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VOLUME 25, ISSUE 1, 2018
4 Publisher's Message
5 Calendar of Events
6 In The News
8 Hotel Happenings
10 Newsmakers
19 Caribbean Corner
22 From The Motherland
23 Travel Data
24 Dominican Republic
25 Jamaica
26 Omaha
27 Pennsylvania
29 Wilmington
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B M & T ••• January/February 2018 ••• www.blackmeetingsandtourism.com
BL ACK MEETING & TOURISM
COVER STORY
FEATURES
DEPARTMENT
A R E A G U I D E S
As the travel and meetings market responds to world events
and an ever-evolving economy, we feel it prudent to pause from
time to time to assess what impact all these occurrences are
having on our industry. A View From The Top: CVB Heads
Annual Report On State Of The Industry is this year's
offering.
By Gloria Herbert
In
spite
of
the
two
Category
5
storms
that
hit
the
U.S.V.I.
in
September
2017,
Beverly
Nicholson-Doty
Reports
United
States
Virgin
Islands
Is
Open
For
Business
During
The
Rebuilding
Process.
By
Victoria
Head
Carnival Cruise Line was the big winner in the USA awards, tak-
ing top honors in the Best Ocean Cruise Line and Best Cruise
Line For Families categories while Carnival Vista was named Best
Cruise Ship for Entertainment. Read the whole story in
Carnival Cruise Line Named Best Overall Cruise Line
and Best Cruise Ship For Families, Carnival Vista Best
Cruise Ship For Entertainment In USA Today10 best
Readers' Choice Awards.
St. Charlotte Amalie located on the island of St.
Thomas, is the capital and the largest city of the USVI
