Tourism at record highs: May hit $163M and 86% hotel occupancy

CoquiList · With information from tourism.pr.gov

Puerto Rico tourism keeps breaking records: May lodging revenue hit about $163 million, up 12% and a new monthly record, with hotel occupancy above 86.3%. ¹

The numbers

Hotel demand grew 7.6% YTD through April — highest of any U.S. state or territory. ²
Over 3.8 million room-nights in May, up 7%. ¹
15% growth in Q1 vs 2025. ²

What it means

More tourism means more jobs and business island-wide — high season is on.

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1.tourism.pr.gov
2.El Vocero

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