The study, “An Intimate Look at Hospitality Wi-Fi” by Internet provider Hotel Internet Services, surveyed more than 500 hotel guests and 200 hoteliers in May, asking about mobile device type, Internet habits and desires and what guests need for an ideal digital hospitality experience.

The study, “An Intimate Look at Hospitality Wi-Fi” by Internet provider Hotel Internet Services, surveyed more than 500 hotel guests and 200 hoteliers in May, asking about mobile device type, Internet habits and desires and what guests need for an ideal digital hospitality experience.

Puerto Rico may sport palm trees, pristine beaches and glorious weather but its tourism industry is losing out to rival Caribbean islands - and that is holding the U.S. territory back at a time when its deeply troubled economy most needs a fillip.

In pitching his new $40 million plan to combat beach erosion, Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Giménez last week pledged to find replacement sand white enough to hold its own against Cuba’s famously gleaming coast.

Many still associate adventure travel with extreme experiences that cause adrenaline levels to rise and the heart to go into overdrive.

The implications for the Bahamas’ number one industry, and other Caribbean nations, are discussed at length by a newly-released Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) paper, which describes Cuba’s opening as “the biggest and most disruptive pebble to be dropped into the Caribbean pool in 50 years”.