Tourism

USVI Offering Travelers $400 And Fourth Night Free With 'Centennial PLUS' Package

The Department of Tourism has launched "Centennial PLUS", an enhanced summer and fall travel promotion to coincide with the destination's 100thanniversary as a U.S. territory. The new, expanded package, which can be booked through participating tour operators, offers $400 in VI spending credits as well as the fourth night free for a minimum four-night stay, according to a release D.O.T. issued late Friday. The credits can be easily redeemed across the territory at restaurants, retail stores, attractions and activities. "Centennial PLUS", which builds on the success of the popular $300 consumer incentive, must be booked through participating tour operator partners through June 1, 2017 for travel between June 1 and October 31, 2017. "Given the success of our Centennial promotion, we wanted to sweeten our offer so travelers can get an authentic taste of our islands during this historic year in our territory," D.O.T. Commissioner Beverly Nicholson-Doty noted, explaining that the packa...