No long waits in immigrations. No worries! No passport is required for travel between the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico is a U.S. Commonwealth; as such, it offers visitors the best of both worlds: the safety of a solid infrastructure and all comforts of "home" with all the perks of a tropical getaway. The currency here is the U.S. dollar and English is widely spoken. Have clients save their passport headaches for another time!
 

 

More airlines are expanding their air service to Puerto Rico with increased flights and destinations. JetBlue Airways now offers daily nonstop service between Orlando International Airport and Mercedita Airport (PSE) in the town of Ponce, gateway to Porta Caribe. On November 5th, it will also begin daily nonstop flights year-round from Ft. Lauderdale to Ponce. The low-cost carrier already offers daily nonstops from JFK to San Juan's Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU) and twice daily from Orlando to both San Juan and Aguadilla's Rafael Hernández Airport (BQN).  

Spirit Airlines offers nonstop flights and accessible connections to San Juan from a long list of U.S. gateways--  from Detroit to Washington, D.C., and even Cancun and Nassau. It also flies nonstop from Fort Lauderdale to Aguadilla.

In fact, accessibility to Aguadilla is growing with a number of airlines flying into this important Western destination. Continental Airlines offers daily nonstop service from New York/Newark, while Delta offers daily flights from Atlanta.

This healthy competition benefits travelers via excellent rates offered throughout the year. As the major Caribbean gateway, Puerto Rico also offers a wealth of easy connections to other Caribbean islands. For instance, Cape Air--whose affiliation with Continental allows your clients to accumulate OnePass miles on its flights--has hourly departures from San Juan to St. Thomas, St. Croix and Tortola. Within Puerto Rico, Cape Air flies to Ponce, Vieques and Mayaguez.