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LAST CHANCE to Advertise in Visit St. Thomas, St. John and St. Croix 2023! |
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.
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CHTA’s CHIEF Awards Open for Nominations |
The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association has called for nominations for its Caribbean Hotel Industry Exchange Forum (CHIEF) Awards, which recognize best practices in four areas: business operations, human resources, sales and marketing, and sustainability. CHIEF awards honor and celebrate successful practices which CHTA member hotels and tourism-related enterprises have adopted to improve the quality of tourism, the Caribbean’s major economic driver. The awards are open to all members of CHTA or one of the region’s National Hotel and Tourism Associations (NHTA), ministries or departments of tourism, travel industry partners, online travel agencies (OTA), travel Intermediaries, trade press, CHTA strategic partners and sponsors as well as the general public. Read more.
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Catamaran Central Sponsors Cutting-Edge Crew Training at 2022 USVI Charter Yacht Show - Nov. 12-15 |
New in 2022, the USVI Charter Yacht Show, set for Nov. 12-15 at Yacht Haven Grande St Thomas, will introduce cutting-edge training for captain, mate, chef and deck crew leading to a ‘Charter Yacht Professional Excellence’ certificate. This half-day course, plus the wrap-up Q&A and Crew Party, will be sponsored in part by Catamaran Central. The Fort Lauderdale, Florida-headquartered company specializes in multihull yacht sales, both new builds and brokerage, and project management. Catamaran Central also has been named the show’s official yacht sales company by the event organizer, the Virgin Islands Professional Charter Association (VIPCA). Registration is open to all term-charter yacht crews of VIPCA Vessel Members, available as a membership perk valued at $125 pp. Spaces are limited and on a first-come-first-serve basis. Register now at usviyachtshow.org/training/. Read more.
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Public Comment Period Opens for the Potential Land Exchange Between Virgin Islands National Park and the Government of the U.S. Virgin Islands |
The National Park Service (NPS) seeks public input on an environmental assessment for a potential land exchange between Virgin Islands National Park (the park) and the territorial government of the U.S. Virgin Islands on St. John. The 30-day comment period begins Aug. 23 and ends on Sept. 22. The purpose of this project is to respond to a request from the territory for the NPS to convey to it a parcel of NPS-owned land (known as the Catherineberg Estate [Tract No. 01-137A]) as a possible location to support the island’s local educational needs, in exchange for territory-owned Whistling Cay. The project is needed because the territory has determined that the Catherineberg exchange parcel is the preferred site on the island of St. John for a new public school due its central location along an existing roadway and its relatively gentle slopes. This potential exchange provides the opportunity for local officials to achieve their long-standing effort to construct the first public K-12 school on the island of St. John. Education is a component of the NPS mission, and therefore, this request from the territory aligns with NPS goals.
How to Comment
Comments may be submitted electronically at https://parkplanning.nps.gov/stjohnlandexhange or mailed to Potential Land Exchange, Superintendent, Virgin Islands National Seashore, 1300 Cruz Bay Creek, St. John, VI 00830. The 30-day comment period begins Aug. 23 and ends on Sept. 22.
In addition, the park will have a printed copy of the environmental assessment for review and comment cards available at the park headquarters (1300 Cruz Bay Creek, St. John, VI 00830) during the Visitor Center hours of 9:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Mondays through Fridays.
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Bryan Williams' Tip: What Does Excellence Look Like? |
When it comes to leadership, excellence can often be measured by the results it produces.
- ️As a result of being led by you, how am I better or worse? Is my life any different?
- ️Will I be able to apply your lessons in my personal life?
- ️Do you see something in me that I don't see in myself?
- ️Do you inspire me to dream bigger?
- ️What results have I achieved while being on your team? And what results have I achieved after?
Take away: What is the byproduct of YOUR leadership efforts? Think about that daily.
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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:
- This great NEW benefit
- Who is qualified to receive it
- How to get started
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Lisa Hamilton
USVIHTA President
340-774-6835
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