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Budget Address reveals big rebound for VI tourism after COVID downfall
DUFF'S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI – After an abysmal downward spiral in tourism arrivals in the Virgin Islands (VI) as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Budget Speech for 2023 delivered by Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has revealed numbers to show the industry is reviving.
Good tourism season forecasted for 2023- Premier Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Virgin Islands (VI) Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) said the VI can expect a good tourism season in the new year, with high bookings and more on the forecast outlook for 2023.
Unity Gov’t wants tourism to thrive in VI – Premier Dr Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Virgin Islands Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) says his Government of National Unity is looking to create a thriving tourism industry in the VI.
Energy, Tourism & Sports Fishing among talks @ 9th Inter-Virgin Islands meeting
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI- Virgin Islands Premier, Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) is leading a delegation in the United States Virgin Islands (USVI) for the Ninth Meeting of the Inter-Virgin Islands Council (IVIC), where a number of discussions are being had on areas of mutual interest between the VI and USVI.
Financial services carried VI when tourism industry was halted- Premier Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- “We see the wisdom of our predecessors when they chose to establish our financial services industry in the 1980s,” Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) remarked in a statement on the 5th Anniversary of Hurricane Irma today, September 6, 2022.
Steven Spencer takes BVITB's ‘Junior Chef beyond the Plate’ title
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Steven Spencer is the winner of the BVI Tourist Board and Film Commission Junior Chef beyond the Plate competition 2022.
VI must identify trends & demands of millennial cruise tourists– Hon Rymer
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – With the Cruise Line International Association (CLIA) estimating that some 87% of millennials have indicated a willingness to cruise in 2022, Deputy Premier Hon Kye M. Rymer (R7) said the Virgin Islands must identify those millennial trends to cater to the demographic.
UPDATE: Premier, VI delegation arrive for Cruise Global Conference in Miami
MIAMI, Florida, USA – The Virgin Islands delegation led by Premier Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has arrived in Miami Florida for the 2022 Seatrade Cruise Global Conference this week, April 25 to April 28, 2022.
Captain Owen G. Harrigan Visitor Center re-opens on VG
GUN CREEK, Virgin Gorda, VI- Virgin Islands (VI) Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has declared re-opened, the Captain Owen G. Harrigan Visitor Centre in Gun Creek, Virgin Gorda.
Moorings could have been handled differently - Skelton-Cline
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Local commentator and man of the cloth Claude O. Skelton-Cline has blasted the handling of charter companies. He said, taking into account the marketing of the Territory's tourism products and the trickledown effect on the local economy, it could have been handled better.
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