Archive for April 2016

USVIHTA held its Annual General Membership Meeting April 22 at the Ritz-Carlton, St. Thomas. Association officials discussed our 2015 year in review, gave important industry updates and shared plans for 2016. Additionally, Commissioner of Tourism Beverly Nicholson-Doty spoke about the Department of Tourism’s marketing plan and 2016 initiatives. This year’s meeting was conducted in an…

The USVIHTA Board of Directors had its final meeting with Coral World Ocean Park General Manager Trudie Prior at the helm as chairman. While the board will miss her passion and direction, we are thankful to continue working with her as chairman of the Advocacy Committee. “It was a distinct pleasure working with Trudie Prior…

Dine VI, the U.S. Virgin Island’s 2nd Annual Restaurant Week promotion, returns this fall from Oct. 27 to Nov. 12, and we’re extending the excitement to include St. Thomas and St. John to make Dine VI a territory-wide event. We are pleased to extend this unique opportunity to you to take part in the celebration…

Zika virus spreads to people primarily through the bite of an infected Aedes species mosquito (A. aegypti and A. albopictus), but can also be transmitted by a man infected with Zika to his sexual partners. Most people infected with Zika won’t have symptoms, but for those who do, the illness is usually mild with symptoms…

Education and Training Committee: The Education and Training Fund was established more than 20 years ago by the U.S. Virgin Islands Hotel and Tourism Association and supports our annual scholarship program. In 2014, the scholarship was posthumously named in honor of Lorette Resch, honorary member on the Board of Directors and generous scholarship contributor. Since…