Two students in the University of the Virgin Islands’ Hospitality and Tourism Management program were awarded scholarships from Wyndham Destinations, the parent company of Margaritaville Vacation Club St. Thomas, during an award ceremony held earlier this month, UVI made known via release this week. The university said Nikaya Nibbs and Shenique Sealey each received a scholarship of $10,000 to help defray the costs of pursuing their studies. Ibrahim Torres, Caribbean Region Human Resources Manager for Wyndham Destinations and Kalina Kennedy, General Manager, Margaritaville, St. Thomas made the scholarship presentations. “We are extremely proud to be able to partner with UVI’s Hospitality program to offer these scholarships,” said Ibrahim Torres, HR manager for the Caribbean at Wyndham Destinations. “Speaking from personal experience, I know…
The US Virgin Islands is now the 25th member of the Caribbean Tourism Organization. The territory, which…
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The U.S. Virgin Islands is receiving top honors from several prestigious media companies for 2023, the…
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And the List of New Ships Continues to Grow:…
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‘Don't forget to capture his good side.’ That's what a photo of V.I. Dept. of Tourism Joseph Boschulte would say from the front page of Black Meeting & Tourism (BMT) magazine, if pictures c...
The V.I. Port Authority has announced that for the second time this week, St. Croix received an inaugural cruise ship call. Virgin Voyage’s Valiant Lady made its first call to the Frederiksted Pier...
The first cruise ship to dock in Frederiksted as part of a new agreement negotiated between the V.I. Port Authority and Royal Caribbean International, brought thousands of passengers and crew to St. C...
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Last updated at 11:15 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022. The V.I. Port Authority has released the new cruise ship schedule for the Ann E. Abramson Marine Facility in Frederiksted showing 69 calls beginn...
In a move aimed at building on the region-leading tourism growth the U.S. Virgin Islands experienced during the pandemic, the V.I. Department of Tourism is launching a bold, new marketing campaign tha...
ST. THOMAS — A man died from injuries sustained during an accident on Friday night when the vehicle he was traveling in collided with another vehicle and flipped on its top. Another individual was t...
Data released during the Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association's Marketplace event held Oct. 3-5 in San Juan, Puerto Rico this year, show the U.S. Virgin Islands having the highest level of post-Covid...
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