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Southwest Points Can Finally Get You To This Caribbean Destination Travelers Have Been Begging For
The Travel
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July 15, 2025
Many travelers choose Southwest Airlines specifically for its budget-friendly routes around the country, but when it comes to the Caribbean, the airline’s presence is surprisingly limited. Travelers have taken to social media to ask for new...
Southwest to launch 1st new destination since 2021, with nonstop US Virgin Islands flights
The Points Guy
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July 14, 2025
Southwest Airlines is expanding in the Caribbean, with plans to serve its first new destination in nearly half a decade. The Dallas-based carrier on Monday announced it will launch nonstop service to St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The new...
10 Caribbean Islands That Will Take Your Breath Away
Travelbinger
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July 16, 2025
Let’s be honest, when someone mentions the Caribbean, your brain probably defaults to tons of pictures you have seen friends in with blue water, white sand, and paradise. I am not going to lie, that is what I think about too. Here’s the thing...
Southwest Airlines Is Adding Nonstop Flights to a Caribbean Island Filled With White-Sand Beaches, Green Hills, and Tropical Adventure
Caribbean Journal
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July 14, 2025
You step through the terminal at Cyril E. King Airport, palm trees swaying in the distance, the Caribbean sun warming your face — and this time, you’re arriving in St. Thomas on a Southwest Airlines flight, with a sip of Cruzan waiting for you....
Jeffrey Epstein pal Prince Andrew free to travel again, but remains ‘an embarrassment’ to royal family: expert
Fox News
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July 15, 2025
Katie Nicholl, Vanity Fair's royal correspondent and author of The New Royals, spoke to Fox News Digital about the late monarch's close relationship with the Duke of York during the months leading up to her death. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News...
U.S. Virgin Islands Tourism Sees Record Growth in Airlift and Cruise Arrivals
FTN News
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July 10, 2025
U.S. Virgin Islands tourism experiences record growth in airlift and cruise arrivals, with the territory reporting strong gains across air travel, cruise passenger numbers, accommodations, cultural events, and marketing partnerships. The halfway...
UND women's basketball will head to U.S. Virgin Islands in November for Paradise Jam
Grand Forks Herald - North Dakota
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July 9, 2025
GRAND FORKS — The UND women's basketball team's 2025-26 schedule will now include a trip to the tropics. The Fighting Hawks are heading to St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, in late November to participate in the Paradise Jam, marking the program's...
Edward W. Hastreiter
WISC Channel 3000 - Wisconsin
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LODI / LAKE WISCONSIN / BROOKFIELD - Edward W. “Ed” Hastreiter, 76, passed away peacefully on Monday, July 7, 2025, in Sauk City, Wis. Ed was born in Marshfield, Wis., on December 17, 1948, to parents, Geraldine M. (Cafferty) and Frank J....
Mid-Year Update Shows Healthy Cruise Growth in US Virgin Islands
Cruise Hive
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July 10, 2025
Midway through 2025, the three main islands of the US Virgin Islands are taking stock of the region’s tourism industry and have found cruising to be quite robust and on the rise. An update issued by the USVI Department of Tourism shows that cruise...
Silver Airways affiliate Seaborne Airlines auctioned off, continues U.S. Virgin Islands service
South Florida Sun Sentinel
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July 7, 2025
The island-hopping affiliate of grounded regional airline Silver Airways has been auctioned off to an investment firm, a move that appears to ensure continued local air service for residents and visitors in the Caribbean islands of St. Thomas and...
Massachusetts Has 2 Of The Best Picnic Spots In The U.S.
Live 95.9 - Massachusetts
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July 15, 2025
Who doesn't love a good picnic, Massachusetts friends and neighbors? Taking a scenic drive on a beautiful day, finding a relaxing spot off the beaten path where there are hopefully no other people nearby, and having a delicious bite to eat. Sounds...
Kevin Spacey demands 'truth' on Epstein 'client list' to be revealed
Oak Ridger - Tennessee
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The Trump administration may be ready to move on from the political specter of Jeffrey Epstein, but Kevin Spacey isn't. The Oscar-winning actor, whose Hollywood prestige has diminished in recent years thanks to a spate of legal troubles, weighed...
Trump DOJ dismissal of Epstein ‘client list’ fuels MAGA division. Here’s a guide to the controversy.
Politifact
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July 15, 2025
President Donald Trump outraged many of his supporters after the Justice Department published an unsigned memo saying it would not release any more documents related to deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. For years, Trump and some members of...
Southwest plans to touch down at new Caribbean destination in 2026
The Dallas Morning News - Texas
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July 14, 2025
Southwest Airlines will start flights to its ninth Caribbean destination in early 2026, the company announced on Monday, upping its presence to another popular vacation getaway. The Dallas-based carrier plans on flying to Cyril E. King...
Southwest Eyes St. Thomas as New Caribbean Destination
Eagle 106.3 - Arkansas
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July 15, 2025
(Mix 93-1) East Texans who are thinking about a getaway to the Caribbean and visiting St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, could soon have a new choice in air carriers to get there. Southwest Airlines Targets New Caribbean Route Pending regulatory...
U.S. Travelers Rejoice After American Airlines Finally Caves And Reinstates Popular Rule Starting Now
The Travel
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July 10, 2025
Becoming an AAdvantage member comes with valuable perks. Loyalty program members can unlock new and exciting perks at the start of 2026, including free WiFi. That's not all. There are other incentives, such as a dining program, which can help...
How to choose between the US.Virgin Islands and British Virgin Islands
AOL
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The USVI and BVI are home to world-famous beaches, water sports, and the freshest seafood. Photograph by Sean Pavone / Alamy Stock PhotoBoasting a sailing culture like no other, the Virgin Islands archipelago calls to travelers from all over the...
U.S. Virgin Islands Reports Strong Mid-Year Tourism Growth and Global Visibility in 2025
Autochannel
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ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands, June 17, 2025 -- At the halfway point of 2025, the U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Tourism is reporting strong gains across airlift, cruise arrivals, accommodations, cultural events, and global brand visibility....
Trinidad and Tobago place tenth, 14th at NORCECA U-18 Beach Volleyball Champs
Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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July 10, 2025
Sports Roneil Walcott 4 Hrs Ago TT's Darion Sparks (R) makes a diving play as teammate Josie Cedeno looks on during a NORCECA Men's Under-18 Beach Volleyball World Championship qualifier at the Juan Dolio beach, Dominican Republic. - Photo...
Tourism urges boating fee ‘pause to save the summer’
The Tribune (Bahamas)
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July 7, 2025
By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor nhartnell@tribunemedia.net The Bahamian tourism industry is urging the Government to “pause” the new and increased boating fees until end-October to “save the summer season” and ensure “we get it right”....