The U.S. Virgin Islands wants you to visit ― so much so that they’ll give tourists $300 in spending credits for vacations there.USVI Centennial Commemoration
Come and commemorate the 100th year anniversary of Transfer Day!
– $300 in VI Spending Credits for Historical / Cultural Tours and Activities
– Commemorative “Centennial” Souvenir (only valid for travelers in March)
– Booking Window: October 1, 2016 – October 1, 2017
– Travel Window: January 2, 2017 – December 31, 2017
– 3-night minimum stay
– Booking Code: CP1 or CP17
In honor of the centennial celebration of Denmark selling the islands to the United States, travelers who spend at least three consecutive nights on St. Thomas, St. John and/or St. Croix will receive $300 in Virgin Islands spending credits for tours and activities. Visitors who arrive during March will also receive a commemorative souvenir, in recognition of the day Denmark sold the islands, known as “Transfer Day,” on March 31.It doesn’t matter if you book after the anniversary, as long it’s before Oct. 1 and you travel to the U.S. Virgin Islands during the 2017 calendar year, you’ll get the $300 spending credits.
Visitors redeem the spending credits by staying at participating hotels, Condé Nast Traveler reports.
Interested folks can find the full list of properties on U.S. Virgin Island’s tourism site. And with turquoise waters like these,Traveling to the Virgin Islands is pretty easy from the east coast of the U.S., with carriers including American, United and Delta offering nonstop flights. Travelers can also find reasonably priced flights with JetBlue to St. Thomas and St. Croix that connect through San Juan, Puerto Rico. Once in the Virgin Islands, ferries transport visitors between the islands.
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Anyone who is pregnant or expecting to become pregnant should be aware that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a travel notice about visiting the U.S. Virgin Islands due to the Zika virus.
Visitors should also keep in mind that winter is typically the Caribbean’s high season, so prices will begin to fall after March. But in the meantime, the only thing better than a snow day is a beach one.
PARTICIPATING HOTELS:
St. Croix hotels
The Buccaneer
Caravelle Hotel & Casino
Chenay Bay Beach Resort
Club Comanche Hotel
Divi Carina Bay Resort & Casino
Holger Danske Hotel
Mt. Victory Camp
Renaissance Carambola Beach Resort
The Palms at Pelican Cove
Tamarind Reef Resort
Sand Castle on the Beach
St. John
Caneel Bay Resort
Coconut Coast Villas
Concordia Eco-Resort
Star Villas
The Westin St. John Resort
St. Thomas
At Home in the Tropics
Bellavista Bed & Breakfast
Bolongo Bay Beach Resort
Frenchman's Reef Marriott Resort
Galleon House
The Green Iguana Hotel
Lindbergh Bay Hotel & Villas
Secret Harbour Beach Resort
Two Sandals Bed & Breakfast
VI Campgrounds
Windward Passage Hotel
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