Orlando Mergal
Hi, my name is Orlando Mergal. I am the publisher of Puerto Rico By GPS, a tourist blog that caters to English-speaking tourists. But not just any tourists! Tourists like my wife and I, who explore locations on our own, without a schedule or predetermined route.
These tourists aren’t cheapskates! They just don’t like tours. They like to explore places by themselves, at their leisure, in depth and away from excursions, cruises and tourist traps. If they like a place they stay, and if they don’t they leave!
Oh, and here’s another important fact about this group: they usually don’t travel during peak season. Why? Because they hate the heat and the crowds. They usually do it during shoulder season, which is good for your business and helps balance things during those “slower” months.
And, believe it or not, they also stay in hotels and eat at restaurants, just like any other tourist. They don’t buy tours, but they do rent cars. They’re just a different breed altogether. And guess what? They’re a growing segment with lots of money to spend.
Puerto Rico By GPS was first published in 2013 to cater to this group. During that 10-year period we have covered over 150 attractions throughout Puerto Rico producing hundreds of photographs, text, audio, video and GPS coordinates for each of them. Hence, the moniker “bygps”.
During that same period my wife and I have pursued other professional ventures and traveled across the United States visiting twenty-two U.S. National Parks and over 50 state parks. And we did it all on our own, without a schedule, and without a predetermined route. All we had was the Internet, the open road, our rental car, our gps and each other. What else do you need?
So, as you can see, our blog effectively speaks to people like us.
This year we started a new series titled “5 Must-See Places in the Town Of XXX”. We visit two towns per month, like any run-of-the-mill tourist, and then produce a video and a 2500+ word post about our adventures. So far we’ve visited 20 towns. The entire project (including all 78 municipalities) will take us about three years and 3 months to complete.
Become a partner…
We are looking for partners in this venture: hoteliers, car rental companies, restaurants, sports equipment renters, tourist attraction operators, museums, and any other vendor catering to an English-speaking crowd. Keep in mind that all our content is evergreen. That means that each post (and your message) will live for years on the Internet. It’s a great way to stretch your marketing dollars.
Río Grande City Square
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So why us? After all, there are dozens of creators on the Internet producing content about Puerto Rico. Believe me, I’m aware. But none of them do what we do, or like we do it. Most of them produce their content in Spanish (which caters mostly to the local crowd) and many of their so-called videos are simply drone footage void of any real information. I mean, can you really expect potential visitors to learn something when —in many cases— all they have are images with no soundtrack?
At Puerto Rico By GPS we produce high quality, in-depth content that’s actually useful!
Our ideal partners will be mentioned in every post and in every video. Their company logos will be included prominently as well.
If you’re interested just do the following:
- Visit Puerto Rico By GPS, check out a couple of our articles and watch a couple of our videos.
- Then give us a call at 787–306-1590 for additional information.
But don’t take forever, because we won’t overload our content with ads. Our objective is to include only a select few.
Puerto Rico is a wonderful place and we’d like our English-speaking visitors to explore every corner of it. Shouldn’t your business be on their radar too?
I hope to speak with you soon,
