Tourism News – Page 106 – Virgin Islands Free Press

‘MEATING’ OF THE MINDS: Japanese Tourist Kicks Airport Official In Groin When He Tries To Search Her … She’s Jailed For 14 Days

ST. JOHN'S -- A Japanese woman who kicked a police officer in the groin and refused to be searched on arrival at the V.C. Bird International Airport in Antigua recently was…

VI Free Press February 17, 2018

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Cruise Ship Passengers Giving St. Thomas, San Juan and Sint Maarten Higher Ratings … After The Storms

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- Passenger ratings for St. Thomas, Sint Maarten and San Juan are consistently higher now than before the hurricanes, a senior Carnival Cruise…

John McCarthy February 16, 2018

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REPORT: Record Thirty Million Tourists Visited Caribbean Despite Last Year’s Storms

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] SAN JUAN — A record 30 million people visited the Caribbean last year despite two devastating hurricanes that hit the region. The Caribbean Tourism Organization…

John McCarthy February 15, 2018

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U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Make USA Today’s List of ‘Best Beaches’ for 2018

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- The U.S. Virgin Islands made USA Today's list of the "Best Beaches in the Caribbean, 2018 Edition." The article in their Travel Section…

John McCarthy February 15, 2018

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Trinidad & Tobago Foreign Office Says Terror Attack ‘Likely’ During Carnival This Week

PORT OF SPAIN -- Days ahead of the annual Carnival celebrations on the islands of Trinidad and Tobago, the Foreign Office has warned a terrorist attack on the Caribbean nation…

John McCarthy February 9, 2018

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GUEST EDITORIAL: Timeless Beauty of The U.S. Virgin Islands Can’t Be Erased By Two Hurricanes, No Matter How Mighty

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] By ROBERT BREEDLOVE SPECIAL TO THE VIRGIN ISLANDS FREE PRESS Every year when Our Town winter temperatures begin to drop and consistently stay at or…

John McCarthy January 28, 2018

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Canadian Couple Brings Back Unwanted Souvenirs From Caribbean Vacation … Hookworms in Their Feet!

PUNTA CANA — Canadian couple Eddie Zytner and Katie Stephens can’t help but regret a recent trip to the Dominican Republic — but so would anybody who came home with…

Bro Bot January 27, 2018

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Caribbean Journal Features St. Croix As The No. 4 Must See in Region This Year Because of Its ‘Foodie’ Value

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHRISTIANSTED -- St. Croix has made the Caribbean Journal's list of the "18 best islands to visit in 2018." On the CJ list, the Big…

John McCarthy January 26, 2018

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TV Star Joel Taylor of ‘Storm Chasers’ Found Dead on Gay Cruise … Illegal Drugs On Board

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] SAN JUAN -- One of the stars of American reality TV series Storm Chasers has been found dead on a cruise ship in Puerto Rico. Joel Taylor…

John McCarthy January 25, 2018

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Tourism Says It Is Trying To Make Chicken Salad Out of Chicken Sh_t With Reduced Budget

CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- Following the impact of two Category 5 hurricanes in September, the U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Tourism said it has developed a 150-day rolling marketing plan to…

John McCarthy January 24, 2018