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YOURBVI Tourism Awareness Programme launches May 19, 2023

According to the BVI Tourist Board (BVITB), the YOURBVI Tourism Awareness Programme is a new campaign aimed at building awareness of the importance of tourism and the important role each resident plays in creating a positive experience for guests visiting our destination. Photo: VINO/File
Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) will be one of the speakers at the launch of the YOURBVI Tourism Awareness Programme on May 19, 2023. Photo: GIS/File
Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) will be one of the speakers at the launch of the YOURBVI Tourism Awareness Programme on May 19, 2023. Photo: GIS/File
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- "It’s time for each resident of this Territory to embrace tourism as an important engine for personal and national economic growth."

This is according to the BVI Tourist Board and Film Commission (BVITB) as it announced the launch date of the YOURBVI Tourism Awareness Programme.

According to BVITB in a press release today, May 12, 2023, the programme is a new campaign aimed at building awareness of the importance of tourism and the important role each resident plays in creating a positive experience for guests visiting our destination.

YOURBVI Tourism Awareness Programme will be launched at 3:00 PM on Friday, May 19, 2023, at Moorings Mariner Yacht Club Chart Room.

Among those giving remarks will be Premier & Minister of Finance Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7), Junior Minister for Culture and Tourism Mrs Luce D. Hodge-Smith (R4), Chair of the BVI Tourist Board & Film Commission Mrs Delma Maduro, and Director of Tourism Mr Clive McCoy.

Tourism and Financial Services are considered the two main economic pillars of the Virgin Islands.

10 Responses to “YOURBVI Tourism Awareness Programme launches May 19, 2023”

  • cost please (12/05/2023, 19:02) Like (2) Dislike (1) Reply
    Another pr plug?
  • careful (12/05/2023, 20:15) Like (1) Dislike (2) Reply
    I am aware that it was a tourism awareness program that was used to lure Andrew Fahie to Florida where he was taken captive. Beware of wolves in sheep clothing.
  • Clean the place and fix the roads (12/05/2023, 20:39) Like (7) Dislike (1) Reply
    We need to improve the BVI in so many ways:
    * residents stop littering and leaving derelict vehicles all over the place
    * put free wifi in town with kiosks that visitors can scan and see where they are - with a BVI Map and Top Spots
    * encourage people to post #welovethebvi and offer a prize to a lucky winner with a stay at a boutique cottage or AirBnB
    * start sponsoring some game shows - get the brand out there
    * encourage investment so that we can get more hotels up and running - overnight guests spend more
  • sounds good (12/05/2023, 21:52) Like (3) Dislike (1) Reply
    This is good we all need to participate in this
  • 1st district original (13/05/2023, 07:26) Like (2) Dislike (0) Reply
    While the western end is riddled with tourist, hotels, RB&B, Restaurants and the list goes on. There is this one individual messenger from the Carrot Bay area who daily drives to town to work and backwith LOUD music playing. He gets back to the village and it continues. He has been reported to the authorities numerous times but to NO avail. PLEASE HELP, ASKING FOR BANANAKET HOTEL, RESTAURANT AND GUEST HOUSE!
  • Road Map (13/05/2023, 08:54) Like (4) Dislike (0) Reply
    Start with them hogs at immigration. First people tourists meet and get treated like dirt. Once you finish with immigration then fix the roads heading west from the airport clean through to west end. On the way fix all the raw sewage being pumped into the streets in east end and dont forget road reef and slaney where it goes right into the sea. Next stop in pockwood where you can stop burning garbage and poisoning people. I could keep going but this is a good start.
  • Awareness (13/05/2023, 09:11) Like (2) Dislike (2) Reply
    is a human trait that primarily requires an attention span of longer than a few minutes together with a long term memory. Sadly many BV islanders lack those capacities.
  • great (14/05/2023, 11:31) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    Who idea it is?
  • lmao (15/05/2023, 08:42) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    #BVILOVE now is #YOURBVI......lolol the jokes continue to write themselves. Lets see what cons are gonna come out of this new "slogan" lol i laugh from my BELLLLYYYY lol


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