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The Best Hotels in St Thomas, USVI

12 Toes-in-the-Sand Resorts in the Caribbean

It’s something you just don’t find that often at many resorts anymore: that intimacy with the ocean; the feeling of being right at the beach’s edge, or perched directly above the waves, of being able to take just a few …

Frontier Airlines Just Launched a New Route to St Thomas, USVI

Fast-expanding low-cost carrier Frontier Airlines has added a new route to the US Virgin Islands, Caribbean Journal has learned. The airline has officially kicked off a new route from Orlando to St Thomas in the US Virgin Islands. The new …

In St Thomas, the Rebirth of a Beach Bar

It was more than a bar. For decades, Iggies Beach Bar was the spot on St Thomas, the place where the locals went and the guests stayed, where everyone of every stripe and spirit made pilgrimage. And then came “Irmaria,” …

Sun Country Relaunches Minneapolis-St Thomas Flights

There’s now another way to reach the US Virgin Islands from the Midwest. Sun Country Airlines has relaunched its service from Minneapolis-St Paul to St Thomas in the US Virgin Islands, Caribbean Journal has learned. The relaunched service will be …

All the St Thomas Hotels You Can Stay at Right Now

The US Virgin Islands is open again for tourism, and the destination’s popular destination of St Thomas has a fine collection of resorts ranging from budget-friendly, in-town hotels to luxurious retreats like the Ritz-Carlton, St. Thomas. Magan’s Bay is one …

Dave Mason, Forever Feelin’ Alright in St Thomas

Musician Dave Mason’s biography reads like a who’s-who of rock history: the co-founder of the band Traffic with Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi, and Chris Wood, writer of “Feelin’ Alright,” and performer of the ‘70s hit “We Just Disagree” counted Jimi …

American Airlines Kicks Off Two New Nonstop Routes to St Thomas

The world’s largest airline launched a pair of new routes this week to a Caribbean destination on the rise: St Thomas. The latest boosts to St Thomas’ tourism renaissance came with the arrival of new winter flights from both Chicago …

USVI “Resumes Business” After Tropical Storm Karen

By the Caribbean Journal staff The USVI has “resumed business” following the passage of Tropical Storm Karen, officials said Wednesday. While the storm brought heavy rainfall to the trio of islands, it “had little to no impact on the territory’s …

Point Pleasant Resort Officially Reopens in St Thomas

By the Caribbean Journal staff One of the most popular resorts in the U.S. Virgin Islands has completed its comeback, Caribbean Journal has learned. The 59-room Point Pleasant Resort has officially returned in St Thomas, marking another important step in …

St Thomas Gets New Spirit Nonstop Flights

By the Caribbean Journal staff One of the Caribbean’s most popular destinations has gotten a major new boost from low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines. Spirit has launched its newest nonstop flights from Orlando to St Thomas in the United States Virgin …

St Thomas Is Airbnb’s Top Caribbean Destination Right Now

By the Caribbean Journal staff Airbnb has been making major inroads in the Caribbean — and one destination is seeing bigger growth than the others, according to newly released data from the sharing economy giant. The leader? The island of …

St Thomas’ Bolongo Bay Beach Resort Is Open Again

By Alexander Britell It’s back. One of the Caribbean’s most beloved hotels has reopened its doors on the island of St Thomas: the Bolongo Bay Beach Resort. In a huge step forward for the tourism industry in St Thomas, the …

Delta Set to Launch Daily New York-St Thomas Flights

By the Caribbean Journal staff Delta Air Lines is set to relaunch an important service for the United States Virgin Islands this month. The carrier is launching daily nonstop flights between New York and St Thomas, with the expanded service …

St. Thomas’ Bolongo Bay Targeting December Reopening

By the Caribbean Journal staff St. Thomas was devastated by Hurricane Irma, but the island’s tourism infrastructure is beginning to rebuild and recover. The Bolongo Bay Beach Resort, perhaps the island’s signature hotel, has announced “high expectations” to begin taking …

VIDEO: Why You Need to Visit the Bolongo Bay Beach Resort

It’s got all of the ingredients: a beach, a beach bar, perfect water. But what turns a beach resort into the one you never want to leave? The legendary Bolongo Bay Beach Resort has developed that into an art form, …

These Are Your Caribbean Super Bowl Rum Cocktails

How to celebrate the big game By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor Superbowl Sunday’s almost here, and St. Thomas’ Bolongo Bay Beach Resort is celebrating the 50th installment of the football competition with not one but two limited-edition cocktails. Both …

Finding Home at St Thomas’ Bolongo Bay Beach Resort

A hotel called home By Guy Britton ST THOMAS — You can feel it the moment you arrive. It’s about the guests. They’re all … so … happy. That’s because at the Bolongo Bay Beach Resort, the hotel becomes more than …

Rum Journal: Voodoo Juice From St Thomas’ Bolongo Bay Resort

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor The folks at St Thomas’ Bolongo Bay tell us that this potent punch is best enjoyed at Iggies Beach bar, the popular drinkery at the USVI all-inclusive resort. But since it includes (count ‘em) …