BVI Traveller has launched a new website with a new design and comprehensive, up-to-date information on who's open for business in the British Virgin Islands. The new site has been expanded to include...
Geeta and Livia from Wyndham Turtle Bay Resort (Lambert Beach) contacted me with the following update. They wanted to let everyone know that the resort is in the process of rebuilding and will again have...
Just saw the following information and photos on the Soper's Hole Marina & Wharf Facebook page. They reported, "Lots of activity and continued renovations at Soper's Hole Marina & Wharf in West End on...
Excellent article titled "It’s ‘One Tough Year’ After Hurricanes Tore Through British Virgin Islands" just published in the NY Times. The article does a good job recapping the effects...
Read MoreSusan McDavit, owner and manager of the Limin' House Villa in West End on Tortola provided the following update. She said, "We are so happy to update our status! It has been over a year since Irma visited...
Back in March, Necker Island announced that the exclusive resort would reopen in October 2018. At that time they reported, "We're delighted to share the news that Necker Island will be welcoming guests...
Fort Recovery Beachfront Villas and Suites, on Tortola, expects to be 100% operational by October 30. The hotel is currently 80% operational, and the restaurant will be open by mid-September. The pool...
YOU HAVE GOT TO SEE THESE PHOTOS! In a recent article in the BVI Beacon they wrote, "Much has changed since Hurricane Irma struck the Virgin Islands on Sept. 6, 2017. In some locations, the recovery effort...
Read MoreSince 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...
Elaine Couper, manager at Bradley Powerboats BVI Ltd. Charters & Rentals, provided the following report; "We are delighted to announce that our new web page is up and operational and also that we will...
TMM Yacht Charters has made an amazing comeback in the 10 months since hurricanes Irma and Maria hit the islands. As with all charter companies, TMM took a big hit from Irma with a large portion of their...
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