USVI Department of Tourism Commissioner, a Joseph Boschulte, adatenga chivundikiro cha Novembala/Disembala 2022 cha Black Meetings & Tourism Magazine limodzi ndi tsamba lamasamba awiri lofotokoza utsogoleri wake woyenda njira yopambana komanso yopindulitsa kudutsa miyala yamwala ya Covid.
Pambuyo pa maudindo ambiri ochita bwino mu bizinesi, boma, ndi maphunziro apamwamba, Commissioner Boschulte adalowa nawo USVI mu 2018 pamene Territory inali kubwerera kuchokera ku magulu awiri owononga a Gulu la 5 Hurricanes Irma ndi Maria omwe adawononga mphepo ya 185-mile. Analibe nthawi yonyowa mapazi ake pomwe mliri udafika koyambirira kwa 2020.
Zowopsa za Covid padziko lonse lapansi zimafuna kuganiza mwachangu komanso kuyendayenda. Boschulte adati m'nkhaniyo, "Tidazindikira kuti yemwe anali dalaivala m'mbuyomu sichikhalanso. Tinakhala miyezi 18 popanda sitima imodzi yokha. ” Izi zinali kunena zambiri chifukwa ndalama zokopa alendo za Territory zimadalira kwambiri kuyenda panyanja. Ndi zombo zitatu kapena zinayi zomwe zimayendera tsiku, USVI ndi imodzi mwa malo akuluakulu opita ku Caribbean. Mliriwu usanachitike, kuyenda panyanja kudalowetsa ndalama zokwana $300 miliyoni m'zachuma zakomweko ndipo zidatenga pafupifupi 70% yabizinesi yokopa alendo.
Nkhaniyi ikufotokoza momwe Boschulte adayambitsira mwachangu njira yatsopano pothana ndi mliriwu ndikusintha chidwi chake pakuwongolera maulendo apandege komanso kugona usiku wonse. Anatinso, "Kubwera kwathu pa nthawi ya mliriwu kudachita bwino chifukwa chochoka paulendo wapamadzi kupita ku mahotela ndi maubwenzi apandege. Mosiyana ndi zilumba zina za ku Caribbean, ma eyapoti ku USVI sanatseke. Kuphatikiza apo, adakhazikitsa malo owonera maulendo apa intaneti ndipo adagwira ntchito limodzi ndi anzawo onse am'deralo, kuphatikiza malo odyera, mahotela, makampani oyendera maulendo, ndi mabizinesi ena okhudzana ndi zokopa alendo. Nkhaniyi ikuwonetsa kuti Boschulte amakhala panjira nthawi zonse kulimbikitsa komwe akupita, ma network, ndikugulitsa USVI kwa omwe angakhale alendo. Amayenda kutali kwambiri kuti akalimbikitse alendo kuti ayende mtunda wamakilomita masauzande kuti akacheze ku USVI.
Mpaka pano, njira yake yatsopano ikuwoneka kuti ikugwira ntchito. Ndi malo osachepera awiri omangidwanso omwe atsala pang'ono kutsegulidwa ku USVI, ndipo zokopa alendo zikufika 44%. Zomanganso ziwirizi zikutsegulidwa ku St. Thomas, woyamba mzaka 30 pachilumbachi ndi: The Westin Beach Resort and Spa at Frenchman’s Reef; ndi The Seaborn at Frenchman's Reef, Autograph Collection, kutsatira ndalama zoposa $425 miliyoni zapanyumbayo. USVI ikukonzekera bwino kwambiri chaka cha 2023. Kale Territory ya zilumba zitatu yanena kale kuchuluka kwa anthu okhala ku hotelo ku Caribbean ndi 72.5% kuyambira June 2021 mpaka May 2022 ndi ndalama zomwe zimagwirizana. Njirayi yathandizidwanso ndi kampeni yatsopano yotsatsa malonda, "Naturally in Rhythm," yomwe imathandizira kuchira kwa hoteloyo ndipo idapangidwa kuti ilimbikitse alendo kuti azigwirizana ndi zikhalidwe zosiyanasiyana, zodabwitsa zachilengedwe, komanso mahotela okongola ndi malo osangalalira a St. Thomas, St. Croix, ndi St. John.
