The U.S. Virgin Islands Tourism Department aggressively promoted the territory’s "Open Doors" policy during the U.S. Travel Association's International Pow Wow 2022 Conference held June 4-8 in Orlando, Florida for international buyers, wholesalers and travel specialists.
81C will host a single day fashion pop-up for Virgin Islands-centric fashion house Items of Revelry and its designers, Tynnetta McIntosh and Mat Probasco, from 5-10 p.m., Wednesday, April 27,
A series of breakwaters are planned across the mouth of Morningstar Bay on St. Thomas in a bid to restore the beach and protect the shoreline and the Marriott resort against future storms and sea level rise.
The U.S.V.I. Bureau of Economic Research reports 738,040 air arrivals for the period January to November 2021, a 102.5 percent increase over the similar period in 2020 and close to 30 percent from 2019.
As the pandemic drags on and the year ends much as it started – with masks, social distancing, myriad COVID-19 precautions, and another canceled Crucian Christmas Festival amid yet another surge – it’s easy to forget that 2021 started in dramatic fashion.
Executive Director, Nels Hawkinson wished the process of returning the popular collegiate tournament back its place of origin was as simple as closing his eyes, clicking his heels together and reciting the popular phrase. Instead he and his staff are facing the reality of multiple challenges head on.
The Hotel & Tourism Association lays out a plan for rebuilding the future of hotels in the Virgin Islands’ tourism industry. It calls upon the involvement of elected officials, community leaders and the business community.