Jul 28, 2021
After experiencing hurricanes and a global pandemic that shutdown tourism, the U.S. Virgin Islands is reclaiming its place as a standout Caribbean destination.
The past four years have been quite a historic and challenging period for the
U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI). In September 2017, St. Thomas and St. John experienced the devastating Hurricane Irma, and then, Hurricane Maria hit St. Croix. The islands spent 2018 and 2019 recovering, but then the COVID-19 pandemic completely shut down tourism throughout the world in 2020.
I visited St. Croix, and the USVI, for the first time in 2017, before the hurricanes. The culture, spirit of community, and hospitality instantly hooked me. Since then, I have visited in 2018 and May 2021. And you know what? With all that the USVI has endured in the last four years, it is very clear that the people are determined, undaunted, and focused on once again being a standout Caribbean destination, even in a post-COVID world.
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