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- U. S. VIRGIN ISL
ANDS DE PART ME NT OF T OURISM
Re ve nue E stimating Confe r e nc e
Nove mbe r 20, 2019
AIR VISIT OR ARRIVAL S
Jan- Se p 2018 Jan- Se p 2019
345,959 497,676
U. S. VIRGIN ISL ANDS DE PART ME NT OF T OURISM Re ve nue E - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
U. S. VIRGIN ISL ANDS DE PART ME NT OF T OURISM Re ve nue E - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
U. S. VIRGIN ISL ANDS DE PART ME NT OF T OURISM Re ve nue E stimating Confe r e nc e Nove mbe r 20, 2019 AIR VISIT OR ARRIVAL S Jan- Se p 2018 Jan- Se p 2019 345,959 497,676 43% AVE RAGE WE E KL Y-
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- St. Cr
- ix
- St. T
homas/ St. John
F lig hts=260+ F lig hts=340+
AVE RAGE WE E KL Y- AIR CAPACIT Y
- St. Cr
- ix
- St. T
homas/ St. John
Se a ts=6,100+ Se a ts=19,100+
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*not final
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*not final
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E XIST ING ACCOMMODAT IONS
Name
- St. Cr
- ix
- St. John
- St. T
homas # of Units
T ra ditio na l 650 400 1,400
2,450
Villa s 300 *600
900
Airb nb
2,100
Cha rte rs
*200 200
# o f Units
1,320 650 2,890 5,650
* Shar
e d btw ST T & ST J
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ADDIT IONAL ACCOMMODAT IONS
Name
- St. Cr
- ix
- St. John
- St. T
homas T
- tal
Sc he dule
Ritz 180
180 Q3 2019
Ca ra mb o la 157
157 Q2 2020
Divi 197
197 Q3 2020
F re nc hma n’ s Re e f Ma rrio tt 478
478 2020
No ni Be a c h 94
94 2020 # of Units 354 752 1106
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ACCOMMODAT IONS
Of mo re tha n 4,500 pre -sto rm a va ila b le tra ditio na l
- ve rnig ht a c c o mmo da tio ns (ho te ls, b e d a nd
b re a kfa sts, re so rts, time sha re s, e tc .), the re a re a ppro xima te ly 2,450 a va ila b le to da y te rrito ry-wide . With the a dditio n o f the ho te ls sc he dule d to c o me b a c k o n-line in the c o ming mo nths, we will b e a t a ppro xima te ly 3,550, plus the a va ila b le c ha rte rs, Airb nb a nd villa units.
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HOT E L T AX RE VE NUE COL L E CT IONS
+40%
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Cruise Pa sse ng e r Arriva ls = 974,700
CRUISE ST AT S JAN- SE P 2019
3.8%
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AIRL IF T
- Airline meetings ongoing
- New service from Dallas (AA) and Chicago (AA and UA) this
winter
- United Chicago-St. Thomas flights to ramp up from Saturday-
- nly to 3 x per week
- JetBlue to service Boston-St. Thomas with daily flights (Feb and
Mar) – began Saturday flights this Fall
- AA Miami-St. Croix service increases to 3x/day for summer
season
- Addition of interCaribbean flights from Tortola to St. Thomas
and St. Croix
- Discussions with additional carriers (Air Canada, Carib Air, etc.)
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ACCOMMODAT IONS
- The Ritz-Carlton, St. Thomas – Reopening
November 22
- Frenchman's Reef Marriott and Morning Star –
2020
- Noni Beach Autograph Collection – 2020
- Renaissance Carambola Beach Resort and Spa on
- St. Croix – 2020
- Divi Carina Bay Resort & Casino on St. Croix –
2020
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F Y 2020 GOAL S
- Enhance Visitor Experience (Stauffer Report)
- Cultural activities and events, creating channels to
increase visitor participation
- Improve tourism product
- Inter-departmental meetings (next 60 days)
- Port development
- Marketing/advertising campaign (Atlanta meeting
in November)
- PSA campaign
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F Y 2020 GOAL S
- Strengthen PR and media exposure
- Marketing continuum (CDBG-DR)
- Strengthen communications with airline
and cruise partners
- Restore air capacity to pre-storm
frequency on STT
- Denmark/Europe re-engagement
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F Y 2020 GOAL S
- Division of Festivals and Cultural Heritage
Institute
- “Made in the Virgin Islands” Enterprise
Development
- Culinary Ambassadors Program
- Purpose in Paradise voluntourism program
- Tourism Ambassadors
- STR reporting
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F Y 2020 GOAL S
- Customer service training
- Sports tourism
- Film industry opportunities
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