Tourism
Premier and Minister of Finance, Andrew Fahie has stated that two-hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) is allocated for Tourism Infrastructure Development as he emphasized the Government’s commitment to developing the Territory’s tourism product in the 2022 Budget Address. The Premier said several projects will be undertaken including the construction of bathroom facilities at Brewer’s Bay as […]
The BVI Ports Authority (BVIPA), together with BVI Now, have announced a major update to the app to serve the needs of cruise ship passengers and improve their onshore experience. BVI Now is an app dedicated to the BVI, available for free download on both the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store. BVI […]
Police say they are investigating a lone-vehicle accident involving a taxi with tourists. The incident is said to have occurred on Saturday, 13 November. Police say serious Injuries were reported of three passengers and the taxi driver. The Passengers were treated at the Dr. Orlando Smith Hospital and discharged and have all since left the […]
“Our Heritage, our People, our Cultural Arts! When Culture meets Tourism, we Capture all Hearts, that’s the theme for the second annual Culture and Tourism month this November. This year, it is a collaboration with several partners including the H. Lavity Stoutt Community College, the Virgin Islands Communal Association (VICA), the Association for the Promotion […]
Parents have been reassured by the Taxi and Livery Commission about the safe re-integration of transportation into society this Cruise Tourism Season. Some parents had expressed concerns about taxi drivers who are transporting tourists and then school children. However, director of the Commission Jevaughn Parsons at a press conference recently said that safety measures have […]
Director of Tourism Clive Mc Coy says the Department of Tourism has done a considerable amount of marketing to ensure that the BVI has a bumper Tourism season. The BVI on Wednesday welcomed its first cruise ship back since the major CoviD-19 spike. The Seabourn Odyssey docked at the Cyril B Romney Tortola Pier Park. […]
Premier and Minister for Tourism Andrew Fahie said that since the further amendment of the entry protocols from 1 October, 2021, they have been receiving reports about increased bookings for hotels and the Marine Sector. Premier Fahie said they expect to have a robust season of Cruise tourism safeguarded by constant monitoring and adjustments as […]
BVI is in for a Bumper Tourism/Cruise Season, with officials saying that the territory would get close to 200 calls beginning on Wednesday, October 13th. During a press conference last week, Junior Minister of Tourism Sharie De Castro said that those calls are as a result of the BVI’s participation in Seatrade Global which ended […]
Opposition Member and Fourth District representative Mark Vanterpool says government needs to make the announcement now and inform persons in the tourism industry, visitors and travel agents abroad about its policy for re-opening the territory for the upcoming tourist season. Speaking in the House of Assembly, Vanterpool said it does not make sense making such an […]
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