BVI Traveller is on Tortola and has stopped along the Ridge Road at one of the most popular cruise ship lookouts. After almost 30 trips to the BVI, the views still never cease to amaze me. Why not book...
We all know that the BVI is not the easiest place to get to. Flying into San Juan and then to Beef Island can be expensive. Flights into St. Thomas can be more economical, but many arrive too late for...
BVI Traveller has just returned from 5 wonderful weeks in the BVI and can personally say that the beaches in the BVI are as beautiful as ever. While many have lost a number of palm trees, it seems that...
Tim Spillane, owner of Escape Villa in White Bay on Jost Van Dyke, contacted me with more good news. He reported, "Escape is almost finished with a complete rebuild and upgrade. It's a great day when we...
Read MoreGreat news for all of the Willy-T fans out there. Just saw the following update from The Official William Thornton (Willy T) Fan Club's Facebook page. In a recent post they reported, "Contrary to rumors...
Rebecca Yates, manager at Virgin Gorda Villa Rentals, provided the following update. She reported, “Caribbean Wind, the only 6 bedroomed, and one pull out bed, villa on the beach in Virgin Gorda recently...
Hibiscus is a great Villa Rental with garden scenes within the beautiful Long Bay Estate in the British Virgin Islands. It has a spectacular vista over Long Bay Beach, its mile-long sandy shoreline just...
Since the hurricanes struck, BVI Traveller has been covering the recovery effort with daily reports on businesses that have rebuilt and reopened for tourists. With reports on over 300 businesses completed...
Read MoreBVI Traveller is in the BVI and I can definitely see that things are much, much better than this time last year. In fact, based on my reporting I can see there has been a tremendous push to get businesses,...
Just got an update from Michelle Heyns regarding Villa Lune in Trunk Bay on Tortola. She reported, "Repairs are nearing completion and we are now taking reservations for March 2019 and beyond."
Samantha Pierce, owner of Villas of Tortola, provided the following update. She stated, "I am pleased to report that Four Winds Villa in Cane Garden Bay will be available for rentals in November 2018."
BVI Traveller was created in September of 2017 to help tourism in the British Virgin Islands recover from the devastation wrought by Hurricane Irma.
To that end, we met our goals. In the past 7 years there have been over 1.2 million visits to the website and over 3 million pages have been viewed. There are over 1,000 pages on the site featuring news posts and detailed listings on all hotels, villas, restaurants and sailing charters located in the BVI. The BVI Government and many business, hotels, villas and sailing charters have all agreed that the site “moved the needle on tourism” after Irma.
The site, however, has run its course. It has served its purpose by bringing visitors and local businesses together to rebuild the tourist industry and it is now time to shut down operations for good.
I want to thank everyone for your help and support.
Chuck Metter