It’s a no-brainer: the U.S. Virgin Islands. No need for passports or foreign currency, everybody speaks English, and your hair dryer works without voltage attachments.

Tourism represents more than half of the Virgin Islands’ gross domestic product. In Puerto Rico, the industry accounts for 80,000 jobs and about 6.5% of the island’s total economy.

The U.S. Virgin Islands had a busy 2024, with the territory setting a new tourism record for the year. The U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Tourism shared the groundbreaking news on Jan. 8.

Water Island may be one of the U.S. Virgin Islands' best kept secrets. The small, mostly residential island is only accessible by ferry from St. Thomas and is home to secluded beaches and scenic ...

Some resorts, such as Peter Island, can arrange part-stay/part-cruise itineraries with their own yachts, but for something more adventurous and with the freedom to explore the Virgin Islands on ...

The island is still recovering from the devastation left by 2017's Hurricane Maria. Following the devastating impact of Hurricane Irma in the British Virgin Islands, the Director of Tourism is ...

Have passport, will ferry Often, the cheapest flights from the United States that arrive nearest the B.V.I. land in St. Thomas (in the United States Virgin Islands), which is where I caught the 8: ...

The government of the U.S. Virgin Islands said in a court filing on Friday that it is seeking at least $190 million in penalties from JPMorgan Chase for the bank’s failure to detect and report ...

ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands — Even though he works at a dump, Kenneal Smith used to enjoy the coastal and mountain views offered from his guard shack here at the island’s largest landfill.

The U.S. Virgin Islands recently outlawed sunscreens with ingredients believed to harm coral reefs and other marine life. It's not the first such law — Hawaii and Key West, Fla., have passed ...