Tourism and Economic Development Study

The Government of the USVI has engaged the University of the Virgin Islands, Center for Excellence in Leadership and Learning (UVI CELL) in the creation of the 5-year USVI Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) and the Tourism Master Plan (TMP). The CEDS is a locally-based, regionally-driven economic development planning process and document that allows regions to identify strengths and weaknesses and brings together a diverse set of partners to generate jobs, diversify the economy, and spur economic growth.

The TMP will capture and address post-hurricane and post-COVID-19 impacts on the tourism industry and identify ways to make the industry less vulnerable to economic downturns and natural disasters. The goal is to develop a TMP that lays out the path to a more competitive, diversified, sustainable, and resilient tourism industry for the territory. Your participation and feedback are critical to the development of the USVI CEDS/TMP. Please provide your honest and candid responses to the survey questions below.  Your responses are anonymous and you will not be identified by your response.  Thank you for your participation!

CEDS/TMP Survey

Link to survey: https://forms.gle/jYBmELE5E6DLrm4i7

Deadline for submission: September 30, 2020

Virtual Town Hall Meetings 

As part of the study, UVI CELL will engage the public in a series of Virtual Town Hall Meetings.  Please register for the meeting in advance using the links below.  You will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

St. Croix
Wednesday, September 9, 2020    https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0sc-qgqjMqGNEdXKwzSO7-1ln5FlON8gz5

St. John
Wednesday, September 16, 2020  https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAlf-GrrTorHNDQGfCZbnqGd_AG22Tdj_pA

St. Thomas
Wednesday, September 23, 2020  https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUucOmqrD8jHdeSpykmZ4SD9fl10cg893BB