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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

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

Tourism Expands Preferred Partner Program: Focus STX

M.A. Dworkin St. Croix - The U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Tourism is strengthening its support for local tourism businesses through the USVI Preferred Partner Program, which was launched in 2024 at the Governor’s Tourism Summit. The program combines destination optimization with digital marketing resources to boost businesses’ online presence, discoverability, and revenue potential. Beginning in the fourth quarter, the Department will focus on the St. Croix Distric