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USVI Shines at Miami’s Caribbean Weekend

A.J. Pike Miami FL - The U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Tourism, led by newly-appointed Commissioner Jennifer Matarangas-King, recently took part in the annual Caribbean Weekend in Miami, which is hosted by the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO). Throughout the event-filled weekend, Commissioner Matarangas-King joined tourism leaders from across the region for a series of high-level meetings, including briefings from Jamaican and Haitian representatives on their o

St. Maarten Cracks Down on Pesky Cruise Ship Vendors

A.J. Pike St. Maarten - The ultra popular cruise ship port of St. Maarten has decided that enough is enough as far as pushy cruise ship vendors are concerned. A new ban has been put in place on unauthorized vendors soliciting cruise passengers. The ban is being soundly applauded by passengers who are forced to put up with the rude and unruly actions of certain vendors. One of Royal Caribbean’s main hot stops in the Caribbean, St. Maarten, has issued a new public order

U.S. Issues Security Warning for Costa Rica

M.A. Dworkin Costa Rica - The U.S. Embassy in San Jose, Costa Rica, has issued a “Security Alert” for the popular Central American vacation destination of Costa Rica. The Embassy is warning Americans of a rise in potentially dangerous crimes, which includes property crimes, financial crimes, and robberies that have impacted foreigners in Costa Rica, including U.S. citizens. The authorities pointed to criminal gangs targeting “foreign-owned businesses and residences fo

STX Lands 3 Nominations in USA TODAY 10-Best Awards

M.A. Dworkin USVI - The U.S. Virgin Islands is celebrating national recognition as three St, Croix favorites have been nominated in the prestigious USA TODAY 10Best Reader’s Choice Awards. The nominations bestow a great honor and recognition for the hard work that the USVI has done recently to bring its travel sector up to world standards. The nominations are: Best Caribbean Beach Bar - Deep End Bar & Grill, Christiansted, St. Croix Best Caribbean Resort - The Buccane

USVI & Caribbean Tourism Fear the Fallout of a U.S.-Venezuela Conflict

M.A. Dworkin Caribbean Sea - Caribbean nations are beginning to feel the fallout of a possible military conflict between the United States and Venezuela. As tensions rise between the two countries, tourism departments up and down the quiet waters of the Caribbean Sea are beginning to calibrate what the potential cost of such a conflict might be to their most precious product, tourism. Even without a shot being fired between the two nations, the threat of conflict is a

Cruise Ship Arrivals Frederiksted Pier

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USVI Joins the Heavy Hitters Turbocharging Tourism

M.A. Dworkin USVI - The U.S. Virgin Islands is putting on its “A” game and joining the league of tourism heavyweights like Hawaii, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Bahamas, Jamaica, and Barbados. This has not occurred in a chance or unplanned manner, it has been a calculated climb to the top of the Tourism Champs ladder. A new report now confirms what tourism insiders already suspected, a handful of destinations are leading the pack and turbocharging the entire touris