hoteliers have access to the data necessary to clarify the real value and contribution of their business and the overall accommodations sector to their country; they have in their hands the power to help sensitize attitudes and promote more supportive policies in the best interest of their investment and the destination as a whole.

Puerto Rico is very keen on fostering closer relations with the other Caribbean islands.

I look at my forecast and, frankly, I was off by $180 million on their investment-banking side. M&A did extremely well.