In the seven years since St. Thomas family-owned jewelry specialists Cardow Inc. expanded into wines and spirits, it has opened four stores in multiple locations on the island, and Cardow’s distribution company has been growing its business throughout the USVI. Cardow COO Paul de Lyrot tells TMI that moving into the wines and spirits business […]
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U.S. Virgin Islands tourism booms as government sets ambitious goals for 2024
Touting its “remarkable achievements” and offering a vision for “an even brighter future,” the U.S. Virgin Islands celebrated the end of 2023 with international arrivals projected to increase 39% above 2019 levels in the fourth quarter of 2023, plus extended stay visitors up by 25%. With these figures, the USVI played a prominent role in the […]
RCCL to increase cruise pax to the USVI
Royal Caribbean officials and representatives of the Virgin Islands Port Authority announced a major increase in cruise visits for the Virgin Islands during Seatrade. Royal Caribbean Group VP Destination Development and Deployment Joshua Carroll, said that RCG will be sending up to 70% more passengers to Crown Bay in St. Thomas and will triple the […]
