USVIHTA

Update

February 17, 2023

 

ASSOCIATION NEWS

Save the Date for the USVIHTA Annual General Meeting!

USVIHTA will hold its Annual General Meeting on March 9 at 10 a.m. at The Ritz-Carlton, St. Thomas. Members will hear from the association and its board members on HTA and industry updates. Gov. Albert Bryan will also join as guest speaker. During the meeting, members will vote on the Board of Directors. Please click here to view the 2023 Election Slate. Click here to read nomination bylaws. Thank you to HTA member Viya for sponsoring the meeting. We’ll be requesting RSVP information in the coming weeks.


Membership Mixer Feb. 23 - RSVP Today!

You’re invited to USVIHTA’s upcoming Membership Mixer on Feb. 23 from 5:30 – 7 p.m. at the St. Thomas Yacht Club hosted by the St. Thomas Sailing Center. Join us for casual networking, hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar. Get a sneak peek at the 2023 Hotel and Tourism Regatta slated for May 13 as well as new corporate leadership and team-building programs from the St. Thomas Sailing Center. Attendees will also hear membership updates and have an opportunity to provide their own. RSVP to Lisa Hamilton at lisa@usvihta.com.

 

LOCAL NEWS

Town Hall Meeting for Employers - Feb. 21, 22 and 27

Other local news:

Gov. Bryan Names Lisa Alejandro Acting Commissioner of Property and Procurement

Bureau of Economic Research Announces 2022 Economic Census

DPNR Announces Town Hall Meetings on Comprehensive Land & Water Use Plan

DLCA Informs of St. Thomas Office Closure

DPW Receives $1.7 Million Grant for Passenger Ferry Service

Cannabis Advisory Board to Meet

New Entries, New Trophy, New Prize Bags from The K3 Company – 2023 St. Thomas International Regatta, March 24-26

Extension of Public Comment Period for Caneel Bay Redevelopment Extended through March 6

My Brother's Workshop Mystery in the 80s Feb. 25

Pasquines - The Week in Context - News for U.S. Territories

 

REGIONAL NEWS

MPE Caribbean Report Newsletter: USVI's Return to CTO Recognized in Curaçao

The return of the U.S. Virgin Islands to the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) was marked with an official tie-pinning activity during the organization’s business meetings in Curaçao last week. In the photograph, CTO’s Director of Membership Services Faye Gill affixes the CTO pin to USVI Commissioner of Tourism Joseph Boschulte. Looking on are Anguilla’s Minister of Tourism Haydn Hughes (left) and CTO Chairman Kenneth Bryan, who serves as the Minister of Tourism and Transport for the Cayman Islands. The U.S. territory joins more than two dozen multicultural, multilingual country members as well as private sector allied members supporting the region’s tourism development agency.

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Other regional news:

CTA - Jamaica Minister of Tourism Lauded as World Prepares to Mark Global Tourism Resilience Day

CTA - Hospitality Institutions Partner to Enhance Pool of Caribbean Culinary Talent

CTA - Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Roaring Back

FEMA Bulletin Week of Feb. 14

Cayman Airways to Relaunch Nonstop Flights to Panama this June

 

MORE

Customer Service Tip

The Key to Employee Retention

Catch Up

What's Going on Wednesday


Updates from the Government of the U.S. Virgin Islands


Training Opportunities


Association Health Plan

 

FEATURE

Calling All Artists! Be a Part of this St. Thomas/St. John Moko Jumbie Art Exhibition

Artists of all ages and disciplines in St. Thomas and St. John are invited to submit their work to be included in the Moko Jumbies: Icons of the Virgin Islands Art Exhibition. The Guardians of Culture Moko Jumbies based in St. Croix has partnered with the Virgin Islands Children's Museum (St. Thomas) to host a community sourced art exhibition fundraiser to benefit both non-profit organizations. This art exhibition will pay tribute to our cultural icons, the Moko (Mocko) Jumbie and encourage more community discussions of art and culture. Artists interested in joining the exhibition should email vichildrensmuseum@gmail.com to request the Prospectus and Entry Form.

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Lisa Hamilton 

USVIHTA President 

340-774-6835 

lisa@usvihta.com

www.usvihta.com

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