US Virgin Islands
Hotels

This Barbados Hotel Is Exactly 267 Steps From One of the Island’s Best Beaches, With Sunbeds, Cocktails, and a Different Kind of Vacation

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It’s 267 steps from your room to the sand at The Rockley in Barbados. Maybe 268, depending on where you start walking. Maybe 265 if you cut across the pool deck. Either way, it’s the right amount. Enough distance to head back upstairs for another coffee or a colder drink. Close enough that you’re still hearing the water at […]

Flights

Another New Way to Fly to St Croix, USVI

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It’s getting increasingly easy to visit the island with a “vibe like no other.” St Croix, the largest US Virgin Island an one of the buzziest destinations in the region, continues to see new flights from within the region and beyond.  Now, another carrier is expanding in St Croix: JetBlue, which just announced plans to […]

Eat & Play

St Thomas Carnival 2024 Was a Big Hit 

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This year’s edition of the St Thomas Carnival was, by all accounts, a big hit.  The event, which kicked off with favorites like the Calypso Monarch and Panorama, brought in thousands of revelers, from locals to visitors, for a multi-day fete in the heart of Charlotte Amalie.  “Carnival in the U.S. Virgin Islands is growing, allowing us […]

News

From Anguilla to Aruba, the Best Caribbean Beaches to Visit This Summer

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Forget the Hamptons, forget Santorini. And Florida? There’s a reason snowbirds go home in the summer. If you’re looking for a summertime beach getaway, the Caribbean is it. The water is deliciously warm, the trade winds keep you cool and the mercury quickly becomes an afterthought as you’re lazing on sugar-white sands and sipping on […]


St Thomas Carnival 2024 Was a Big Hit 

The historic charm of Charlotte Amalie (and its buzzing new boutique hotel). Sparkling white-sand beaches like Lindquist and Magens Bay. World-class eateries like Blue 11.  It’s no surprise that the USVI’s island of St Thomas is one of the most popular places to visit in the Caribbean right now, and now it’s risen right to […]

How You Can Save at St Croix’s Top Beach Resort Right Now 

It’s the most legendary place to stay in St Croix: The Buccaneer, the storied beach resort near Christiansted that’s home to one of the most beautiful golf courses in the Caribbean.  If you’re planning a springtime vacation, the resort has unveiled a new program with significant savings for those who book four nights.  It’s called […]

US Virgin Islands Tourism IS Off to a Strong Start in 2024

US Virgin Islands tourism is off to a very strong start this year, according to data provided by the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association.  Overseas arrivals in the USVI were up 21 percent in the first quarter of 2024, as compared to the first three months of 2023.  Projections are also strong for the second […]

The US Virgin Islands Cruise Industry Is Booming 

If you’re on a cruise to the Caribbean, chances are you’ll be making a stop at one of the ports in the US Virgin Islands, where the cruise industry continues to boom.  Both St Thomas and St Croix experienced 13 percent growth last year compared to the peak numbers of 2019, and the USVI’s trio […]

St Thomas' New Beach Resort Has a Private-Island Feel

The Morningstar Buoy Haus Beach Resort is about the closest you can get to a private island atmosphere without ever having to leave St. Thomas. Partly that’s a function of geography: located at the foot of a massive cliff guarding Charlotte Amalie Harbor, the resort feels particularly isolated despite its close proximity to both the […]

This Tiny Caribbean Island Has a Must-Visit Food Festival  

The private-island Lovango Resort and Beach Club off the coast of St John is bringing back its Taste of Lovango food festival for a second edition, Caribbean Journal has learned.  This year’s Taste of Lovango will run from May 29-June 1, with guest chefs including Sam Choy, Tiffani Faison and Gerald Sombright.  The four-day event […]

The Caribbean’s Must-Visit Yacht Show Is Coming to St Thomas 

The Virgin Islands Boating Expo will take place May 10-12, 2024 at Yacht Haven Grande St. Thomas, the USVI’s top yachting destination. This boutique destination show, hosted by the Virgin Islands Professional Charter Association, ticks the top three boxes of what yacht buyers today want in a yacht sales experience: the ability to yacht shop, […]

The US Virgin Islands' Biggest Resort Is Back and Better Than Ever

The Frenchman’s Reef resort has been a landmark standing watch over St. Thomas’ Charlotte Amalie Harbor for more than 50 years, and its recent rebirth as the Westin Beach Resort & Spa at Frenchman’s Reef may be its spiffiest incarnation yet. Originally opened as a Holiday Inn in 1972, the iconic clifftop hotel, the biggest […]

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