The V.I. Department of Tourism said in a release that it is poised to elevate its post-pandemic marketing activities in areas such as Dallas and Houston, Texas and across the country following what the department hailed as successful events in those cities last week. According to the release, addressing travel advisors, meeting planners, members of the media and other hospitality and tourism professionals, D.O.T. Commissioner Joseph Boschulte shared the encouraging news of increased year-over-year airlift to the territory from Texas as well as other key cities in the nation. In addition, data shows that although the territory has been affected by the pandemic-related decline in leisure travel, the impact was significantly less than what its Caribbean neighbors experienced, comparing 2020 to 2019. “The increase of airlift into the USVI from…