USVIHTA

Update

January 19, 2024

ASSOCIATION NEWS

USVIHTA Membership Mixer Jan. 25 - RSVP Now!

The USVI Hotel & Tourism Association is holding its next Membership Mixer on Jan. 25 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at The Hills, Saint John. Join us for hors d’oeuvres, a complimentary drink and a cash bar while networking with industry colleagues! Safari transportation will be arranged between the property and Cruz Bay. Please take the 5 p.m. ferry from Red Hook and we will take the 8 p.m. ferry back. RSVP with Lisa Hamilton at lisa@usvihta.com.

Visit USVI 2024 Launches

Visit USVI 2024 has officially launched! Click the covers below to view the magazines for each island. Magazines will be distributed to hotels and other businesses throughout the next few weeks. Be on the lookout for these beautiful resources for your guests.

Other local news:

OCR begins Allowing Practitioners and Sacramental Organizations to Register

The Buccaneer Beach & Golf Resort Secures Top 10 Spot in USA Today 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards for Best Caribbean Resort

IN MEMORY

USVI Community Remembers Julie Printy

Longtime St. Croix resident Julie Printy died unexpectedly of natural causes at her home in Massachusetts on Dec. 23, 2023, at age 62. The most kind hearted and generous person to everyone she met, Julie will be remembered for her legacy of kindness and love, a true champion of community service.

Julie arrived on St. Croix in 1990 shortly after Hurricane Hugo. Her former bosses and dear friends, Phil and Mary Crosier, of Gannett Hardware in Portsmouth, N.H., also owned Gallows Bay Hardware on St. Croix. They needed her help in the aftermath of the storm, and it was there she would work for many years.

*Article and photo courtesy of the VI Daily News.

REGIONAL NEWS

CHTA Year 2023 Industry Performance and 2024 Outlook Survey

The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association is conducting its annual Industry Performance and Outlook Survey. This is being undertaken to assist us with gaining a better understanding of the state of the regional tourism economy, its outlook and the degree to which a number of factors are affecting or may affect your business. Your participation will assist us and the National Hotel and Tourism Associations in the region with our efforts on behalf of the industry, and the aggregate of results will be shared with you to help you gauge where your business stands relative to the broader industry. This should only take 10-15 minutes to complete. Please know that all individual information will be confidential and only reported in the aggregate. Please respond by Feb. 2.

Take survey

Other regional news:

Advertising Opportunity for Bridal Guide – Exclusively for CHTA Members

Sailrock South Caicos Crowned Resort Hotel of the Year by Small Luxury Hotels of the World

MPE Caribbean Report Newsletter - Jan. 15

FEMA Bulletin Week of Jan. 16

Pasquines - The Week in Context in the Territories

Leadership Tip

The best leaders seek out the best in people, the potential in people, the seed in people. Once they find it, they call it out. They let it be known, out loud, that they see something special in you. The best leaders challenge you and hold you accountable. As such, they will risk not being liked. The best leaders see the potential, communicate the potential, celebrate the potential and test the potential. (Bryan Williams)