San Juan Adds 257 Hotel Rooms in a US$77 Million Convention District Bet
San Juan has added 257 hotel rooms to its Convention Center District with the November 3 inauguration of Hampton by Hilton San Juan and Homewood Suites by Hilton San Juan. PRISA Group’s roughly US$77 million development puts both hotels under one roof, with 132 Hampton rooms and 125 Homewood suites. That brings the district’s reported […]
Canada’s Rate Warning Puts Mortgages and Money Transfers Back Under the Microscope
Canada’s central bank governor has left the door open to another interest rate increase. For a household with a mortgage renewal coming up or relatives depending on money sent from Canada, the useful response is to work out which costs can change and when. A rate warning gives families time to check their numbers before […]
PriceSmart’s Fourth Jamaican Club Puts the Real Cost of Buying in Bulk in Focus
PriceSmart is preparing to open a fourth Jamaican warehouse club on South Camp Road in Kingston in December. It would be the company’s second club in the capital and its 60th overall. For shoppers, the opening presents a deceptively simple question: when does buying more actually cost less? For investors, there is another question: how […]