USVIHTA Update | July 2022
Visit St. Thomas, St. John and St. Croix 2023 is Coming Your Way! Get Ready to Increase Your Reach!
Back by popular demand! Visit St. Thomas, St. John and St. Croix is the best media buy in the USVI by miles. Can you afford NOT to be in it? Visit St. Thomas, St. John and St. Croix is a high-quality, full-color upscale magazine that will be EXCLUSIVELY and prominently displayed in hotel rooms, villas and Airbnbs throughout St. Thomas, St. John and St. Croix. By supporting our partnership with your advertising, you're also supporting USVIHTA!

Why advertise in Visit St. Thomas, St. John and St. Croix?
  • It is the official in-room magazine of the U.S. Virgin Islands Hotel & Tourism Association (USVIHTA).
  • It is distributed EXCLUSIVELY and prominently displayed in thousands of hotel rooms throughout St. Thomas, St. John and St. Croix.
  • It reaches all the overnight visitors in St. Thomas, St. John and St. Croix, providing advertisers with access to a captive audience and the largest number of accommodations on the islands.
  • You will reach upscale visitors in the comfort of their hotel room or villa while they are planning what to see and do, where to shop, dine and more.

Sales Close: Aug. 16. Material Due: Aug. 23. Don't miss out on this great benefit of your membership! Inquire today by contacting Luis Sardinas at 305-497-0323 or Lsardinas@northsouthnet.com, Bobbie Bryan at 340-998-7025 or bobbie.visitusvi@gmail.com, or Garry Duell at 786-501-3434 or Gduell@northsouthnet.com. Read more.

More local and regional news:
Island Green Living Provides Sunscreen Law Graphic for Island Visitors
Island Green Living is working with several departments within the government to ensure information about the sunscreen law is readily available to guests, and you can help! Click the informative sunscreen infographic above to download, then share with your guests.
Looking for Ways to Treasure the Youth of the VI?
Tropical Treasure Hunt was recently featured in a news article for its summer camp treasure hunt, made possible with the assistance of a grant allocating federal funds toward student wellness activities. Click here to read the press release from CFVI and get the full story. You, too, can participate in this great activity. Contact Tropical Treasure Hunt to learn more about the summer camp treasure hunts to improve student wellness. Email info@tropicaltreasurehunt.com or call 786-296-8800 to find out about the various activities and packages offered.
“If you are an educator on island, I highly recommend working with Captain Anthony and his crew to book a field trip or summer enrichment activity for your students. It was a phenomenal way for our students to explore the island, learn more history of our past and team build in solving puzzles,” said one All Saints Cathedral School educator.
The Ritz-Carlton, St. Thomas Hosts Legendary Service Training Aug. 17 - RSVP Today!
The Ritz-Carlton, St. Thomas is hosting Legendary Service Training on Aug. 17 at 8:30 a.m. To register, please email Kellyah Lettsome at Kellyah.Lettsome@ritzcarlton.com or call the Human Resources Department at 340-775-3333 to sign up. Please provide the attendee’s name, company, phone number and email address.
The Strategy Group Can Help Your Business Take Advantage of the COVID-19 Employee Retention Tax Credit
Take advantage of the COVID-19 employee retention tax credit before it's too late. Business owners get up to $26,000 per employee with employee retention tax credits. If your business has been impacted by pandemic restrictions, you can qualify! Congress authorized $1.9 trillion in stimulus in 2021 to aid businesses and consumers. This includes a powerful payroll tax credit called the Employee Retention Credit Program (ERC) that can potentially eliminate your business’ payroll tax or generate a cash refund. For most businesses this is one of the largest federal incentives available, providing thousands of dollars per employee. Most importantly, essential and non-essential businesses can claim this credit even if they took part in the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) or other COVID relief. Contact Rodd Goldman at The Strategy Group to get started - 847-204-7548 or r.goldman@strategygroupvi.com.
Association Health Plans Available Now through Elan
The Hotel & Tourism Association continues to work to identify great opportunities for our members. We've recently signed an agreement with Elan Insurance Group to offer Association Health Plans. Click the photo to view the PDF version in your browser. The PDF lets members know about:
  1. This great NEW benefit
  2. Who is qualified to receive it
  3. How to get started

For more information, contact Omar Andres Haedo directly at omar.a.haedo@elan.insure.
Save the Date

Don't forget to share your special events with members today by emailing kaufmann.laurel@gmail.com.
Lisa Hamilton 
USVIHTA President 
340-774-6835